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McAllister, Montana Collection, 1869-1964

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Fletcher, Edithe Evans; Lindsey, Mary Redfield, 1892-1972; Pankey, Mae; Wilson, Harry J. B.
Title
McAllister, Montana Collection
Dates
1869-1964
Quantity
.1 linear feet
Collection Number
Collection 0100, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The McAllister Collection consists of manuscript biographies of early Meadow Creek residents: "William A. Fletcher," by Edithe Evans Fletcher, ca. 1964; "John Jacob Deuble," by Doris Wilson, ca. 1964; "James Alexander McAllister," by Mae Pankey, ca. 1964. Also included are: Meadow Creek water rights transcriptions, complied by Harry J.B. Wilson; "McAllister Church History," by Mary Redfield Lindsey, 1952; and a photocopy of the Meadow Creek (McAllister) Methodist Church record book, 1869-1944.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

James Alexander McAllister was born in Idaho on January 12, 1868. His father moved with his family to the Meadow Creek area of Madison County, Montana Territory, in 1871. They located a ranch there and James eventually established his own home in 1889. The town of McAllister was established in 1896 about seven miles north of Ennis, with a post office bearing the name McAllister officially recognized in 1902. A Methodist Church was founded in the area in 1887, although services had been held in the area since 1869.

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Content Description

The McAllister Collection consists of manuscript biographies of early Meadow Creek residents: "William A. Fletcher," by Edithe Evans Fletcher, circa 1964; "John Jacob Deuble," by Doris Wilson, circa 1964; "James Alexander McAllister," by Mae Pankey, circa 1964. Also included are: Meadow Creek water rights transcriptions, complied by Harry J.B. Wilson; "McAllister Church History," by Mary Redfield Lindsey, 1952; and a photocopy of the Meadow Creek (McAllister) Methodist Church record book, 1869-1944. Subjects include pioneer life in Madison County, farming and ranching, and Methodist Church history.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Manuscript biographical sketches and transcribed water rights records were donated to Special Collections by Doris Wilson of Bozeman, Montana, in 1964. A manuscript biography of James Alexander McAllister by Mae Pankey, originally assigned accession number 110 was donated by Thelma McAllister in 1964 and manuscript church histories, with a photocopied church record book, were originally assigned accession number 108.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 December 7

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: "William A. Fletcher," by Edithe Evans Fletcher
    Dates: circa 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: "John Jacob Deuble," by Doris Wilson
    Dates: circa 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: "James Alexander McAllister," by Mae Pankey
    Dates: circa 1964
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Meadow Creek water rights transcriptions, complied by Harry J.B. Wilson
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: "McAllister Church History," by Mary R. Lindsay
    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Photocopy, Meadow Creek (McAllister) Methodist Church record book
    Dates: 1869-1944
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6

Kim Allen Scott, 2009
September 14, 2015

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