Peter V. Jackson Papers, 1867-1926

Personal and professional letters, mostly addressed to Jackson from family members and business associates in New York, especially the Rochester area, and various locations in Montana. The few letters from Jackson are primarily business related. Especially prominent are letters from Henry Augustus Ward written from New York and elsewhere either directing the affairs of the mining concerns Jackson was managing or requesting additional specimens for his natural science taxidermy business. Other letters are from Jackson's relatives who also settled in Montana and may have assisted him in managing mining properties. Several brief notes from Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, are also in this series.

Ledger sheets, bank statements and other material dealing specifically with Jackson's financial concerns. Although many financially-related letters can be found throughout the collection, this series consists entirely of statements that do not have substantive cover letters or narratives associated with them. Some of the material has been storted according to the banking firm involved, such as Hussey-Dahler and Henry Elling, but those items that are not clearly identified with any particular business vendor have been gathered in miscellaneous folders.

Advertising material, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter that did not accompany any particular letter in series one. Material includes: printed broadside reports on United States mining policy statutes: form letters from merchants, attorneys, and magazine publishers; items such as business cards, blank order forms, and invitations.

Small leather bound booklets, some of which were originally intended for diary entries, kept by Jackson as informal account notations, errands lists, or other brief notations. None of the booklets presents information in a strictly chronological format, and in some cases, the notations concern legal testimony for court cases brought by or answered by Jackson. The financial notes are widely scattered and do not seem to pertain to any particular accounts.