MTGMss107.xml Guide to the First National Bank of Missoula Records 1866-1965 First National Bank of Missoula Records Finding aid prepared by Jack Rowan and Jodi Allison-Bunnell Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula © 2004
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Finding aid encoded by Jack Rowan and Jodi Allison-Bunnell 2004 Finding aid written in English. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
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Mss 107 First National Bank of Missoula First National Bank of Missoula Records 1866-1965 28.0 linear feet 6 archival boxes and 86 oversize volumes This collection contains financial, organizational, correspondence, promotional, and reference materials generated by the First National Bank of Missoula, Montana, and a small sample of financial records from the Missoula Trust and Savings Bank. Materials are in English Historical Note

The First National Bank was organized in 1873 in Missoula, Montana, under the name Missoula National Bank. The bank was not only one of the first businesses in Missoula, but one of the first banks in Montana Territory. Bank officers included Christopher Higgins, Francis L. Worden, and J. P.Reinhard.

Within a few months of its creation, the bank survived the Panic of 1873, which forced 172 banks across the United States to liquidate. During the last decades of the nineteenth century the Missoula bank played an important role in the gold trade in western Montana. It acted as the middleman in transferring the gold from the prospectors to the large financial institutions of the east coast. All of these gold transactions enabled the Missoula bank to obtain more currency, which was important to the growth of the Missoula and western Montana economy.

In 1889, the bank became the First National Bank of Missoula. By 1976, it changed its name to First National Montana Bank of Missoula. By 1986, it was First Interstate Bank.

The Missoula Trust and Savings Bank was incorporated in 1903. Officers were Frederick D. Whisler, President; Dr. Oel. S. Misick, Vice President; and John W. Hicklin, Cashier. Its charter expired in 1953.

This collection contains financial, organizational, correspondence, promotional, and reference materials generated by the First National Bank of Missoula and a small sample of financial records from the Missoula Trust and Savings Bank. Collection materials significantly document Missoula's early economic history, the town's foundational business relationships, the ebb and flow of western Montana economic development from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century, the impacts of national procedural/regulatory changes upon rural banks, and daily operations at the Missoula institution.

The collection is arranged in five series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1.75 linear feet, 1873-1965

Series II: Organization, 1 folder, 1866-1913

Series III: Financial Records, 1.0 linear feet and 81 oversize volumes, 1873-1965

Series IV: Scrapbooks and Printed Materials, 2.25 linear feet, 1903-1964

Series V: Missoula Trust and Savings Bank, 1 folder and 5 oversize volumes, 1914-1929

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

[Name of document or photograph number], First National Bank of Missoula Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

The records were in the possession of the First National Montana Bank of Missoula until time of donation to the Archives.

Gift of David R. Calahan of the First National Montana Bank of Missoula, 1982.

The collection was originally processed in two parts: LC 107 and Scrapbook 26. In 2004, the two collections were combined, re-described, and integrated with additional materials accessioned in 1994.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Missoula National Bank Missoula Trust and Savings Bank Missoula (Mont.)--Economic conditions Banks and banking--Montana--Missoula Montana Labor History Series I Correspondence 1873-1965 1.75 linear feet

This series contains outgoing and incoming correspondence regarding First National Bank operations. Correspondence sequences are relatively complete from 1873 to 1900; however, significant gaps exist after 1900 and the sequence ends in 1921. This series also includes one file of correspondence with K. Ross Toole, dated 1965. This file documents K. Ross Toole's efforts to secure the collection for the Archives, an instructional essay written by Toole regarding archival processing in Montana, and transcriptions of letters from the S.T. Hauser collection at the Montana State Historical Society he deemed relevant to the First National Bank collection.

 1/1 Outgoing Correspondence August 1873 - June 1875 1/2 Outgoing Correspondence June 1875 - November 1876 2/3 Outgoing Correspondence August 1879 - December 1880 2/4 Outgoing Correspondence December 1880 - December 1881 3/5 Outgoing Correspondence December 1895 - January 1900 3/1 Correspondence 1889 3/2 Correspondence 1890-1892 3/3 Correspondence 1893-1896 3/4 Correspondence 1897-1902 3/5 Correspondence 1902 3/6 Correspondence 1902, 1912-1913 3/7 Mid - Mik 1912-1913 3/8 Mil 1912-1913 3/9 Mim - Mis 1912-1913 3/10 Mit - Miz 1912-1913 3/11 Moa - Mol 1912-1913 3/12 Mom - Mon 1912-1913 3/13 Moo - Mop 1912-1913 3/14 Mora - Morp 1912-1913 3/15 Morr - Morz 1912-1913 3/16 Mos - Mot 1912-1913 3/17 Mou - Moz 1912-1913 3/18 Mua - Muk 1912-1913 3/19 Mul 1912-1913 3/20 Murphy 1912-1913 3/21 Mur 1912-1913 3/22 Mus 1912-1913 4/1 Correspondence 1919 4/2 Correspondence 1920 4/3 Correspondence 1921 4/4 Toole, K. Ross 1965 Series II Organization 1866-1913 1 folder

This series contains three documents relating to the incorporation of the First National Bank. Included is a copy of the 1866 Articles of Incorporation for the First National Bank of Helena, Montana (used as a template for the Missoula National Bank's articles of incorporation), a copy of the 1873 Articles of Incorporation for the Missoula National Bank, and a 1913 amendment to the First Nationa Montana Bank of Missoula's Articles of Incorporation. These materials document the early organization of one of western Montana's first corporate ventures.

 4/5 Articles of Incorporation 1866-1913 Series III Financial Records 1873-1965 1.0 linear feet and 81 oversize volumes

This series contains financial records from the First National Bank, primarily bound ledgers. Materials include general operating ledgers, individual account records, daily balance logs, regulatory reports of assets and liabilities, cash and credit transaction documents, and client signature books. Federal records include reports to and notices from the U.S. Treasury Department. Materials in this series present significant documentation of Missoula's early economic history, the town's foundational business relationships, the ebb and flow of western Montana economic development from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century, the impacts of national procedural/regulatory changes upon rural banks, and daily operations at the Missoula institution.

 4/6 Reports of Condition 1879-1909 4/7 U.S. Treasury, Reports and Notices 1879-1933 4/8 Cancelled Checks, J.S. Chamberlain 1888 4/9 Account Ledger Sheet, J.S. Chamberlain 1889 4/10 Account Ledger 1965 4/6 Journal 1885-1908 7 General Ledger July 1873 - October 1881 8 General Ledger November 1881 - September 1885 9 General Ledger October 1885 - July 1889 10 General Ledger July 1889 - October 1896 11 General Ledger November 1896 - December 1898 12 General Ledger January 1899 - March 1899 13 General Ledger March 1899 - June 1902 14 General Ledger June 1902 - March 1906 15 General Ledger March 1906 - May 1908 16 General Ledger May 1908 - December 1910 17 General Ledger December 1912 - September 1915 18 General Ledger September 1915 - March 1918 19 General Ledger March 1918 - December 1919 20 General Ledger January 1920 - December 1921 21 General Ledger January 1922 - December 1923 22 General Ledger January 1924 - December 1926 23 General Ledger January 1927 - December 1927 24 General Balances December 1876 - December 1881 25 General Balances October 1892 - January 1895 26 General Balances March 1906 - June 1908 27 General Balances June 1908 - October 1910 28 General Balances October 1910 - February 1913 29 General Balances February 1913 - June 1915 30 General Balances June 1915 - September 1917 31 General Balances October 1917 - December 1919 32 General Balances January 1920 - June 1923 33 General Balances November 1926 - April 1930 34 General Balances April 1930 - September 1933 35 General Balances September 1933 - March 1937 36 General Balances September 1933 - March 1937 37 General Balances September 1933 - March 1937 38 General Balances April 1945 - November 1949 39 Cash Book 1873-1877 40 Counter Cash 1882-1885 41 Loan Journal 1873-1878 42 Loans and Renewals 1911-1917 43 Liability Ledger 1908-1915 44 Bond Register 1915-1940 45 Certificate Register 1887-1902 46 Collection Register 1885-1889 47 Certificate Register 1903-1915 48 Demand Certificates 1891-1891 49 Discount Register 1906-1909 50 Draft Register 1892-1955 51 Exchange Record 1891-1891 4/52 Signature Book 1873-1888 5/53 Signature Book 1888-1892 54 Individual Ledger July 1873 - December 1884 55 Individual Ledger January 1885 - March 1888 56 Individual Ledger March 1888 - September 1891 57 Individual Ledger September 1891 - June 1894 58 Individual Ledger July 1894 - December 1896 59 Individual Ledger January 1897 - December 1898 60 Individual Ledger January 1899 - May 1900 61 Individual Ledger June 1900 - June 1901 62 Individual Ledger, A - K July 1901 - December 1902 63 Individual Ledger, A - K January 1903 - June 1904 64 Individual Ledger, A - G July 1904 - December 1905 65 Individual Ledger, A - E April 1907 - August 1908 67 Individual Ledger, R - Z August 1908 - April 1910 68 Individual Ledger, R - Z May 1910 - June 1912 69 Individual Ledger, E - K July 1912 - April 1914 70 Capital Stock and Surplus Ledger 1928-1948 71 Individual Balance Ledger July 1873 - March 1882 72 Individual Balance Ledger April 1882 - December 1884 73 Individual Balance Ledger January 1885 - July 1887 74 Individual Balance Ledger August 1887 - May 1889 75 Individual Balance Ledger June 1889 - December 1890 76 Individual Balance Ledger January 1891 - April 1892 77 Individual Balance Ledger May 1892 - August 1893 78 Individual Balance Ledger September 1893 - June 1895 79 Individual Balance Ledger July 1901 - April 1903 80 Individual Balance Ledger May 1903 - June 1904 81 Individual Balance Ledger July 1904 - March 1906 82 Individual Balance Ledger April 1906 - March 1907 83 Individual Balance Ledger April 1907 - May 1907 84 Individual Balance Ledger May 1907 - January 1908 85 Individual Balance Ledger February 1908 - January 1909 86 Individual Balance Ledger February 1909 - December 1909 87 Individual Balance Ledger January 1910 - March 1911 88 Individual Balance Ledger April 1911 - September 1912 89 Individual Balance Ledger September 1912 - April 1914 5/90 Individual Statements of Account 1880-1890 Series IV Scrapbooks and Printed Materials 1903-1964 2.25 linear feet

This series contains three newspaper scrapbooks detailing developments within the First National Bank from 1903-1939, samples of internal forms, and two examples of Bank promotional materials. The items in this series provide broad insights into First National Bank operations and public relations.

 5/1 Blank Checks undated 5/2 Promotional Flyer undated OS6/1 1903-1918 OS6/2 1909-1917 OS6/3 1917-1939 OS6/4 Blank Ledger Sheets undated OS6/5 Promotional Section, Missoulian 1964 Series V Missoula Trust and Savings Bank 1914-1929 1 folder and 5 oversize volumes

This series contains financial records from the Missoula Trust and Savings Bank. The exact relationship between Missoula Trust and Savings Bank and the First National Bank is not established by collection materials.

 5/3 Safe Default Vault Certificate 1918 91 General Ledger 1925-1929 92 General Balance 1923-1927 93 Deposit Ledger 1914-1915 94 Individual Ledger, A- M 1918-1919 95 Individual Ledger 1917-1918