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Beattie Company records, 1872-1935

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Beattie Company (Helena, Mont.)
Title
Beattie Company records
Dates
1872-1935 (inclusive)
Quantity
17 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 79 (collection)
Summary
Edward W. Beattie (1847-1914) and his brother George D. Beattie (1857-1915) moved to Helena, Montana Territory, following the death of their brother, Alexander Beattie, in 1884, to manage their brother's estate. They invested widely in mining, ranching, and real estate, including the Rosebud Land and Improvement Company and the Silver Bow Park Addition. In 1913 their property was transferred to the Beattie Company, incorporated by A.L. Smith, Carl Rasch, and Milton S. Gunn. The Company continued to manage the property until the late 1920s. This collection (1872-1935) consists of eleven subgroups, including E.W. and G.D. Beattie (1872-1917),and The Beattie Company (1913-1928).
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

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

Edward W. and George D. Beattie were natives of Rockford, Illinois, born in 1847 and 1857, respectively. As a young man, Edward set up a cutlery business in Rockford, which he later moved to Chicago. George joined him there several years later as an employee. In 1884, their brother Alexander H. Beattie, who had been active in Helena, Montana, real estate and banking, died leaving a large estate. The following year, Edward and George moved to Helena to manage the estate's property. The Beattie brothers invested widely in mining, ranching and real estate. Their most important interests were the Rosebud Land and Improvement Company and the Silver Bow Park Addition in Butte. In November 1913, the brothers decided to turn over all of their property to the Beattie Company, newly incorporated by A.L. Smith, Carl Rasch, and Milton S. Gunn, in exchange for all but fifteen of the Company's 100,000 shares. After the deaths of the two brothers in 1914 and 1915, the Company continued to manage the property until the late 1920s. Edward W. Beattie served as U.S. Surveyor General for Montana from 1897 to 1904 and was a close associate of the state's Republican senator, Thomas H. Carter.

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Content Description

This collection includes correspondence and mining, ranching, and real estate business records, as well as some of E.W. Beattie's U.S. Surveyor General papers (1897-1905). There are subgroups for E.W. and G.D. Beattie, the Beattie Company, Choteau Land, Comstock Mining and Milling Company, Ida Mining Company, Boulder-Comstock Mining Company, Kit Carson Mining Company, Peerless Jennie Mining Company, Riverside Addition to North Great Falls, Rosebud Land and Improvement Company, and the Silver Bow Park Addition in Butte.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subgroup and series. Some material housed in manuscript volumes.

Location of Collection

4:7-4

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Separated Materials

Maps have been moved to library. Separation lists can be found throughout the collection. See inventory below for more information.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

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Subject Terms

  • Capitals (cities)
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Irrigation
  • Real estate business
  • Surveyors

Personal Names

  • Beattie, Edward W., 1847-1914 (creator)
  • Beattie, George D., 1857- (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Beattie Company (Helena, Mont.) (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Butte (Mont.)--commerce
  • Butte (Mont.)--industries--mines and mining
  • Helena (Mont.)--industries--mines and mining

Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau
2005

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