MTGMss009.xml Guide to the Gilman (Mont.) State Bank Records 1910-1926 Gilman (Mont.) State Bank Records Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan (2004) 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 Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan 2004 Finding aid written in English. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections

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Mss 009 Gilman (Mont.) State Bank Gilman (Mont.) State Bank Records 1910-1926 20.0 linear feet 27 archival boxes, 3 oversize boxes, and 10 oversize volumes Gilman was a small town located near Great Falls, Montana. This collection contains correspondence, financial, legal, and organizational papers generated by Gilman State Bank officials during its years of operation and the period of receivership following closure. The collection presents an insightful record of the successes, challenges, and (often) failure encountered by Montana's rural financial institutions during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Materials are in English Historical Note

Gilman State Bank was founded in 1910 in Gilman, Montana, about one mile from Augusta, Montana. The Great Northern Railway founded Gilman to be a center for homesteaders who had moved to central Montana to farm. Among the directors of the bank were A. L. Bradley, President; E. D. Boone, Vice-President; R. Percy Abbey; C. W. Tewell; Harry Lord; Oliver Bernier; M. M. Connor; Grand B. Christian; and Alex Chisholm.

The town reached its peak in a few years with a population of about 1400. However, difficult conditions in the early 1920s meant that the bank did not prosper; it had made agricultural loans to farmers who could not repay them. The bank continued in operation until Thanksgiving eve, 1923, when it closed its doors and went into receivership. Soon after, the town ceased to exist as its occupants moved away, taking most of the buildings to Augusta.

This collection contains correspondence, financial, legal, and organizational papers generated by Gilman State Bank officials during its years of operation and the period of receivership following closure. Collection materials predominantly consist of correspondence, presenting nearly all of the correspondence records kept by the bank during its existence. Condition reports and tax records are nearly complete; however, significant gaps occur in the other financial sequences as well as the legal and organizational records. Most of the correspondence is concerned with banking matters, but there is reference to general economic and political activities in the area. Numerous eastern and central Montana financial institutions closed during the 1920s amid a prolonged drought, banking trade instability after the 1910-1916 homesteading boom, and profound national economic changes following World War I. The Gilman State Bank records present an insightful record of the successes, challenges, and (often) failure encountered by Montana's rural financial institutions during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Additionally, this collection preserves significant documentation of what is now a Montana ghost town.

The collection is arranged in four series:

Series I: General Correspondence, 12.75 linear feet, 1910-1926

Series II: Financial Records, 3.75 linear feet and 10 oversize volumes, 1910-1924

Series III: Legal Documents, 4 folders,1911-1923

Series IV: Organization, 0.5 linear feet, 1910-1924

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], Gilman (Mont.) State Bank Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana—Missoula.

The bank records were abandoned for many years in what remained of Gilman. Through a tip from Hugh Galusha, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Dr. K. Ross Toole located the records. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Orcutt and other area residents provided background on the records and the history of the town.

Acquired by the Archives in 1968.

The actions of the original processers are unknown. In 2004, the collection was re-described.

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.

Gilman (Mont.)--Economic conditions Gilman (Mont.)--Politics and government Banks and banking--Montana--Gilman Montana Series I Correspondence 1910-1926 12.75 linear feet

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, primarily documenting business transactions and operations but also periodically reference social, economic, and political developments in the area. These records provide details about the breadth of economic activities along the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the early twentieth century and reveal the institutional network for banking operations prior to New Deal-era regulations.

1/1 American National Bank 1910 1/2 A 1910 1/3 Barnard, George D. and Company 1910 1/4 Beach, A.W. 1910 1/5 Bradstreet Company 1910 1/6 B 1910 1/7 Carter, Thomas H. 1910 1/8 Cascade Bank 1910 1/9 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1910 1/10 Citizens State Bank, Choteau 1910 1/11 Citizens State Bank, Hamilton 1910 1/12 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1910 1/13 Thomas Cruse Savings Bank 1910 1/14 C 1910 1/15 Louis F. Dow Company 1910 1/16 D 1910 1/17 E 1910 1/18 First National Bank, Chicago 1910 1/19 First National Bank, Minneapolis 1910 1/20 First National Bank, Valier 1910 1/21 First State Bank, Cascade 1910 1/22 First State Bank, Stanford 1910 1/23 Furman, J. 1910 1/24 F 1910 1/25 Great Falls Land and Irrigation Company 1910 1/26 Great Falls National Bank 1910 1/27 Great Northern Railway 1910 1/28 Green, James A. 1910 1/29 G 1910 1/30 H 1910 1/31 I 1910 1/32 J 1910 1/33 K 1910 1/34 Lanstrom, O. 1910 1/35 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1910 1/36 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1910 1/37 L 1910 1/38 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1910 1/39 Montana Abstract Company 1910 1/40 Montana Bankers Association 1910 1/41 M 1910 1/42 National Bank of Montana 1910 1/43 National Surety Company 1910 1/44 N 1910 1/45 O 1910 1/46 P 1910 1/47 R 1910 1/48 Security State Bank, Judith Gap 1910 1/49 S 1910 1/50 T 1910 1/51 Union Bank and Trust Company 1910 1/52 United States, Department of Agriculture 1910 1/53 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1910 1/54 U 1911 2/1 American National Bank 1911 2/2 A 1911 2/3 Beach, A.W. 1911 2/4 B 1911 2/5 Carter, Thomas H. 1911 2/6 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1911 2/7 Cascade Bank 1911 2/8 Citizens State Bank, Choteau 1911 2/9 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1911 2/10 C 1911 2/11 D 1911 2/12 E 1911 2/13 First State Bank, Cascade 1911 2/14 Furman, J.C. 1911 2/15 F 1911 2/16 Great Falls National Bank 1911 2/17 Great Falls National Bank 1911 2/18 Great Northern Railway 1911 2/19 G 1911 2/20 H 1911 3/1 J 1911 3/2 K 1911 3/3 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1911 3/4 Lewis and Clark County, County Commissioners 1911 3/5 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1911 3/6 Lord, Harry 1911 3/7 L 1911 3/8 Merchants National Bank, Billings 1911 3/9 Montana, Bureau of Agriculture and Labor 1911 3/10 Montana, Bureau of Agriculture and Labor, Treasurer 1911 3/11 Montana Audit Company 1911 3/12 Montana Life Insurance Company 1911 3/13 Montana Mercantile Company, Dillon 1911 3/14 Murphy, Homer 1911 3/15 M 1911 3/16 National Bank of Montana 1911 3/17 National Surety Company 1911 3/18 Northern Pacific Railway 1911 3/19 N 1911 3/20 O 1911 3/21 R 1911 3/22 S 1911 3/23 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1911 3/24 T 1911 3/25 Union Bank and Trust Company 1911 3/26 United States, Department of Interior, Reclamation 1911 3/27 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1911 3/28 U 1911 3/29 W 1911 3/30 American National Bank 1912 3/31 A 1912 3/32 George D. Barnard and Company 1912 3/33 Beach, A.W. 1912 3/34 B 1912 4/1 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1912 4/2 Citizens State Bank, Choteau 1912 4/3 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1912 4/4 C 1912 4/5 D 1912 4/6 E 1912 4/7 First National Bank, Cando, North Dakota 1912 4/8 First National Bank, Minneapolis 1912 4/9 First State Bank, Cascade 1912 4/10 Furman, J.C. 1912 4/11 F 1912 4/12 Great Falls National Bank 1912 4/13 Great Northern Railway 1912 4/14 G 1912 4/15 H 1912 4/16 J 1912 4/17 K 1912 4/18 Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder 1912 4/19 Lord, Harry 1912 4/20 L 1912 4/21 Montana Carey Land Board Act 1912 4/22 Montana Abstract Company 1912 4/23 Montana Audit Company 1912 4/24 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1912 4/25 Mott, LeRoy 1912 4/26 Murphy, Homer G. 1912 4/27 Mc 1912 4/28 M 1912 5/1 Northern Pacific Railway 1912 5/2 N 1912 5/3 O 1912 5/4 R 1912 5/5 S 1912 5/6 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1912 5/7 United States, Department of Interior, Reclamation 1912 5/8 V 1912 5/9 Wimmer, S.H. 1912 5/10 W 1912 5/11 Y 1912 5/12 American Brewing Company 1913 5/13 George D. Barnard and Company 1913 5/14 B 1913 5/15 C 1913 5/16 E 1913 5/17 F 1913 5/18 H 1913 5/19 K 1913 5/20 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1913 5/21 M 1913 5/22 P 1913 5/23 R 1913 5/24 State Life Insurance Company 1913 5/25 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1913 5/26 W 1913 5/27 Wells-Dickey Company 1913 5/28 Willets and Scriver 1913 5/29 Wimmer, S.H. 1913 5/30 W 1913 5/31 A 1914 5/32 C 1914 5/33 E 1914 5/34 F 1914 5/35 L 1914 5/36 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1914 5/37 M 1914 5/38 N 1914 5/39 S 1914 5/40 United States, Land Office 1914 5/41 Wells-Dickey Company 1914 5/42 Wimmer, S.H. 1914 5/43 W 1914 6/1 C 1915 6/2 G 1915 6/3 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1915 6/4 L 1915 6/5 R 1915 6/6 S 1915 6/7 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1915 6/8 Y 1915 6/9 B 1916 6/10 C 1916 6/11 Great Northern Railway 1916 6/12 H 1916 6/13 J 1916 6/14 K 1916 6/15 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1916 6/16 L 1916 6/17 Montana State Bank Examiner 1916 6/18 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1916 6/19 M 1916 6/20 O 1916 6/21 P 1916 6/22 S 1916 6/23 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1916 6/24 U 1916 6/25 W 1916 6/26 Y 1916 6/27 Z 1916 6/28 B 1917 6/29 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1917 6/30 C 1917 6/31 D 1917 6/32 F 1917 6/33 H 1917 6/34 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1917 6/35 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1917 6/36 M 1917 6/37 Northern Pacific Railway 1917 6/38 N 1917 6/39 Peters and Smith 1917 6/40 P 1917 6/41 R 1917 6/42 S 1917 6/43 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1917 6/44 U 1917 6/45 V 1917 6/46 Wells-Dickey Company 1917 6/47 Wimmer, S.H. 1917 6/48 W 1917 6/49 Abbey, Richard P. 1918 6/50 A 1918 6/51 Bradstreet Company 1918 6/52 B 1918 7/1 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1918 7/2 Citizens State Bank 1918 7/3 Commercial National Bank 1918 7/4 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1918 7/5 C 1918 7/6 D 1918 7/7 E 1918 7/8 Federal Reserve Bank 1918 7/9 First National Bank, Cando 1918 7/10 First National Bank, Great Falls 1918 7/11 First National Bank, St. Paul 1918 7/12 F 1918 7/13 Great Falls National Bank 1918 7/14 Great Northern Railway 1918 7/15 G 1918 8/1 Henningsen Land Company 1918 8/2 H 1918 8/3 I 1918 8/4 J 1918 8/5 K 1918 8/6 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1918 8/7 Lewis and Clark County, County Commissioners 1918 8/8 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1918 8/9 L 1918 8/10 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1918 8/11 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1918 8/12 Montana, Land Department 1918 8/13 Montana, Secretary of State 1918 8/14 Montana, Treasurer 1918 8/15 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1918 8/16 Mc 1918 8/17 M 1918 8/18 National Bank of Montana 1918 8/19 Northern Pacific -Railway 1918 8/20 N 1918 8/21 O 1918 8/22 P 1918 9/1 Rocky Mountain Elevator Company 1918 9/2 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1918 9/3 Rogers-Templeton Lumber Company 1918 9/4 R 1918 9/5 State Life Insurance Company 1918 9/6 Sun River Valley State Bank 1918 9/7 Swanberg and Thomas 1918 9/8 S 1918 9/9 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1918 9/10 T 1918 9/11 Union Bank and Trust Company 1918 9/12 United States, Land Office 1918 9/13 United States, Treasury Department 1918 9/14 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1918 9/15 U 1918 9/16 V 1918 9/17 Wells-Dickey Company 1918 9/18 W 1918 9/19 Y 1918 9/20 Z 1918 9/21 Abbey, Richard P. 1919 9/22 American National Bank 1919 9/23 A 1919 9/24 George D. Barnard and Company 1919 9/25 Bradstreet Company 1919 9/26 B 1919 10/1 Bradstreet Company 1919 10/2 Commercial National Bank 1919 10/3 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1919 10/4 C 1919 10/5 D 1919 10/6 E 1919 10/7 Federal Reserve Bank 1919 10/8 First National Bank, Cando 1919 10/9 First National Bank, Great Falls 1919 10/10 First National Bank, St. Paul 1919 10/11 F 1919 10/12 Great Falls Building and Loan Association 1919 10/13 Great Falls National Bank 1919 10/14 G 1919 10/15 Henningsen Land Company 1919 10/16 H 1919 11/1 I 1919 11/2 J 1919 11/3 K 1919 11/4 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1919 11/5 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1919 11/6 L 1919 11/7 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1919 11/8 Montana, Treasurer 1919 11/9 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1919 11/10 Mc 1919 11/11 M 1919 11/12 National Bank of Montana 1919 11/13 Northern Pacific Railway 1919 11/14 N 1919 11/15 O 1919 11/16 Peters and Smith 1919 11/17 P 1919 11/18 Rocky Mountain Elevator Company 1919 11/19 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1919 11/20 Rogers-Templeton Lumber Company 1919 11/21 R 1919 11/22 State Life Insurance Company 1919 11/23 Sun River Valley State Bank 1919 11/24 Swanberg and Thomas 1919 11/25 S 1919 12/1 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1919 12/2 T 1919 12/3 Union Bank and Trust Company 1919 12/4 United States, Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 1919 12/5 United States, Land Office 1919 12/6 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1919 12/7 U 1919 12/8 V 1919 12/9 Wells-Dickey Company 1919 12/10 W 1919 12/11 Y 1919 12/12 Abbey, Richard F. 1920 12/13 American National Bank 1920 12/14 A 1920 12/15 Bradstreet Company 1920 12/16 B 1920 12/17 Cascade County Clerk and Recorder 1920 12/18 Commercial National Bank 1920 12/19 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1920 12/20 C 1920 13/1 D 1920 13/2 E 1920 13/3 Federal Reserve Bank 1920 13/4 First National Bank, Cando 1920 13/5 First National Bank, Great Falls 1920 13/6 First National Bank, St. Paul 1920 13/7 First National Bank, Valler 1920 13/8 F 1920 13/9 Great Northern Railway 1920 13/10 G 1920 13/11 Henningsen Land Company 1920 13/12 H 1920 13/13 I 1920 13/14 J 1920 13/15 K 1920 13/16 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1920 13/17 Lewis and Clark County, County Commissioners 1920 13/18 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1920 13/19 L 1920 14/1 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1920 14/2 Montana, Treasurer 1920 14/3 Montana Fire Insurance Company 1920 14/4 Montana Life Insurance Company 1920 14/5 Mc 1920 14/6 M 1920 14/7 Northern Pacific Railway 1920 14/8 Northwestern National Bank 1920 14/9 N 1920 14/10 O 1920 14/11 Peters and Smith 1920 14/12 P 1920 14/13 Rocky Mountain Elevator Company 1920 14/14 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1920 14/15 R 1920 14/16 State Life Insurance Company 1920 14/17 Sun River Valley State Bank 1920 14/18 S 1920 14/19 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1920 14/20 T 1920 15/1 Union Bank and Trust Company 1920 15/2 United States, Land Office 1920 15/3 United States, Treasury Department 1920 15/4 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1920 15/5 U 1920 15/6 V 1920 15/7 Wells-Dickey Company 1920 15/8 W 1920 15/9 Y 1920 15/10 Abbey, R.P. 1921 15/11 American National Bank 1921 15/12 A 1921 15/13 B 1921 15/14 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1921 15/15 Citizens State Bank, Choteau 1921 15/16 Commercial National Bank 1921 15/17 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1921 15/18 C 1921 15/19 Dixon, Joseph M. 1921 15/20 D 1921 15/21 E 1921 16/1 Federal Reserve Bank 1921 16/2 First National Bank, Cando 1921 16/3 First National Bank, Great Falls 1921 16/4 First National Bank, St. Paul 1921 16/5 F 1921 16/6 Great Falls Building and Loan 1921 16/7 G 1921 16/8 Henningsen Land Company 1921 16/9 H 1921 16/10 I 1921 16/11 J 1921 16/12 K 1921 16/13 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1921 16/14 Lewis and Clark County, County Commissioners 1921 16/15 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1921 16/16 L 1921 16/17 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1921 16/18 Montana, Treasurer 1921 16/19 Montana Bankers Association 1921 16/20 Montana Life Insurance Company 1921 16/21 Mc 1921 16/22 M 1921 17/1 National Bank of Montana 1921 17/2 Northwestern National Bank 1921 17/3 N 1921 17/4 O 1921 17/5 Peters and Smith 1921 17/6 P 1921 17/7 Rocky Mountain Elevator Company 1921 17/8 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1921 17/9 R 1921 17/10 State Life Insurance Company 1921 17/11 S 1921 17/12 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1921 17/13 T 1921 17/14 Union Bank and Trust Company 1921 17/15 United States, Department of Agriculture Forest Service 1921 17/16 United States, Land Office 1921 17/17 United States, Treasury Department 1921 17/18 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1921 17/19 U 1921 17/20 V 1921 18/1 War Finance Corporation 1921 18/2 Wells-Dickey Company 1921 18/3 W 1921 18/4 Y 1921 18/5 Abbey, R.P. 1922 18/6 A 1922 18/7 B 1922 18/8 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1922 18/9 Citizens State Bank 1922 18/10 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1922 18/11 C 1922 18/12 D 1922 18/13 E 1922 18/14 Federal Reserve Bank 1922 18/15 First National Bank, Cando 1922 18/16 First National Bank, Great Falls 1922 18/17 First National Bank, St. Paul 1922 18/18 First State Bank, Cascade 1922 18/19 F 1922 19/1 Great Falls Building and Loan Association 1922 19/2 Great Falls National Bank 1922 19/3 Great Northern Railway 1922 19/4 G 1922 19/5 H 1922 19/6 I 1922 19/7 J 1922 19/8 K 1922 19/9 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1922 19/10 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1922 19/11 L 1922 19/12 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1922 19/13 Montana, Treasurer 1922 19/14 Montana Bankers Association 1922 19/15 Montana Life Insurance Company 1922 19/16 Mc 1922 19/17 M 1922 19/18 National Bank of Montana 1922 19/19 Northwestern National Bank 1922 19/20 N 1922 19/21 O 1922 19/22 Peters and Smith 1922 19/23 P 1922 19/24 Rocky Mountain Elevator Company 1922 19/25 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1922 19/26 R 1922 20/1 State Life Insurance Company 1922 20/2 Sun River Valley State Bank 1922 20/3 S 1922 20/4 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1922 20/5 T 1922 20/6 Union Bank and Trust Company 1922 20/7 United States Land Office 1922 20/8 United states Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1922 20/9 U 1922 20/10 V 1922 20/11 War Finance Corporation 1922 20/12 Wells-Dickey Company 1922 20/13 W 1922 20/14 Y 1922 20/15 Z 1922 20/16 A 1923 20/17 B 1923 20/18 Citizens State Bank 1923 20/19 Commercial National Bank 1923 20/20 Conrad Trust and Savings Bank 1923 20/21 C 1923 21/1 D 1923 21/2 E 1923 21/3 Federal Reserve Bank 1923 21/4 First National Bank Great Falls 1923 21/5 F 1923 21/6 Great Falls National Bank 1923 21/7 H 1923 21/8 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1923 21/9 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1923 21/10 L 1923 21/11 Mc 1923 21/12 M 1923 21/13 National Bank of Montana 1923 21/14 National Surety Company 1923 21/15 Northwestern National Bank 1923 21/16 N 1923 21/17 O 1923 21/18 Peters and Smith 1923 21/19 P 1923 21/20 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1923 21/21 R 1923 21/22 S 1923 21/23 Union Bank and Trust Company 1923 21/24 United States, Land Office 1923 21/25 U 1923 21/26 V 1923 21/27 War Finance Corporation 1923 22/1 Wells-Dickey Company 1923 22/2 W 1923 22/3 A 1924 22/4 B 1924 22/5 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1924 22/6 Commercial National Bank 1924 22/7 C 1924 22/8 F 1924 22/9 G 1924 22/10 H 1924 22/11 I 1924 22/12 J 1924 22/13 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1924 22/14 L 1924 22/15 Montana State Bank Examiner 1924 22/16 Mc 1924 22/17 M 1924 22/18 Northwestern National Bank 1924 22/19 O 1924 22/20 Peters and Smith 1924 22/21 P 1924 22/22 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1924 22/23 R 1924 22/24 S 1924 22/25 T 1924 22/26 United States, Treasury 1924 22/27 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1924 22/28 U 1924 22/29 War Finance Corporation 1924 22/30 W 1924 22/31 Y 1924 22/32 Abbey, R.P. 1925 22/33 A 1925 22/34 B 1925 22/35 Cascade County, Clerk and Recorder 1925 22/36 C 1925 22/37 E 1925 22/8 Federal Reserve Bank 1925 22/39 First National Bank, Great Falls 1925 22/40 First National Bank, St. Paul 1925 22/41 F 1925 22/42 G 1925 22/43 H 1925 22/44 I 1925 22/45 J 1925 22/46 K 1925 22/47 Lewis and Clark County, Clerk and Recorder 1925 22/48 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1925 22/49 L 1925 22/50 Montana, State Bank Examiner 1925 22/51 M 1925 22/52 Northwestern National Bank 1925 22/53 N 1925 22/54 O 1925 22/55 P 1925 22/56 Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company 1925 22/57 State Life Insurance Company 1925 22/58 S 1925 22/59 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1925 22/60 T 1925 22/61 United States, Treasury 1925 22/62 United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company 1925 22/63 U 1925 22/64 War Finance Corporation 1925 23/1 A 1926 23/2 Bradley, A.L. 1926 23/3 B 1926 23/4 C 1926 23/5 D 1926 23/6 First National Bank, Great Falls 1926 23/7 F 1926 23/8 Great Falls Building and Loan 1926 23/9 G 1926 23/10 H 1926 23/11 Lewis and Clark County, Treasurer 1926 23/12 M 1926 23/13 National Surety Company 1926 23/14 P 1926 23/15 S 1926 23/16 Teton County, Clerk and Recorder 1926 23/17 V 1926 23/18 War Finance Corporation 1926 Series II Financial Records 1910-1924 3.75 linear feet and 10 oversize volumes

This series contains financial records generated by the Gilman State Bank. This series includes a complete sequence of condition reports from the institution's opening through closure of public operations and a nearly complete sequence of federal and state tax statements. Also included are incomplete daily and individual account ledgers, insurance policy registers, World War I national finance program documents, real estate loan records, and receivership records. Volume 16 is an unidentified activity ledger. It appears to be a record of oil leases the bank held in collateral. These materials provide insights into the bank's daily operations and role within the Montana's Rocky Mountain Front Range economy.

23/19 Condition Report 1910 23/20 Condition Report 1911 23/21 Condition Report 1912 23/22 Condition Report 1913 23/23 Condition Report 1914 23/24 Condition Report 1915 23/25 Condition Report 1916 23/26 Condition Report 1917 23/27 Condition Report 1918 23/28 Condition Report 1919 24/1 Condition Report 1920 24/2 Condition Report 1921 24/3 Condition Report 1922 24/4 Condition Report 1923 24/5 Federal Income Tax Return 1910-1917 24/6 Federal Income Tax Return 1918 24/7 Federal Income Tax Return 1919-1924 24/8 Montana State Income Tax Return 1911-1924 24/9 War Finance Corporation 1922-1923 25/1 Receipt Books 1912-1918 25/2 Receivership Records 1923 25/3 Receivership Records 1924 1 General Ledger 1919-1924 2 Daily Statement Book 1913-1917 3 Daily Statement Book 1918-1920 4 Reconcilement of Accounts, Correspondent Banks 1910-1919 5 Register of Drafts, Notes, Certification of Department 1922-1923 6 Cash Book 1915-1918 7 Depositors Ledger 1922-1923 8 Depositors Ledger 1923 9 Depositors Ledger 1914-1920 OS27/10 Insurance Policy Register, Liverpool and London and Globe 1913-1921 OS27/11 Insurance Policy Register, Springfield Fire and Marine 1911-1920 OS28/12 Insurance Policy Register, Rocky Mountain Fire 1915-1923 OS28/13 Insurance Policy Register, Montana Fire 1912-1919 OS29/14 1913-1920 Insurance Policy Register, Connecticut Fire OS29/15 Insurance Policy Register, Fireman's Fund 1910-1921 16 Ledger 1920-1921 30/1 Record of Real Estate Loans 1914-1923 30/2 Agreements for Purchase of Liberty Bonds 1916-1918 Series III Legal Documents 1911-1923 4 folders

This series contains legal documents involving the Gilman State Bank, particularly records regarding property holdings and loan foreclosures.

25/4 Court Papers 1922 and undated 25/5 Indemnity Bond 1911-1923 25/6 Oil, Gas, Mineral Leases 1923 25/7 Titles and Contracts 1911-1919 Series IV Organization 1910-1924 0.5 linear feet

This series contains organizational papers generated or collected by officers of the Gilman State Bank. Series materials include information on leadership, meeting minutes, stock disclosures, insurance records, operating forms, building plans, and a file of publications (guides and listings) delivered to the bank as a correspondent within a larger network of banking institutions.

25/8 List of Directors and Officers 1914-1923 25/9 Oath of Directors 1918-1923 25/10 Certificate of Earnings, Dividends and Surplus 1913-1923 25/11 Proxies 1910-1923 25/12 Minutes September 1912 25/13 Minutes Book 1910-1923 26/1 Bank Insurance 1910-1924 26/2 Blank Forms undated 26/3 Building Plans 1910 26/4 Certificates 1920-1921 26/5 Correspondent Banks 1910-1911 26/6 Legislative 1913 26/7 Fireman's Fund Insurance 1916-1920