MZFCollection2130.xml Guide to the Bozeman Post Office Records 1871-1912 Bozeman Post Office Records Kim Allen Scott, 2009 Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Finding aid encoded by ArchProteus2012 Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Collection 2130, MtBC, us Bozeman Post Office (Bozeman, Mont.) Bozeman Post Office Records 1871-1912 1.8 linear feet The Bozeman Post Office records consist of a single volume cash book and eight volumes of account and record books. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The United States Post Office at Bozeman, Montana was established on December 7, 1868, and the first postmaster was Joseph Roth. Prior to that date mail was delivered to the town by private carriers. Other postmasters at Bozeman included: Joseph Hopkins Taylor, 1870-1883; Edward C. Alderson, 1883-1885; Robert P. Menefee, 1885-1889; George Budd, 1889-1892; Frank J. Nesbitt, 1892-1896; Daniels H. Brooks, 1896-1897; William B. Rurket, 1897-1902; Ira L. Kirk, 1902-1911, Allan Cameron, 1911-1915.

The Bozeman Post Office records consist of a single volume cash book and eight volumes of account and record books. The volumes are not complete and have been chronologically arranged.

This collection is open for research.

Record books maintained by the United States Post Office at Bozeman, Montana were transferred to Special Collections from the Museum of the Rockies on December 18, 1984. They had been initially donated by Jack Lutes to the Museum on November 9, 1962. A single volume from the Salesville (Gallatin Gateway) post office has been removed for separate processing.

This collection was processed 2009 April 2

 Postal service-Montana-Bozeman Montana Bozeman 1 Postmasters cash book August 4, 1871-October 12, 1875 1 Postmasters account and record book July 1887-June 30, 1891 1 Postmasters account and record book December 1898-September 25, 1900 1 Postmasters account and record book October 1901-October 6, 1902 1 Postmasters account and record book October 1902-July 11, 1904 1 Postmasters account and record book July 1904-June 25, 1906 2 Postmasters account and record book July 1906-June 22, 1908 2 Postmasters account and record book July 1908-June 27, 1910 2 Postmasters account and record book July 1910-April 1, 1912