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Henry Burrell papers, 1891-1905

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Burrell, Henry, 1844-1910
Title
Henry Burrell papers
Dates
1891-1905 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet
Collection Number
MC 163 (collection)
Summary
Henry Burrell was a Sand Coulee and Carbonado, Montana, coal mine investor and owner. He was also affiliated with the American Developing and Mining Company of Marysville and Butte. This collection (1890-1905; undated) includes correspondence, legal documents, mine reports, maps, financial materials, and a portrait of Henry Burrell.
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

Henry Burrell was born in Scotland, on September 30, 1843. His family immigrated to America in 1856, and settled in Morris, Illinois. Henry's father, Archie Burrell, a coppersmith, died soon after arriving. Henry Burrell moved his family to Great Falls, Montana, sometime around the year 1892. This remained the family's permanent residence until 1904, when Burrell moved to Portland, Oregon. Throughout his life, Burrell was involved in mining in Montana, Idaho, and Nevada. He was a trustee of the American Developing and Mining Company, a gold mining company originally based in Marysville, Montana. In 1893 the firm moved to Butte. Henry's brother, Alexander, was also a trustee in this company. Between 1896 and 1903, Henry Burrell served as manager or superintendent of a number of coal mines working for several companies including the Sand Coulee Coal Company, Sand Coulee, Montana; Clarke Fork Coal Mining Company, Gebo, Montana; Carbon Coal Company, Carbon, Montana (owned by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company); and Montana Mining Company, Ltd., London and Montana. Burrell also invested in his own mines. In 1899, he bought five mines in Kootenai County, Idaho: Hoosier-Boy, Buck Horn, Keystone, Scout, and Lucky Three. Henry Burrell died of pneumonia in Wyoming on April 10, 1910.

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Content Description

This collection contains business correspondence (1891-1903) concerning Burrell's mining enterprises. These letters are organized as incoming, outgoing, and general (incoming and outgoing attached) correspondence. There is also some miscellaneous correspondence, that is, letters neither to nor from Burrell, including business correspondence of the American Developing and Mining Company. In addition, there are legal documents, financial records, court papers, and descriptions of various mines with which Burrell was affiliated.

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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 Library & Archives. The Library & Archives 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 Library & Archives. Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into eleven series: Incoming Correspondence; Outgoing Correspondence; Miscellaneous Correspondence; Court Papers; Financial Records; Legal Documents; Organizational Records; Photographs and Maps; Subject Files; Miscellany; and Clippings.

Location of Collection

7:7-3

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Separated Materials

Photographs separated to Photo Archives. Maps separated to Library. 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

  • Incoming Correspondence

    • Description: American Developing and Mining Company (Marysville and Butte)
      Dates: 1893-1897
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: A (correspondents include American Steel and Wire Company; Anaconda Copper Mining Company)
      Dates: 1891, 1897 1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: F.W. Bacorn
      Dates: 1896-1899
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: Alexander Burrell; Archie Burrell
      Dates: 1894-1902
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: Eckley S. Cunningham
      Dates: 1900, 1902
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: C (correspondents include Carbon County Bank; Chesnut Coal Mines; Clarke Fork Coal Mining Company; H.R. Cocker; Committee on Relations with Canada; Conrad National Bank; Co-operative Mining Association)
      Dates: 1896-1897, 1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: Rudolph Dorn
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 7
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: D-K (correspondents include F.H. Davis; W. Fernie; H.L. Frank; J.H. Hall; Charles S. Hartman; George W. Irvin; H.G. Klenze)
      Dates: 1891, 1896-1902
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 8
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: M-R (correspondents include Thomas A. Marlow; Martin and Mason; S.J. McCoy; Montana Coal and Coke Company; Montana Mining Company, Ltd.; Northern Coal Storage Company; T.C. Power Company; C. Remy)
      Dates: 1896-1902
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 9
      Location: Incoming Correspondence
    • Description: S-W (correspondents include St. Paul Foundry Company; Sand Coulee Coal Company; United Smelting and Refining Company; United States Land Office; George D. Whitcomb; Hugh White; Oscar W. White; E.L. Whitmore)
      Dates: 1893-1898
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
      Location: Incoming Correspondence

  • Outgoing Correspondence

  • Miscellaneous Correspondence

    • Description: Letters neither from nor to Burrell (correspondents include American Developing and Mining Company, Marysville and Butte)
      Dates: 1893
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12
      Location: Miscellaneous Correspondence
    • Description: Letters neither from nor to Burrell (correspondents include Bernard MacDonald; Montana Coal and Coke Company; H.R. Cocker; F.W. Bacorn; T.H. Smith; J.H. Hall; Charles Ewing; D.R. Peeler; M. Donahoe)
      Dates: 1896-1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13
      Location: Miscellaneous Correspondence

  • Court Papers

    • Description: Livingston Cushing v. American Developing and Mining Company
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 14
      Location: Court Papers

  • Financial Records

    • Description: Assay reports
      Dates: 1891-1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 15
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Bills and receipts
      Dates: 1891-1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 16
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: "Old Bank Statements at Sand Coulee" (list of notes)
      Dates: 1893, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 17
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Payrolls (unidentified)
      Dates: 1898, 1899, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Stock certificates: American Developing and Mining Company
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Taxes: Burrell and Jones
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 20
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: "Tramway account"
      Dates: 1896-1897
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 21
      Location: Financial Records

  • Legal Documents

    • Description: Agreements
      Dates: 1893-1899
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 22
      Location: Legal Documents

  • Organizational Records

    • Description: American Developing and Mining Company reports to trustees and stockholders
      Dates: 1896
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 23
      Location: Organizational Records

  • Photographs and Maps

    • Description: List of photographs transferred to the photo Archives; list of maps transferred to the Library
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 24
      Location: Photographs and Maps

  • Subject Files

    • Description: "Carbon Matters/ACM Company Settlement"
      Dates: 1897-1901
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 25
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: "F.H. Davis" (Gebo and Speculator Mines)
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 26
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: "Mrs. Sutherland Papers" (land title and payment)
      Dates: 1894-1898
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 27
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: "Dorn Papers" (Rudolph Dorn commission payment)
      Dates: 1900-1901
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 28
      Location: Subject Files

  • Miscellany

    • Description: Descriptions of mines: Golden-Sunlight Mines, Jefferson County, Montana
      Dates: 1893
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 29
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Descriptions of mines: mines at Flint, Idaho; Kearns group of coal mines; Montana Coal Mine; etc.
      Dates: 1899, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 30
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: List of property; lists of things to be done
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 31
      Location: Miscellany

  • Clippings

    • Description: "Preparing for Biederwolf Meetings" (re revivalist meeting in Butte)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 32
      Location: Clippings

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Subject Terms

  • Coal mines and mining
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Mines and mineral resources--Montana
  • Mines and mineral resources--Idaho
  • Scottish Americans

Personal Names

  • Burrell, Henry, 1844-1910 (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Carbon (Mont.)
  • Sand Coulee (Mont.)

Finding aid prepared by MTHS staff; Updated by Aaron Rau
2004; 2024

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