Arnold and Grace Stoverud Montana Ghost Towns and Mining Sites Collection, 1890-1994
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
- Detailed Description of the Collection
- Bannack, Montana. Prints, circa 1890s and 1987-1993
- Black Pine Mill, Granite County, Montana. Prints, 1984
- Burke, Murray, Wallace, and Enaville, Idaho. Prints, circa 1987 and undated
- Butte, Montana. Prints, undated
- Cable, Montana. Prints, 1982
- Coloma and Beartown, Montana. Prints, undated
- Elkhorn, Coolidge Mill, Lion City, and Boulder, Montana. Prints, 1990-1993 and undated
- Fort Benton, Montana. Prints, 1993-1994
- Garnet, Montana. Prints, 1992 and undated
- Granite, Montana. Prints, undated
- Helena, Montana. Prints, undated
- Lewistown and Utica, Montana. Prints, 1994
- Philipsburg, Montana. Prints, 1984 and undated
- Pioneer, Montana. Prints, 1981
- Red Lion, Montana. Prints, 1982
- St. Timothy Chapel, Montana. Prints, circa 1982
- Stuart Mill, Granite County, Montana. Prints, 1982
- Sunrise Mine and Mill, Granite County, Montana. Prints, 1984 and undated
- Virginia and Nevada City, Montana. Prints, 1987
- Virginia and Nevada City, Montana. Prints, 1987 and undated
- White Sulphur Springs and Fort Logan, Montana. Prints, 1994
- Granite, Black Pine, Southern Cross, Cable. Red Lion, Philipsburg, and Blackfoot City, Montana. Slides, circa 1960-1964
- Helena, Montana. Slides, circa 1961-1972
- Gold Creek Dredge, Pioneer, Lincoln, Elkhorn, Rimini, Marysville, and Castle Town, Montana. Slides, circa 1962-1965
- St. Timothy Chapel, Sunrise Mine, Rumsey, Coloma, Garnet, Beartown, Copper Cliff, Helena Dredge, Granite, and Cable, Montana. Slides, circa 1962-1982
- Red Lion, Stuart Mill, Georgetown Lake, Bannack, and Butte, Montana; Murray and Cataldo Mission, Idaho. Slides, circa 1964-1982
- Granite Mountain Mining Company dividend checks and receipts, 1890-1892
- Ghost town access maps, circa 1960s-1980s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Stoverud, Arnold, 1911-2003; Stoverud, Grace, 1915-2000
- Title
- Arnold and Grace Stoverud Montana Ghost Towns and Mining Sites Collection
- Dates
- 1890-1994 (inclusive)18901994
- Quantity
- 0.8 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 1040
- Summary
- The majority of this collection is photographs from Arnold and Grace Stoverud’s travels around Montana visiting ghost towns, abandoned mines, and other industrial sites. Most of the photographs were captured from the 1960s to the 1990s.
- Repository
- University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English, visual
Biographical Note
Arnold Christopher Stoverud was born July 29, 1911 in Missoula, Montana to Borgney Udstuen and Anton Stoverud. He worked as a fuel truck driver and custodian for the Prescott School, among other jobs. He married Grace Luella Camer on August 13, 1938 in Missoula, Montana. Arnold Stoverud passed away at age 91 on February 16, 2003 in Great Falls, Montana.
Grace Camer was born on November 29, 1915 in Floodwood, Minnesota to Martha and George Camer. Grace attended schools in Cat Creek, Ronan, and Kalispell, Montana. She later worked in photography for Stanley Labs and McKay Labs in Missoula, Montana, and afterward went on to work in the Missoula County Assessor’s Office for many years. Grace and Arnold Stoverud had two sons, Dale and Bruce Stoverud. She and Arnold moved to Great Falls, Montana in September 1989. Grace Stoverud passed away at age 84 on April 16, 2000, in Great Falls.
Grace and Arnold Stoverud had a passion for Montana history and the outdoors. Beginning in the mid-1950s, they began traveling around Montana to view and research historic, abandoned, and, often, forgotten sites. The Stoveruds were both particularly interested in Montana ghost towns and their preservation. They were members of various ghost town societies, including the Western Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society.
Content Description
This collection primarily contains photograph prints and slides from Arnold and Grace Stoverud’s travels around Montana visiting ghost towns, abandoned mines, and other industrial sites. Most of the photographs were captured from the 1960s to the 1990s, but the Stoveruds also collected some historic images taken by other unidentified photographers. The images document preservation and restoration efforts of these places over time, as the Stoveruds visited some of these sites decades apart. The collection contains photographs of easily-traversed, public state parks like Bannack, Virginia City, and Garnet as well as smaller, more inaccessible sites on private land, like Castle Town, Montana. The collection also features 1890s dividend checks from the Granite Mountain Mining Company and some photographs from sites in northern Idaho.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive copyright transferred to the University of Montana
Preferred Citation
Arnold and Grace Stoverud Montana Ghost Towns and Mining Sites Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
This collection is largely arranged alphabetically by location, reflecting original order, and by material type.
Custodial History
The collection was held by Dale and Linda Stoverud, son and daughter-in-law to Grace and Arnold Stoverud, until it was donated to the University of Montana in 2016.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dale and Linda Stoverud, March 2016.
Processing Note
During processing, photographs were removed from acidic album pages. Published material such as newspaper and magazine clippings were permanently removed.
Separated Materials
Tourist brochures and Western Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society newsletters were removed during processing and added to the Montana Pamphlet Collection (Pam 10); postcards were separated and added to the K. Ross Toole Archives Postcard Collection (Mss 679)
Related Materials
The Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections also holds the Western Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society Records (Mss 648)
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Description: Bannack, Montana. PrintsDates: circa 1890s and 1987-1993Container: Box/Folder 1/1
- Description: Black Pine Mill, Granite County, Montana. PrintsDates: 1984Container: Box/Folder 1/2
- Description: Burke, Murray, Wallace, and Enaville, Idaho. PrintsDates: circa 1987 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/3
- Description: Butte, Montana. PrintsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/4
- Description: Cable, Montana. PrintsDates: 1982Container: Box/Folder 1/5
- Description: Coloma and Beartown, Montana. PrintsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/6
- Description: Elkhorn, Coolidge Mill, Lion City, and Boulder, Montana. PrintsDates: 1990-1993 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/7
- Description: Fort Benton, Montana. PrintsDates: 1993-1994Container: Box/Folder 1/8
- Description: Garnet, Montana. PrintsDates: 1992 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/9
- Description: Granite, Montana. PrintsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/10
- Description: Helena, Montana. PrintsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/11
- Description: Lewistown and Utica, Montana. PrintsDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 1/12
- Description: Philipsburg, Montana. Prints
Includes a composite illustration of F. A. Scheuber's Drug Store; Bowen Brothers Residences; Kroeger's Brewery; J. Miller and W. M. Noble Residences; and the Northern Pacific Depot
Dates: 1984 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/13 - Description: Pioneer, Montana. PrintsDates: 1981Container: Box/Folder 1/14
- Description: Red Lion, Montana. PrintsDates: 1982Container: Box/Folder 1/15
- Description: St. Timothy Chapel, Montana. PrintsDates: circa 1982Container: Box/Folder 1/16
- Description: Stuart Mill, Granite County, Montana. PrintsDates: 1982Container: Box/Folder 2/1
- Description: Sunrise Mine and Mill, Granite County, Montana. PrintsDates: 1984 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2
- Description: Virginia and Nevada City, Montana. PrintsDates: 1987Container: Box/Folder 2/3
- Description: Virginia and Nevada City, Montana. PrintsDates: 1987 and undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/4
- Description: White Sulphur Springs and Fort Logan, Montana. PrintsDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 2/5
- Description: Granite, Black Pine, Southern Cross, Cable. Red Lion, Philipsburg, and Blackfoot City, Montana. SlidesDates: circa 1960-1964Container: Box/Folder 2/6
- Description: Helena, Montana. SlidesDates: circa 1961-1972Container: Box/Folder 2/7
- Description: Gold Creek Dredge, Pioneer, Lincoln, Elkhorn, Rimini, Marysville, and Castle Town, Montana. SlidesDates: circa 1962-1965Container: Box/Folder 2/8
- Description: St. Timothy Chapel, Sunrise Mine, Rumsey, Coloma, Garnet, Beartown, Copper Cliff, Helena Dredge, Granite, and Cable, Montana. SlidesDates: circa 1962-1982Container: Box/Folder 2/9
- Description: Red Lion, Stuart Mill, Georgetown Lake, Bannack, and Butte, Montana; Murray and Cataldo Mission, Idaho. SlidesDates: circa 1964-1982Container: Box/Folder 2/10
- Description: Granite Mountain Mining Company dividend checks and receiptsDates: 1890-1892Container: Box/Folder 2/11
- Description: Ghost town access maps
Recreation maps with ghost towns and historic sites highlighted and with access annotations.
Dates: circa 1960s-1980sContainer: Box/Folder 2/12
