Thompson-Wing Ranch Collection, 1915-1956

Overview of the Collection

Title
Thompson-Wing Ranch Collection
Dates
1915-1956
Quantity
.8 linear feet
Collection Number
Collection 2069, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The Thompson-Wing Ranch Collection consists of catalogs of purebred Hereford cattle sales and livestock shows. There are a few promotional brochures about ranches and Anxiety 4 purebred Herefords, and a line breeding informational pamphlet. There are a few almanac/calendar booklets from the Jack Frost Ranch, Texas.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Thompson-Wing Ranch was located in the Gallatin Valley and raised purebred Hereford cattle.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The materials in this collection are catalogs of purebred Hereford cattle sales and livestock shows. There are a few promotional brochures about ranches and Anxiety 4 purebred Herefords, and a line breeding informational pamphlet. The sale catalogs are scattered over the years of 1915 to 1956 and from various states, including Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and Wisconsin. There are a few almanac/calendar booklets from the Jack Frost Ranch, Texas.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Promotional brochures collected by the Thompson-Wing Ranch were donated to Special Collections by Mrs. Eula Wing, Bozeman, Montana, September 21, 1976.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 6

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Anxiety Hereford Bloodlines
1/2 Hereford Cattle 1882-1919
1/3 Yesterday's, Today's and Tomorrow's Herefords
1/4 Linebreeding by Jay L. Lush
1/5 Hereford sale catalogs: Wisconsin, Missouri 1915, 1928
1/6 Colorado Hereford sale catalogs 1927, 1938
1/7 National Western Stock Show program, Colorado 1956
1/8 Jack Frost Ranches Almanacs, Texas 1947-1948
1/9 Jack Frost Ranches Almanacs, Texas 1953, 1955-1956
1/10 Texas Hereford sale catalogs 1929, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955
1/11 Texas Hereford sale catalogs 1939-1940
1/12 Texas Hereford sale catalogs 1939
1/13 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show program, Texas 1956
1/14 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1925, 1936, 1953
2/1 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1922, 1925
2/2 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1930, 1932
2/3 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1936
2/4 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1938
2/5 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1939
2/6 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1940-1941
2/7 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1942
2/8 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1943
2/9 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1944, 1947
2/10 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1948-1949
2/11 Nebraska Hereford sale catalogs 1952-1953

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Hereford cattle-Catalogs
  • Livestock-Catalogs
  • Ranches-Gallatin Valley (Wyo. and Mont.)
  • Ranches-Texas

Geographical Names

  • Jack Frost Ranch (Tex.)
  • Thompson-Wing Ranch (Mont.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Sales catalogs