Maxey Mines annotated research paper, 1966
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kirk, Marguerite, 1894-1991
- Title
- Maxey Mines annotated research paper
- Dates
- 196619661966
- Quantity
- 1 item
- Collection Number
- 0540
- Summary
- Marguerite Kirk was a teacher and librarian who returned to her hometown of Bozeman, Montana, to operate the family farm in 1960. The Maxey Mines annotated research paper, written in 1966 by Kirk, discusses the history of the Maxey coal mines and the development of the community of Chimney Rock along Trail Creek in Gallatin County and Park County, Montana.
- 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
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Marguerite Kirk was born on a Gallatin County, Montana, ranch on November 24, 1894, one of several children born to Harris Kirk and Elizabeth Baker Kirk. She attended public schools in Bozeman, Montana, before graduating from the University of California in 1917. Kirk earned a master's degree in library science at Columbia University in 1936. She taught in Oregon and New Jersey before returning to Bozeman in 1960 where she operated the family farm and ran a book store. A philanthropist who funded the Bozeman Symphony and many other civic projects, Kirk died on August 29, 1991 in Marin County, California.
Content Description
In 1966, Marguerite Kirk prepared an annotated research paper on the history of the Maxey coal mines and accompanying development along Trail Creek in Gallatin County, Montana, and later Park County, Montana (after the latter was formed in 1887). The paper details the discovery of coal deposits as early as 1867 and, in 1881, Daniel Maxey, a Pennsylvania native, established a deep mine for the production of domestic fuel for nearby Bozeman, Montana Territory. A small community grew up around the Maxey mine with a post office named Chimney Rock, but the mining operation declined and eventually ceased around 1950. Kirk's paper is a carbon typescript of an original that was likely never published and cites personal letters from the Maxey family whose present location is unknown.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
An original research paper written by Marguerite Kirk of Bozeman, Montana was donated to Montana State University by her in 1967.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2012 March 30
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coal
- Coal mines and mining
- Coal mines and mining--Montana--Gallatin County (Mont.)--History
- Coal trade
Personal Names
- Maxey, Daniel, 1832-1910
Geographical Names
- Bozeman (Mont.)
- Montana
- Park County (Mont.)--History
