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Collection 2480, MtBC, us
McCrackin, William Wallace, d.
1913
William Wallace McCrackin
Diary
1903
1 item
The William Wallace McCrackin Diary consists of handwritten
text describing a trip taken by the author and his wife beginning on their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary January 8, 1903. The itinerary included Portland, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, New Orleans, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Richmond, Washington, D. C., New York,
Pittsburg, Chicago, Lincoln, Billings, and Missoula. The diary has daily entries by William
describing their activities, the people they interact with, and the weather in each
location.
Collection materials are in English
Historical Note
William Wallace McCrackin came to Sand Coulee, Montana with his wife Gertrude in 1877 to
raise sheep. Two years later he would begin his banking career in Butte working for William
A. Clark. Soon, McCrackin would move up the corporate ladder, becoming President of the
Silver Bow National Bank, established in 1890. In 1894, McCrackin moved his family to
Hamilton to take a position as director of Marcus Dalys Ravalli County bank. William would
eventually become mayor of this city, where he lived until his death in 1913. Due to his
importance in the history of Montana, he was honored in 1943 with the naming of a Liberty
ship.
The W. W. McCrackin diary consists of handwritten text describing a trip taken by the
author and his wife beginning on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary January 8, 1903.
Their travels took them from Hamilton to Chicago following a circular route around America.
The itinerary included Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Jacksonville, St.
Augustine, Richmond, Washington, D.C., New York, Pittsburg, Chicago, Lincoln, Billings, and
Missoula. The McCrackin family vacation was briefly interrupted by the death of Gertrude's
father in February. The diary has daily entries by William describing their activities, the
people they interact with, and the weather in each location.
This collection is open for research.
Diary of William Wallace McCrackin was purchased from Charles Apfelbaum, Watchung, New
Jersey, on June 29, 2005.
This collection was processed 2009 April 28
McCrackin, Gertrude J., d.
1933
Billings (Mont.)-Description
and travel
Chicago (Ill.)-Description and
travel
Jacksonville (Fla.)-Description
and travel
Lincoln (Neb.)-Description and
travel
Los Angeles
(Calif.)-Description and travel
Missoula (Mont.)-Description
and travel
New Orleans (La.)-Description
and travel
New York (N.Y.)-Description and
travel
Pittsburg (Pa.)-Description and
travel
Portland (Or.)-Description and
travel
Richmond (Va.)-Description and
travel
Saint Augustine
(Fla.)
San Francisco
(Calif.)-Description and travel
Washington (D.C.)-Description
and travel
Travelers-United States-Diaries
Diaries
Environmental
Conditions
Sports and
Recreation
California
Montana
Oregon
Missoula
Portland