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Ogle Hardware Company Records, 1915-1926

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ogle Hardware Company (Roundup, Mont.)
Title
Ogle Hardware Company Records
Dates
1915-1926 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 258
Summary
The Ogle Hardware Company was a Roundup, Montana, hardware company that opened its doors in 1915. The collection includes correspondence and financial records (1915-1925) for the Roundup firm; and subgroups of financial records (1918-1926) for the Ogle Mercantile Company of Gage, Montana and a subgroup of personal correspondence and financial records for Walter M. Ogle, founder and owner of Ogle Hardware.
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
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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Historical Note

The Ogle Hardware Company, owned and operated by Walter M. Ogle, opened its doors in 1915 in Roundup, Montana. The company provided building, farming, and ranching equipment to residents of the Musselshell Valley. Walter Ogle also made bids on building contracts for the city and local residents. In 1918 Ogle expanded his operations to include the Ogle Mercantile Company in Gage, Montana. Walter M. Ogle was born in Carlyle, Illinois, August 7, 1880. He came to Montana around the turn of the century, probably with one of his brothers, Leo Ogle. The latter worked as a teamster in Roundup and later with Walter in the hardware store. In his first few years in Montana, Walter Ogle worked as a traveling salesman for farming and general merchandise supply businesses. By 1909 he gained a permanant position as the manager of H.E. Marshall Mercantile in Martinsdale, Montana. By the following year he was serving as vice-president of the Citizen's Bank of Roundup. Between 1913 and 1915 he was vice-president and treasurer of the Newton Hardware and Implement Company, Roundup. In 1915 he opened his own store with his brother serving as partner. Ogle Hardware closed in the early 1930s. Walter Maurice Ogle married Pearl Gertrude Ogle. They had two sons, Walter J and Willard, and a daughter, Edna, who died at a young age.

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Content Description

This collection contains three subgroups. The records of the Ogle Hardware Company form the bulk of the collection. The records include general correspondence (1916-1924) primarily from various national supply companies; finanical records (1915-1926) including bills, cash books, check registers and inventories; scattered legal records (1921-1926) including sales contracts and promisory notes; and miscellaneous advertisements, forms, and price lists for supply companies. The records for the Ogle Mercantile Company consist primarily of accounts (1918-1920) filed by the customer's last name. The records also include check books, a check register, and ledgers (1918-1920). The papers of Walter M. Ogle consist of scattered incoming correspondence (1908-1920) from business associates, family, and friends; financial records (1909-1923) including account statements for contracted labor, bills and receipts, check stubs, scattered insurance statements, and tax receipts; and miscellany (1909-1917) including a certificate of membership in the Lange National Detective Bureau and a Roundup city ordinance regarding licensing of plumbers.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

by series

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information:

available upon request

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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

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Subject Terms

  • Retail trade

Geographical Names

  • Gage (Mont.)--Commerce
  • Roundup (Mont.)--Commerce


2004

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