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Missoula Light and Water Company Records, 1885-1909

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Missoula Light and Water Company
Title
Missoula Light and Water Company Records
Dates
1885-1909 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.0 linear feet, (26 volumes)
Collection Number
Mss 581
Summary
This collection consists of the ledgers of the Missoula Light and Water Company of Missoula, Montana, including customer records, daily reports, and correspondence from 1895 to 1909.
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

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
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Historical Note

In 1871, the first actual water system in Missoula, Montana, utilizing log pipes and wooden mains, began operating. In 1885, Worden and Company sold the water system to Missoula Water Works and Milling Company. The Missoula Mercantile bought the system in 1895 and renamed it the Missoula Water Company. In the early 1900s W.A. Clark purchased the Missoula Water Company which he combined with other holdings and in 1906 legally changed the name to the Missoula Light and Water Company. The Missoula Light and Water Company was purchased by the Montana Power Company in 1930.

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Content Description

This collection consists of twenty-six ledgers, dated 1895 through 1909, which document the financial history of the Missoula Water Company in Missoula, Montana. The ledgers include customer payment records, some daily reports, a stock journal, check registers, an equipment ledger, and three letterpress books of correspondence.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Missoula Light and Water Company Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series

Series I: Financial Records, 3.5 linear feet, 1885–1909

Series II: Financial Correspondence, 0.5 linear feet, 1901–1906

Custodial History

Mountain Water Company donated this collection to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula in 1983. The Museum transferred some portions to the K. Ross Toole Archives in 1998 and the remainder in 2003.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Historical Museum of Fort Missoula in 1998 and 2003

Processing Note

Processing combined two accessions of materials created by the same organization.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Business records--Montana--Missoula
  • Water utilities--Montana--Missoula
  • Water-supply--Montana--Missoula

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Missoula Water Company (author)
    • Missoula Water Works and Milling Company (author)

Finding aid prepared by Paul Kozlowitz and Teresa Hamann
2004

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