MTGMss050.xml Guide to the William Leonard Albrecht Papers 1880-1968 Albrecht (William Leonard) Papers Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula © 2004
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Mss 050 Albrecht, William Leonard, 1863-1935 William Leonard Albrecht Papers 1880-1968 71.0 linear feet 85 boxes, 3 oversize tubes, and 127 oversize volumes This collection contains correspondence, financial, legal, organizational, promotional, and photographic records generated or collected by William Leonard Albrecht with particular emphasis on the Albrecht Furniture Company, the first and one of the most distinguished furniture stores in Great Falls, Montana. Materials are inEnglishandGerman Biographical Note

William Leonard Albrecht was born in 1863 in Rothenburg, Germany, the son of Frederick A. and Sophia (Schmidt) Albrecht. He emigrated to the United States in 1882 and began working in Detroit, Michigan, as a bookkeeper. After six months there, he moved on to Minneapolis, where he worked for a firm that manufactured billiard tables and bank furniture. He left that firm and traveled throughout the Northwest looking for a location to start a business. In 1886 he arrived in Great Falls, Montana, where he opened the city's first furniture store.

In 1887, he built the brick building that would house the store for the next eighty-one years. Albrecht's Furniture sold a whole variety of furnishings for the home. The store often struggled with varying financial conditions, but stayed in business at 111 Central Avenue East until 1968.

Albrecht was active in other business concerns as well. He was a director, vice president, and president of the Gold Black Sand Mining Company, which was headquartered in Great Falls. He was also active in the German-American community, and was a member of the Sons of Hermann (which published the Montana Herold, a German newspaper, out of Great Falls from 1892 to 1898) and the German Lodge of Great Falls. He was a minor stockholder in the Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company.

Albrecht married Wilhelmine Loeffler in Chicago in 1894. They had three children: William Jr., Helmuth, and Elsie. William Sr. died in 1935; William Jr. owned and managed the store until its closure in 1968; he died in 1975.

This collection contains correspondence, financial, legal, organizational, promotional, and photographic records generated or collected by William Leonard Albrecht with particular emphasis on the Albrecht Furniture Company, the first and one of the most distinguished furniture stores in Great Falls, Montana. Collection materials also include limited records from some of the Albrecht family's other investments, the Gold Black Sand Mining Company, the Montana Herold Publishing Company, and the Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company. This collection provides particular insights into the history and practices of home furnishing businesses in central Montana from the late 19th Century through the mid 20th century. Correspondence materials include personal exchanges with members of the extended Albrecht family. This correspondence, in conjunction with the Sons of Hermann materials, provides insights into German immigrant experiences and perspectives during Montana's pioneer-era. Additionally, collection materials document the challenges of establishing retail businesses in a rural state.

The collection is arranged in six series:

Series I: Albrecht Furniture Company

Subseries 1: Incoming Correspondence

Subseries 2: Interoffice Correspondence

Subseries 3: Outgoing Correspondence

Subseries 4: General Correspondence

Subseries 5: Financial Records

Subseries 6: Legal Documents

Subseries 7: Advertising and Organizational

Series II: Gold Black Sand Mining Company

Subseries 1: General Correspondence

Subseries 2: Legal and Organizational

Subseries 3: Clippings

Series III: Sons of Hermann, Bismarck Lodge No. 1

Subseries 1: Financial Records

Subseries 2: Montana Herold Publishing Company

Series IV: German Lodge, Great Falls

Series V: Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company

Series VI: Photographs

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.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright transferred to the University of Montana.

[Name of document or photograph number], William L. Albrecht Papers , Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana-Missoula.

The records were held by the Albrecht family until time of donation.

Gift of Helmuth Albrecht and Elsa Albrecht, 1972.

The collection was originally processed in 1975. It appears that the order of the materials was largely maintained; books and photographs were separated. During 2004 reprocessing, the order was largely maintained. Photographs were intellectually reunited with the collection, and some photographs that had remained unprocessed were described.

During original processing, German-language books were removed from the collection and placed in the Mansfield Library's general collection.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Albrecht Furniture Company (Great Falls, Mont.) Montana Herold Publishing Company Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company Gold Black Sand Mining Company German Lodge (Great Falls, Mont.) Order of the Sons of Hermann Furniture industry and trade--Montana--Great Falls German American newspapers--Montana--Great Falls German Americans--Montana--Great Falls German Americans--Montana--Great Falls--Societies, etc. Lumber trade--Montana--Great Falls Mining corporations--Montana--Great Falls Newspaper publishing--Montana--Great Falls Business records--Montana--Great Falls Montana Business, Industry, and Labor German Americans Logging Mines and Mineral Resources Businessmen--Montana--Great Falls Montana Herold Series I Albrecht Furniture Company 1886-1968 47.25 linear feet, 113 oversize volumes, and 3 oversize tubes English

This series contains extensive correspondence, financial, legal, organizational, and promotional materials generated and collected by the Albrecht family with particular emphasis upon the operation of the Albrecht Furniture Company in Great Falls, Montana. These materials provide insights into the history and practices of home furnishing businesses in central Montana from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Correspondence materials also include personal exchanges with members of the extended Albrecht family, documenting aspects of German immigrant experiences and perspectives during Montana's pioneer-era. Additionally these items document the challenges of establishing retail businesses in a rural state.

 Subseries 1 Incoming Correspondence 1897-1934 5.25 linear feet English 1/1 1897 1/2 1906 1/3 1907 1/4 A 1908 1/5 B 1908 1/6 C 1908 1/7 D 1908 1/8 E 1908 1/9 F 1908 1/10 G 1908 1/11 H 1908 1/12 J 1908 1/13 K 1908 1/14 L 1908 1/15 M 1908 1/16 N 1908 1/17 O 1908 1/18 P 1908 1/19 R 1908 1/20 S 1908 1/21 T 1908 1/22 U 1908 1/23 V 1908 1/24 W 1908 1/25 Z 1908 1/26 A 1914 1/27 B 1914 1/28 C 1914 1/29 D 1914 1/30 E 1914 2/1 F 1914 2/2 G 1914 2/3 H 1914 2/4 J 1914 2/5 K 1914 2/6 L 1914 2/7 M 1914 2/8 N 1914 2/9 O 1914 2/10 P 1914 2/11 Q 1914 2/12 R 1914 2/13 S 1914 2/14 T 1914 2/15 U 1914 2/16 V 1914 2/17 W 1914 2/18 Y 1914 2/19 Z 1914 2/20 C 1916 2/21 K 1916 2/22 A 1917 2/23 B 1917 2/24 C 1917 2/25 D 1917 2/26 E 1917 2/27 G 1917 2/28 H 1917 3/1 I 1917 3/2 J 1917 3/3 K 1917 3/4 L 1917 3/5 M 1917 3/6 N 1917 3/7 O 1917 3/8 P 1917 3/9 A 1918 3/10 B 1918 3/11 C 1918 3/12 D 1918 3/13 F 1918 3/14 G 1918 3/15 H 1918 3/16 I 1918 3/17 J 1918 3/18 K 1918 3/19 L 1918 3/20 M 1918 3/21 N 1918 3/22 O 1918 3/23 P 1918 3/24 A 1919 3/25 B 1919 3/26 C 1919 3/27 D 1919 3/28 E 1919 3/29 F 1919 3/30 G 1919 4/1 H 1919 4/2 I 1919 4/3 J 1919 4/4 K 1919 4/5 L 1919 4/6 M 1919 4/7 N 1919 4/8 O 1919 4/9 P 1919 4/10 Q 1919 4/11 R 1919 4/12 S 1919 4/13 T 1919 4/14 U 1919 4/15 V 1919 4/16 W 1919 4/17 Y 1919 4/18 A 1920 4/19 B 1920 4/20 C 1920 4/21 D 1920 4/22 E 1920 4/23 F 1920 4/24 G 1920 4/25 H 1920 5/1 J 1920 5/2 K 1920 5/3 L 1920 5/4 M 1920 5/5 N 1920 5/6 O 1920 5/7 P 1920 5/8 R 1920 5/9 S 1920 5/10 T 1920 5/11 U 1920 5/12 V 1920 5/13 W 1920 5/14 Y 1920 5/15 Z 1920 5/16 C 1923 5/17 T 1926 5/18 C 1927 5/19 N 1927 5/20 R 1927 5/21 S 1927 5/22 T 1927 5/23 A 1928 5/24 B 1928 5/25 C 1928 5/26 D 1928 5/27 E 1928 5/28 F 1928 5/29 G 1928 5/30 H 1928 5/31 I 1928 5/32 J 1928 5/33 K 1928 5/34 L 1928 5/35 M 1928 6/1 N 1928 6/2 O 1928 6/3 R 1928 6/4 S 1928 6/5 T 1928 6/6 U 1928 6/7 V 1928 6/8 W 1928 6/9 A 1929 6/10 B 1929 6/11 C 1929 6/12 D 1929 6/13 E 1929 6/14 F 1929 6/15 G 1929 6/16 H 1929 6/17 J 1929 6/18 K 1929 6/19 L 1929 6/20 M 1929 6/21 N 1929 6/22 O 1929 6/23 R 1929 6/24 S 1929 6/25 T 1929 6/26 U 1929 6/27 V 1929 6/28 W 1929 6/29 Y 1929 7/1 A 1930 7/2 B 1930 7/3 C 1930 7/4 D 1930 7/5 E 1930 7/6 F 1930 7/7 G 1930 7/8 H 1930 7/9 I 1930 7/10 J 1930 7/11 K 1930 7/12 L 1930 7/13 M 1930 7/14 N 1930 7/15 O 1930 7/16 P 1930 7/17 Q 1930 7/18 R 1930 7/19 S 1930 7/20 T 1930 7/21 U 1930 7/22 V 1930 7/23 W 1930 7/24 Y 1930 7/25 A 1931 7/26 B 1931 7/27 C 1931 7/28 D 1931 7/29 E 1931 7/30 F 1931 7/31 G 1931 8/1 H 1931 8/2 I 1931 8/3 J 1931 8/4 K 1931 8/5 L 1931 8/6 M 1931 8/7 N 1931 8/8 O 1931 8/9 R 1931 8/10 S 1931 8/11 T 1931 8/12 U 1931 8/13 V 1931 8/14 W 1931 8/15 Y 1931 8/16 A 1932 8/17 B 1932 8/18 C 1932 8/19 D 1932 8/20 E 1932 8/21 F 1932 8/22 G 1932 8/23 H 1932 8/24 I 1932 8/25 J 1932 8/26 K 1932 8/27 L 1932 8/28 M 1932 8/29 N 1932 8/30 O 1932 8/31 R 1932 8/32 S 1932 8/33 T 1932 9/1 U 1932 9/2 V 1932 9/3 W 1932 9/4 Y 1932 9/5 A 1933 9/6 B 1933 9/7 C 1933 9/8 D 1933 9/9 E 1933 9/10 F 1933 9/11 G 1933 9/12 H 1933 9/13 I 1933 9/14 K 1933 9/15 L 1933 9/16 M 1933 9/17 N 1933 9/18 R 1933 9/19 S 1933 9/20 T 1933 9/21 U 1933 9/22 V 1933 9/23 W 1933 9/24 Y 1933 9/25 A 1934 9/26 B 1934 9/27 C 1934 10/1 D 1934 10/2 E 1934 10/3 F 1934 10/4 G 1934 10/5 H 1934 10/6 I 1934 10/7 J 1934 10/8 K 1934 10/9 L 1934 10/10 M 1934 10/11 N 1934 10/12 O 1934 10/13 P 1934 10/14 R 1934 10/15 S 1934 10/16 T 1934 10/17 U 1934 10/18 V 1934 10/19 W 1934 10/20 Y 1934 Subseries 2 Interoffice Correspondence 1936 1 folder English 10/21 1936 Subseries 3 Outgoing Correspondence 1886-1965 6.25 linear feet English 10/22 October 1886-November1890 11/1 December 1890-March 1899 11/2 March 1899-July 1900 11/3 July 1900-August 1901 12/1 August 1901-March 1903 12/2 March 1903-June 1905 12/3 July 1905-July 1907 12/4 July 1907-February 1909 13/1 February 1909-August 1910 13/2 August 1910-June 1912 13/3 June 1912-October 1913 13/4 October 1913-March 1914 14/1 March-April 1914 14/2 May-July 1914 14/3 August-October 1914 14/4 November-December 1914 14/5 January-May 1915 14/6 June-September 1915 14/7 October-December 1915 14/8 1916 14/9 1917 14/10 1918 15/1 January-April 1935 15/2 May-December 1935 15/3 January-May 1936 15/4 June-October 1936 15/5 October-December 1936 15/6 January-May 1937 15/7 June-August 1937 15/8 September-October 1937 15/9 November-December 1937 15/10 January-March 1938 15/11 April-June 1938 16/1 July-October 1938 16/2 November-December 1938 16/3 January-March 1939 16/4 April-June 1939 16/5 July-September 1939 16/6 October-November 1939 16/7 December 1939 16/8 January-February 1940 16/9 March 1940 16/10 April 1940 16/11 May 1940 16/12 June-July 1940 16/13 August-September 1940 16/14 October-December 1940 17/1 January-March 1941 17/2 April-July 1941 17/3 August-September 1941 17/4 October-December 1941 17/5 January-April 1942 17/6 May-August 1942 17/7 September-December 1942 17/8 1943 17/9 1944 17/10 January-June 1945 17/11 July-December 1945 18/1 January-June 1946 18/2 July-December 1946 18/3 January-July 1947 18/4 August-December 1947 18/5 January-June 1949 18/6 July-December 1949 18/7 January-June 1950 18/8 July-December 1950 19/1 January-March 1951 19/2 April-June 1951 19/3 July-October 1951 19/4 November-December 1951 19/5 January-April 1952 19/6 May-December 1952 19/7 January-December 1953 19/8 January-April 1954 19/9 May-July 1954 19/10 August-December 1954 19/11 January-April 1955 19/12 May-July 1955 19/13 August-December 1955 20/1 January-April 1956 20/2 May-August 1956 20/3 August-December 1956 20/4 1957 20/5 1958 20/6 January-June 1959 20/7 July-December 1959 21/1 January-June 1960 21/2 July-December 1960 21/3 January-December 1961, January-June 1962 21/4 July-December 1962, 1963 21/5 1964-1965 Subseries 4 General Correspondence 1936-1968 30.0 linear feet English 22/1 A 1936 22/2 F. E. Buck 1936 22/3 B 1936 22/4 C 1936 22/5 D 1936 22/6 E 1936 22/7 F 1936 22/8 G 1936 22/9 H 1936 22/10 I 1936 22/11 J 1936 22/12 K 1936 22/13 L 1936 22/14 M 1936 22/15 N 1936 22/16 P 1936 22/17 R 1936 22/18 S 1936 22/19 T 1936 22/20 U 1936 22/21 V 1936 22/22 W 1936 22/23 Y 1936 23/1 A 1936 23/2 F. E. Buck 1936 23/3 B 1936 23/4 C 1936 23/5 D 1936 23/6 E 1936 23/7 F 1936 23/8 G 1936 23/9 H 1936 23/10 I 1936 23/11 J 1936 24/1 K 1936 24/2 Levin Brothers 1936 24/3 L 1936 24/4 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1936 24/5 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1936 24/6 M 1936 24/7 N 1936 24/8 O 1936 24/9 P 1936 25/1 Q 1936 25/2 R 1936 25/3 Salisbury and Satterlee 1936 25/4 S 1936 25/5 T 1936 25/6 U 1936 25/7 V 1936 25/8 W 1936 25/9 Y 1936 25/10 A 1937 25/11 F. E. Buck 1937 25/12 B 1937 25/13 C 1937 25/14 D 1937 25/15 E 1937 25/16 F 1937 25/17 G 1937 25/18 H 1937 26/1 I 1937 26/2 J 1937 26/3 K 1937 26/4 Levin Brothers 1937 26/5 L 1937 26/6 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1937 26/7 M 1937 26/8 National Retail Furniture Association 1937 26/9 N 1937 26/10 O 1937 26/11 P 1937 26/12 R 1937 26/13 Salisbury and Satterlee 1937 26/14 S 1937 27/1 T 1937 27/2 U 1937 27/3 V 1937 27/4 W 1937 27/5 Y 1937 27/6 Z 1937 27/7 A 1938 27/8 F. E. Buck 1938 27/9 B 1938 27/10 C 1938 27/11 C 1938 27/12 D 1938 27/13 E 1938 27/14 F 1938 28/1 G 1938 28/2 H 1938 28/3 I 1938 28/4 J 1938 28/5 K 1938 28/6 Levin Brothers 1938 28/7 L 1938 28/8 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1938 28/9 James E. Murray 1938 28/10 M 1938 28/11 National Retail Furniture Association 1938 28/12 N 1938 28/13 O 1938 28/14 P 1938 28/15 R 1938 28/16 Salisbury and Satterlee 1938 29/1 S 1938 29/2 T 1938 29/3 U 1938 29/4 V 1938 29/5 W 1938 29/6 Z 1938 29/7 A 1939 29/8 F. E. Buck 1939 29/9 B 1939 29/10 C 1939 29/11 C 1939 29/12 D 1939 29/13 E 1939 30/1 F 1939 30/2 G 1939 30/3 H 1939 30/4 I 1939 30/5 J 1939 30/6 K 1939 30/7 Levin Brothers 1939 30/8 L 1939 30/9 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1939 30/10 M 1939 30/11 National Retail Furniture Association 1939 30/12 N 1939 30/13 O 1939 30/14 P 1939 30/15 R 1939 30/16 Salisbury and Satterlee 1939 31/1 S 1939 31/2 T 1939 31/3 U 1939 31/4 V 1939 31/5 W 1939 31/6 Z 1939 31/7 A 1940 31/8 A 1940 31/9 F. E. Buck 1940 31/10 B 1940 31/11 B 1940 31/12 Charles P. Cochrane Company 1940 32/1 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1940 32/2 C 1940 32/3 D 1940 32/4 E 1940 32/5 F 1940 32/6 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1940 32/7 G 1940 32/8 H 1940 32/9 I 1940 32/10 J 1940 33/1 K 1940 33/2 Levin Brothers 1940 33/3 Levin Brothers 1940 33/4 L 1940 33/5 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1940 33/6 James E. Murray 1940 33/7 M 1940 33/8 M 1940 33/9 National Furniture Retail Association 1940 33/10 N 1940 34/1 O 1940 34/2 P 1940 34/3 Q 1940 34/4 Rainbow Hotel 1940 34/5 R 1940 34/6 Salisbury and Satterlee 1940 34/7 S 1940 34/8 T 1940 34/9 U 1940 34/10 V 1940 34/11 Burton K. Wheeler 1940 34/12 W 1940 34/13 W 1940 34/14 X-Z 1940 35/1 A 1941 35/2 B 1941 35/3 Charles P. Cochrane Company 1941 35/4 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1941 35/5 C 1941 35/6 D 1941 35/7 E 1941 35/8 F 1941 35/9 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1941 35/10 G 1941 36/1 H 1941 36/2 I 1941 36/3 J 1941 36/4 K 1941 36/5 Levin Brothers 1941 36/6 L 1941 36/7 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1941 36/8 James E. Murray 1941 36/9 M 1941 36/10 N 1941 36/11 James F. O'Connor 1941 36/12 O 1941 36/13 P 1941 36/14 Q 1941 36/15 Rainbow Hotel 1941 36/16 Jeannette Rankin 1941 36/17 R 1941 36/18 Salisbury and Satterlee 1941 37/1 S 1941 37/2 T 1941 37/3 U 1941 37/4 V 1941 37/5 W 1941 37/6 X-Z 1941 37/7 A 1942 37/8 B 1942 37/9 Charles P. Cochrane Company 1942 37/10 Columbia Mills Incorporation 1942 37/11 C 1942 37/12 D 1942 37/13 E 1942 37/14 F 1942 37/15 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1942 37/16 G 1942 37/17 H 1942 38/1 I 1942 38/2 J 1942 38/3 K 1942 38/4 Levin Brothers 1942 38/5 L 1942 38/6 M 1942 38/7 N 1942 38/8 O 1942 38/9 P 1942 38/10 Q 1942 38/11 R 1942 38/12 Salisbury and Satterlee 1942 38/13 S 1942 38/14 T 1942 38/15 U 1942 38/16 V 1942 38/17 W 1942 38/18 X-Z 1942 38/19 A 1943 38/20 B 1943 39/1 Charles P. Cochrane Company 1943 39/2 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1943 39/3 C 1943 39/4 D 1943 39/5 D 1943 39/6 F 1943 39/7 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1943 39/8 G 1943 39/9 H 1943 39/10 I 1943 39/11 J 1943 39/12 K 1943 39/13 Levin Brothers 1943 39/14 L 1943 39/15 M 1943 39/16 N 1943 39/17 O 1943 39/18 P 1943 39/19 R 1943 39/20 Salisbury and Satterlee 1943 39/21 S 1943 39/22 T 1943 39/23 U 1943 39/24 V 1943 39/25 W 1943 40/1 A 1944 40/2 F. E. Buck 1944 40/3 B 1944 40/4 Charles P. Cochrane Company 1944 40/5 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1944 40/6 Curtis Sales Company 1944 40/7 D 1944 40/8 E 1944 40/9 F 1944 40/10 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1944 40/11 G 1944 40/12 H 1944 40/13 I 1944 40/14 J 1944 40/15 K 1944 40/16 Levin Brothers 1944 40/17 L 1944 40/18 M 1944 40/19 N 1944 40/20 O 1944 40/21 P 1944 40/22 Q, R 1944 41/1 Salisbury and Satterlee 1944 41/2 S 1944 41/3 T 1944 41/4 United States 1944 41/5 U 1944 41/6 V 1944 41/7 W 1944 41/8 Y-Z 1944 41/9 A 1945 41/10 F. E. Buck 1945 41/11 B 1945 41/12 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1945 41/13 C 1945 41/14 D 1945 41/15 E 1945 41/16 F 1945 41/17 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1945 41/18 G 1945 41/19 H 1945 41/20 I 1945 41/21 J 1945 41/22 K 1945 41/23 Levin Brothers 1945 41/24 Lees-Cochrane Company 1945 41/25 L 1945 41/26 M 1945 41/27 N 1945 41/28 O 1945 42/1 P 1945 42/2 Q 1945 42/3 Salisbury and Satterlee 1945 42/4 S 1945 42/5 T 1945 42/6 U 1945 42/7 V 1945 42/8 W 1945 42/9 X-Z 1945 42/10 A 1946 42/11 F. E. Buck 1946 42/12 B 1946 42/13 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1946 42/14 C 1946 42/15 D 1946 42/16 E 1946 42/17 F 1946 42/18 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1946 42/19 G 1946 42/20 H 1946 42/21 I 1946 42/22 J 1946 43/1 K 1946 43/2 Lees-Cochrane Company 1946 43/3 Levin Brothers 1946 43/4 L 1946 43/5 M 1946 43/6 N 1946 43/7 O, P 1946 43/8 Q, R 1946 43/9 Salisbury and Satterlee 1946 43/10 S 1946 43/11 T 1946 43/12 U 1946 43/13 V 1946 43/14 W 1946 43/15 X-Z 1946 43/16 A 1947 43/17 F. E. Buck 1947 44/1 B 1947 44/2 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1947 44/3 C 1947 44/4 D 1947 44/5 E 1947 44/6 F 1947 44/7 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1947 44/8 G 1947 44/9 H 1947 44/10 I 1947 44/11 J 1947 44/12 K 1947 45/1 Levin Brothers 1947 45/2 L 1947 45/3 M 1947 45/4 N 1947 45/5 O 1947 45/6 P 1947 45/7 R 1947 45/8 Salisbury Company 1947 45/9 S 1947 45/10 T 1947 45/11 U 1947 45/12 V 1947 45/13 W 1947 45/14 X-Z 1947 45/15 A 1948 45/16 F. E. Buck 1948 46/1 B 1948 46/2 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1948 46/3 C 1948 46/4 D 1948 46/5 E 1948 46/6 F 1948 46/7 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1948 46/8 G 1948 46/9 H 1948 46/10 I 1948 46/11 J 1948 46/12 K 1948 46/13 James Lees and Sons 1948 47/1 Levin Brothers 1948 47/2 L 1948 47/3 Mohawk Carpet Mills 1948 47/4 M 1948 47/5 N 1948 47/6 O 1948 47/7 P 1948 47/8 Q, R 1948 47/9 Salisbury Company 1948 47/10 S 1948 47/11 T 1948 47/12 U 1948 47/13 V 1948 47/14 W 1948 47/15 X-Z 1948 47/16 Albrecht 1949 47/17 A 1949 48/1 B 1949 48/2 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1949 48/3 C 1949 48/4 Wesley D'Ewart 1949 48/5 Dubois and Company 1949 48/6 D 1949 48/7 Zales N. Ecton 1949 48/8 E 1949 48/9 F 1949 48/10 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1949 48/11 G 1949 48/12 H 1949 48/13 I 1949 48/14 J 1949 48/15 K 1949 48/16 James Lees and Sons 1949 49/1 Levin Brothers 1949 49/2 L 1949 49/3 James E. Murray 1949 49/4 M 1949 49/5 N 1949 49/6 O 1949 49/7 P 1949 49/8 R 1949 49/9 Salisbury Company 1949 49/10 S 1949 49/11 T 1949 49/12 U 1949 49/13 V 1949 49/14 W 1949 49/15 Y 1949 49/16 Albrecht 1950 49/17 A 1950 50/1 B 1950 50/2 Charlotte Chair Company 1950 50/3 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1950 50/4 Curtis Sales Company 1950 50/5 C 1950 50/6 Wesley D'Ewart 1950 50/7 Dubois and Company 1950 50/8 D 1950 50/9 E 1950 50/10 F 1950 50/11 Grand Rapids Chair Company 1950 50/12 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1950 50/13 Great Falls Labor Council 1950 50/14 G 1950 50/15 H 1950 50/16 Imperial Furniture Company 1950 50/17 Herbert C. Iske 1950 51/1 I 1950 51/2 Johnson-Carper Furniture Company 1950 51/3 Johnson Furniture Company 1950 51/4 J 1950 51/5 K 1950 51/6 James Lees and Sons 1950 51/7 Levin Brothers 1950 51/8 Lloyd Manufacturing Company 1950 51/9 L 1950 51/10 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1950 51/11 Mueller Furniture 1950 51/12 M 1950 51/13 N 1950 51/14 O 1950 51/15 Philadelphia Carpet Company 1950 51/16 P 1950 51/17 Q 1950 51/18 R 1950 51/19 Salisbury Company 1950 52/1 S 1950 52/2 T 1950 52/3 United States Bedding Company 1950 52/4 U 1950 52/5 V 1950 52/6 W 1950 52/7 Albrecht 1951 52/8 A 1951 52/9 B 1951 52/10 Charlotte Chair Company 1951 52/11 Columbia Mills Incorporated 1951 52/12 Curtis Sales Company 1951 52/13 C 1951 52/14 Drexel Furniture Company 1951 52/15 Dubois and Company 1951 52/16 D 1951 52/17 E 1951 52/18 F 1951 52/19 Grand Rapids Chair Company 1951 52/20 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1951 52/21 Great Falls Employer Council 1951 53/1 G 1951 53/2 H 1951 53/3 Imperial Furniture Company 1951 53/4 Herbert C. Iske 1951 53/5 Johnson-Carper Furniture Company 1951 53/6 Johnson Furniture 1951 53/7 J 1951 53/8 K 1951 53/9 James Lees and Sons 1951 53/10 Levin Brothers 1951 53/11 Lloyd Manufacturing Company 1951 53/12 L 1951 53/13 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1951 53/14 M 1951 53/15 N 1951 53/16 O 1951 53/17 Philadelphia Carpet 1951 53/18 P 1951 53/19 R 1951 53/20 Salisbury Company 1951 53/21 S 1951 53/22 T 1951 53/23 United States Bedding Company 1951 53/24 V 1951 53/25 W 1951 53/26 X-Z 1951 54/1 Albrecht 1952 54/2 A 1952 54/3 B 1952 54/4 Charlotte Chair Company 1952 54/5 Columbia Mills Inc. 1952 54/6 C 1952 54/7 Wesley D'Ewart 1952 54/8 Drexel Furniture Company 1952 54/9 Dubois and Company 1952 54/10 D 1952 54/11 E 1952 54/12 F 1952 54/13 Grand Rapids Chair Company 1952 54/14 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1952 54/15 Great Falls Employer Council 1952 54/16 G 1952 54/17 H 1952 54/18 Imperial Furniture Company 1952 54/19 Herbert C, Iske 1952 54/20 J 1952 54/21 K 1952 54/22 James Lees and Sons 1952 54/23 Levin Brothers 1952 54/24 Lloyd Manufacturing Company 1952 54/25 L 1952 54/26 Montana Chamber of Commerce 1952 54/27 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1952 54/28 Mueller Furniture Company 1952 54/29 M 1952 55/1 N 1952 55/2 O 1952 55/3 P 1952 55/4 R 1952 55/5 Salisbury Company 1952 55/6 S 1952 55/7 T 1952 55/8 U.S. Bedding Company 1952 55/9 U 1952 55/10 V 1952 55/11 W 1952 55/12 Albrecht 1953 55/13 A 1953 55/14 B 1953 55/15 Chamber of Commerce, U.S. 1953 55/16 Charlotte Chair Company 1953 55/17 Columbia Mills Inc. 1953 55/18 Curtis Sales 1953 55/19 C 1953 55/20 Drexel Furniture 1953 55/21 Dubois and Company 1953 55/22 D 1953 55/23 E 1953 55/24 F 1953 55/25 Grand Rapids Chair Company 1953 55/26 Great Falls Chamber of Commerce 1953 55/27 Great Falls Employers Council 1953 55/28 G 1953 55/29 H 1953 55/30 Imperial Furniture Company 1953 55/31 Herbert C. Iske 1953 55/32 I 1953 55/33 Johnson Furniture Company 1953 55/34 J 1953 55/35 K 1953 56/1 James Lees and Sons 1953 56/2 Levin Brothers 1953 56/3 Lloyd Manufacturing Company 1953 56/4 L 1953 56/5 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1953 56/6 Mueller Furniture Company 1953 56/7 M 1953 56/8 N 1953 56/9 O 1953 56/10 P 1953 56/11 R 1953 56/12 Salisbury Company 1953 56/13 S 1953 56/14 T 1953 56/15 U 1953 56/16 V 1953 56/17 W 1953 56/18 Y 1953 56/19 Albrecht 1954 56/20 A 1954 56/21 B 1954 56/22 Chamber of Commerce, U.S. 1954 57/1 Curtis Sales Company 1954 57/2 C 1954 57/3 Drexel Furniture Company 1954 57/4 D 1954 57/5 E 1954 57/6 Orvin Fjare 1954 57/7 F 1954 57/8 G 1954 57/9 H 1954 57/10 Imperial Furniture Company 1954 57/11 I 1954 57/12 J 1954 57/13 K 1954 57/14 James Lees and Sons 1954 57/15 Levin Brothers 1954 57/16 L 1954 57/17 Herman Miller Furniture Company 1954 57/18 Montana Chamber of Commerce 1954 57/19 Montana 1954 57/20 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1954 57/21 Mueller Furniture Company 1954 57/22 M 1954 57/23 N 1954 57/24 P 1954 58/1 R 1954 58/2 Salisbury Company 1954 58/3 S 1954 58/4 T 1954 58/5 U 1954 58/6 V 1954 58/7 W 1954 58/8 Y 1954 58/9 Albrecht 1955 58/10 A 1955 58/11 B 1955 58/12 Chamber of Commerce, U.S. 1955 58/13 Curtis Sales Company 1955 58/14 C 1955 58/15 Drexel Furniture Company 1955 58/16 D 1955 58/17 E 1955 58/18 Orvin Fjare 1955 58/19 F 1955 58/20 G 1955 58/21 H 1955 58/22 Imperial Furniture Company 1955 58/23 Herbert C. Iske 1955 59/1 J 1955 59/2 K 1955 59/3 James Lees and Sons 1955 59/4 Levin Bros 1955. 59/5 L 1955 59/6 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1955 59/7 M 1955 59/8 N 1955 59/9 O 1955 59/10 P 1955 59/11 R 1955 59/12 Salisbury Company 1955 59/13 Spinning Wheel 1955 59/14 S 1955 59/15 T 1955 59/16 U 1955 59/17 V 1955 59/18 W 1955 59/19 Y 1955 59/20 Z 1955 60/1 Albrecht 1956 60/2 A 1956 60/3 B 1956 60/4 Chamber of Commerce, U.S. 1956 60/5 C 1956 60/6 D 1956 60/7 E 1956 60/8 F 1956 60/9 G 1956 60/10 H 1956 60/11 Imperial Furniture Company 1956 60/12 I 1956 60/13 J 1956 60/14 K 1956 60/15 James Lees and Sons 1956 60/16 Levin Brothers 1956 60/17 L 1956 60/18 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1956 60/19 M 1956 61/1 N 1956 61/2 O 1956 61/3 P 1956 61/4 R 1956 61/5 Salisbury Company 1956 61/6 Spinning Wheel 1956 61/7 S 1956 61/8 T 1956 61/9 U 1956 61/10 V 1956 61/11 W 1956 61/12 Y 1956 61/13 Z 1956 61/14 Albrecht 1957 61/15 A 1957 61/16 B 1957 61/17 Chamber of Commerce, U.S. 1957 61/18 C 1957 61/19 Drexel Furniture Company 1957 61/20 D 1957 61/21 E 1957 61/22 F 1957 61/23 G 1957 62/1 H 1957 62/2 Imperial Furniture Company 1957 62/3 I 1957 62/4 J 1957 62/5 K 1957 62/6 James Lees and Sons 1957 62/7 Levin Brothers 1957 62/8 L 1957 62/9 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1957 62/10 M 1957 62/11 N 1957 62/12 Philadelphia Carpet Company 1957 62/13 P 1957 62/14 Q 1957 62/15 R 1957 62/16 Salisbury Company 1957 62/17 Spinning Wheel 1957 62/18 S 1957 62/19 T 1957 62/20 U 1957 62/21 V 1957 62/22 W 1957 62/23 Y 1957 62/24 Albrecht 1958 63/1 A 1958 63/2 B 1958 63/3 Chamber of Commerce 1958 63/4 C 1958 63/5 Drexel Furniture Company 1958 63/6 D 1958 63/7 E 1958 63/8 F 1958 63/9 Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild 1958 63/10 G 1958 63/11 H 1958 63/12 Imperial Furniture Company 1958 63/13 I 1958 63/14 J 1958, 1958 63/15 K 1958 63/16 James Lees and Sons 1958 63/17 Levin Brothers 1958 63/18 Lewisburg Chair and Furniture 1958 63/19 L 1958 64/1 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1958 64/2 M 1958 64/3 N 1958 64/4 O 1958 64/5 Philadelphia Carpet Company 1958 64/6 P 1958 64/7 R 1958 64/8 Salisbury Company 1958 64/9 S 1958 64/10 T 1958 64/11 U 1958 64/12 V 1958 64/13 Y 1958 64/14 Albrecht 1959 64/15 A 1959 64/16 B 1959 64/17 Chamber of Commerce 1959 64/18 C 1959 64/19 Dearborn Company 1959 64/20 Drexel Furniture Company 1959 64/21 Dunbar Furniture Company 1959 65/1 D 1959 65/2 E 1959 65/3 F 1959 65/4 G 1959 65/5 H 1959 65/6 Imperial Furniture Company 1959 65/7 I 1959 65/8 J 1959 65/9 K 1959 65/10 James Lees and Sons 1959 65/11 Levin Brothers 1959 65/12 Lewisburg Chair and Furniture Company 1959 65/13 L 1959 65/14 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1959 65/15 M 1959 65/16 N 1959 65/17 O 1959 65/18 P 1959 65/19 R 1959 66/1 Salisbury Company 1959 66/2 S 1959 66/3 T 1959 66/4 U 1959 66/5 V 1959 66/6 W 1959 66/7 Y, Z 1959 66/8 A 1960 66/9 B 1960 66/10 C 1960 66/11 Dearborn Company 1960 66/12 Drexel Furniture 1960 66/13 D 1960 66/14 E 1960 66/15 F 1960 66/16 G 1960 66/17 H 1960 66/18 Imperial Furniture Company 1960 66/19 I 1960 66/20 J 1960 66/21 K 1960 67/1 James Lees and Sons 1960 67/2 Levin Brothers 1960 67/3 Lewisburg Chair and Furniture 1960 67/4 L 1960 67/5 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1960 67/6 M 1960 67/7 N 1960 67/8 O 1960 67/9 P 1960 67/10 R 1960 67/11 Salisbury Company 1960 67/12 S 1960 67/13 T 1960 67/14 U 1960 67/15 V 1960 67/16 W 1960 67/17 X - Z 1960 67/18 A 1961 67/19 B 1961 67/20 Chamber of Commerce 1961 67/21 C 1961 67/22 Drexel Furniture Company 1961 67/23 D 1961 68/1 F 1961 68/2 G 1961 68/3 H 1961 68/4 Imperial Furniture Company 1961 68/5 I 1961 68/6 J 1961 68/7 K 1961 68/8 James Lees and Sons 1961 68/9 Levin Brothers 1961 68/10 L 1961 68/11 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1961 68/12 M 1961 68/13 N 1961 68/14 O 1961 68/15 P 1961 68/16 R 1961 68/17 Salisbury Company 1961 68/18 S 1961 68/19 T 1961 68/20 U 1961 68/21 V 1961 68/22 W 1961 68/23 Y 1961 68/24 Albrecht 1962 68/25 A 1962 68/26 B 1962 68/27 C 1962 69/1 Drexel Furniture Company 1962 69/2 D 1962 69/3 E 1962 69/4 F 1962 69/5 G 1962 69/6 H 1962 69/7 I 1962 69/8 J 1962 69/9 K 1962 69/10 James Lees and Sons 1962 69/11 Levin Brothers 1962 69/12 Lewisburg Chair Company 1962 69/13 L 1962 69/14 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1962 69/15 M 1962 69/16 N 1962 69/17 O 1962 69/18 P 1962 69/19 R 1962 69/20 Salisbury Company 1962 69/21 S 1962 69/22 T 1962 69/23 U 1962 69/24 V 1962 69/25 W 1962 69/26 X - Z 1962 70/1 Albrecht 1963 70/2 A 1963 70/3 James Battin 1963 70/4 B 1963 70/5 Chamber of Commerce 1963 70/6 C 1963 70/7 Drexel Furniture Company 1963 70/8 D 1963 70/9 E 1963 70/10 F 1963 70/11 G 1963 70/12 H 1963 70/13 I 1963 70/14 J 1963 70/15 K 1963 70/16 1963, James Lees and Sons 1963 70/17 Levin Brothers 1963 70/18 Lewisburg Chair Company 1963 70/19 L 1963 70/20 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1963 70/21 M 1963 70/22 N 1963 70/23 O 1963 70/24 P 1963 70/25 R 1963 71/1 Salisbury Company 1963 71/2 S 1963 71/3 T 1963 71/4 U 1963 71/5 V 1963 71/6 W 1963 71/7 Y 1963 71/8 Albrecht 1964 71/9 A 1964 71/10 James F. Battin 1964 71/11 B 1964 71/12 Chamber of Commerce 1964 71/13 C 1964 71/14 Drexel Furniture Company 1964 71/15 D 1964 71/16 E 1964 71/17 F 1964 71/18 G 1964 71/19 H 1964 71/20 I 1964 71/21 J 1964 71/22 K 1964 71/23 James Lees and Sons 1964 71/24 Levin Brothers 1964 71/25 Lewisburg Chair Company 1964 71/26 L 1964 71/27 Ralph Morse Furniture Company 1964 71/28 M 1964 71/29 N 1964 72/1 O 1964 72/2 P 1964 72/3 R 1964 72/4 Salisbury Company 1964 72/5 S 1964 72/6 T 1964 72/7 U 1964 72/8 V 1964 72/9 W 1964 72/10 Albrecht 1965 72/11 A 1965 72/12 B 1965 72/13 C 1965 72/14 Drexel Furniture Company 1965 72/15 D 1965 72/16 E 1965 72/17 F 1965 72/18 G 1965 72/19 H 1965 72/20 J 1965 72/21 K 1965 72/22 Levin Brothers 1965 72/23 L 1965 72/24 M 1965 72/25 N 1965 73/1 O 1965 73/2 P 1965 73/3 R 1965 73/4 Salisbury Company 1965 73/5 S 1965 73/6 T 1965 73/7 U 1965 73/8 V 1965 73/9 W 1965 73/10 Albrecht 1966 73/11 A 1966 73/12 B 1966 73/13 Chamber of Commerce 1966 73/14 C 1966 73/15 Drexel Furniture Company 1966 73/16 D 1966 73/17 E 1966 73/18 F 1966 73/19 G 1966 73/20 H 1966 73/21 I 1966 73/22 J 1966 73/23 K 1966 73/24 James Lees and Sons 1966 73/25 Levin Brothers 1966 73/26 L 1966 73/27 M 1966 73/28 N 1966 73/29 O 1966 73/30 P 1966 73/31 R 1966 73/32 Salisbury Company 1966 73/33 S 1966 74/1 T 1966 74/2 U, V 1966 74/3 W - Z 1966 74/4 Albrecht 1967 74/5 A 1967 74/6 B 1967 74/7 Chamber of Commerce 1967 74/8 C 1967 74/9 Drexel Furniture Company 1967 74/10 1967, D 1967 74/11 E 1967 74/12 F 1967 74/13 G 1967 74/14 H 1967 74/15 I 1967 74/16 K 1967 74/17 James Lees and Sons 1967 74/18 Levin Brothers 1967 74/19 L 1967 74/20 M 1967 74/21 N 1967 74/22 O 1967 74/23 P 1967 74/24 R 1967 74/25 Salisbury Company 1967 74/26 S 1967 74/27 T 1967 74/28 U 1967 74/29 V 1967 74/30 W 1967 74/31 Y 1967 74/32 A - Z 1968 Subseries 5 Financial Records 1886-1967 5.0 linear feet and 113 oversize volumes English 75 Accounts Receivable Ledger, A-E 1935-1943 76 Accounts Receivable Ledger, F-K 1935-1943 77 Accounts Receivable Ledger, L-P 1935-1943 78 Accounts Receivable Ledger, Q-Z 1935-1943 79/1 Accounts Receivable List 1890-1898 79/2 Insurance 1932-1944 79/3 Insurance 1945-1967 79/4 Inventory 1888-1894 79/5 Inventory 1897 79/6 Inventory 1900 79/7 Inventory 1902 80/1 Inventory 1910 80/2 Inventory 1911-1912 80/3 Inventory 1913-1915 80/4 Inventory 1913 80/5 Inventory 1914 80/6 Inventory 1917 80/7 Inventory 1918 80/8 Inventory 1919 80/9 Inventory 1920 81/1 Inventory 1921 81/2 Inventory 1922 81/3 Inventory 1923 81/4 Inventory 1925 81/5 Inventory 1926 81/6 Inventory 1927 81/7 Inventory 1929 81/8 Inventory 1930 81/9 Inventory 1931 81/10 Inventory 1932 81/11 Inventory 1942 81/12 Inventory 1943 82/1 Inventory 1944 82/2 Inventory 1945 82/3 Inventory 1946 82/4 Inventory 1950 82/5 Inventory 1951 82/6 Inventory 1955 82/7 Inventory 1956 82/8 Inventory 1957 82/9 Inventory 1958 82/10 Inventory 1959 82/11 Inventory 1960 82/12 Inventory 1961 82/13 Inventory 1962 82/14 Inventory 1963 82/15 Inventory undated 83/1 Record of Sales and Purchases 1910-1931 83/2 Stock book undated 83/3 Taxes 1930-1945 83/4 Taxes 1946 83/5 Taxes 1952 83/6 Taxes 1953 83/7 Taxes 1954 83/8 Taxes 1955 83/9 Taxes 1956 83/10 Taxes 1958 83/11 Taxes 1959 83/12 Taxes 1960 83/13 Taxes 1961 83/14 Taxes 1963 83/15 Taxes 1964 83/16 Taxes 1965 83/17 Taxes 1966 83/18 Taxes 1967 83/19 Miscellaneous 1895-1933 83/20 Miscellaneous 1949-1964 1 General Journal August 1886-May 1890 2 General Journal June 1890-April 1893 3 General Journal May 1893-September 1896 4 General Journal September 1896 August 1898 5 General Journal August 1898-October 1899 6 General Journal November 1899-August 1901 7 General Journal September 1901-December 1905 8 General Journal 1906-1908 9 General Journal January 1909-August 1910 10 General Journal September 1910-August 1913 11 General Journal September 1913-July 1915 12 General Journal August 1915-December 1916 13 General Journal 1917-1918 14 General Journal January 1919-May 1920 15 General Journal June 1920-November 1922 16 General Journal December 1922-December 1925 17 General Journal December 1925-December 1928 18 General Journal December 1928-July 1930 19 General Journal August 1930-April 1933 20 General Journal April 1933-February 1935 21 General Journal February-December 1935 22 Purchases Journal August 1886-May 1890 23 Sales Journal May-October 1888 24 Sales Journal October 1888-July 1889 25 Sales Journal July 1889-April 1890 26 Sales Journal April-November 1890 27 Sales Journal November 1890-May 1891 28 Sales Journal June 1891-April 1892 29 Sales Journal April 1892-June 1893 30 Sales Journal June 1893-March 1894 31 Shipments September 1903-June 1908 32 Shipments June 1908-May 1915 33 Shipments June 1915-November 1918 34 Shipments December 1918-November 1921 35 Shipments December 1921-October 1924 36 Shipments December 1929-November 1933 37 Shipments 1933-1936 38 Cash Journal August 1886-September 1889 39 Cash Journal October 1889-March 1891 40 Cash Journal April 1891-March 1893 41 Cash Journal March 1893-June 1895 42 Cash Journal July 1895-November 1899 43 Cash Journal December 1899-August 1907 44 Cash Journal September 1907-December 1910 45 Cash Journal 1911-1913 46 Cash Journal January 1914-August 1916 47 Cash Journal September 1916-December 1916 48 Cash Journal January 1917-March 1919 49 Cash Journal April 1919-June 1921 50 Cash Journal July 1921-January 1923 51 Cash Journal February 1923-April 1924 52 Cash Journal April 1924-July 1925 53 Cash Journal August 1925-November 1926 54 Cash Journal December 1926-April 1928 55 Cash Journal May 1928-June 1929 56 Cash Journal July 1929-August 1930 57 Cash Journal September 1930-March 1932 58 Cash Journal April 1932-November 1933 59 Cash Journal November 1933-October 1934 60 Cash Journal November 1934-August 1935 61 Cash Journal September-December 1935 62 Petty Cash May 1890-September 1891 63 Petty Cash September 1891-October 1892 64 Petty Cash November 1892-March 1894 65 General Ledger 1891-1905 66 General Ledger 1906-1912 67 General Ledger 1913-1916 68 General Ledger 1917-1927 69 General Ledger 1928-1930 70 General Ledger 1931-1934 71 General Ledger 1935-1936 72 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1888-1891 73 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1892-1895 74 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1896-1899 76 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1905-1909 77 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1910-1913 78 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1914-1916 79 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1917-1919 80 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1920-1923 81 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1924-1927 82 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1928-1930 83 Accounts Receivable Ledger 1931-1934 84 Bills Payable Ledger January-February 1919 85 Bills Receivable Ledger undated 86 List of Marriage Licenses January 1929-May 1933 87 List of Building Permits March 1929-February 1933 88 Cash Receipts, 1936-1940, Check Register, 1936-1940, Payroll Register, 1936-1940, Sales Journal, 1936-1940, Purchases Journal, 1936-1940, General Journal, 1936-1940 89 Cash Receipts, 1941-1944, Check Register, 1941-1944, Payroll Register, 1941-1944, Sales Journal, 1941-1944, Purchases Journal, 1941-1944, General Journal, 1941-1944 90 Invoices November 1895-March 1898 91 Invoices April 1898-October 1899 92 Invoices November 1899-April 1901 93 Invoices May 1901-May 1903 94 Invoices June 1903-December 1905 95 Invoices 1906-1907 96 Invoices January 1908-August 1909 97 Invoices August 1909-March 1911 98 Invoices April 1911-December 1912 99 Invoices January 1913-March 1914 100 Invoices April 1914-December 1915 101 Invoices December 1916-June 1918 102 Invoices June 1918-October 1919 103 Invoices November 1919-May 1921 104 Invoices May 1921-November 1922 105 Invoices December 1922-September 1924 106 Invoices October 1924-May 1926 107 Invoices May 1926-October 1927 108 Invoices October 1927 November 1928 109 Invoices December 1928-February 1930 110 Invoices February 1930-October 1931 111 Invoices October 1931-September 1933 112 Invoices October 1933-October 1934 113 Invoices October 1934-December 1935 Subseries 6 Legal Documents 1908-1962 0.5 linear feet English 83/21 Certificates and Licenses 1908-1938 83/22 Employee Agreements 1930-1947 84/1 Employee Agreements 1948 84/2 Employee Agreements 1953 84/3 Employee Agreements 1949 84/4 Employee Agreements 1950 84/5 Employee Agreements 1951 84/6 Employee Agreements 1952 84/7 Employee Agreements 1954 84/8 Employee Agreements 1955 84/9 Employee Agreements 1956 84/10 Employee Agreements 1959 84/11 Employee Agreements 1961 84/12 Employee Agreements 1962 84/13 Property Mortgage 1934 Subseries 7 Advertising and Organizational 1935-1964 0.25 linear feet and 3 oversize tubes English 84/14 Advertising circa 1950 84/15 Furniture Catalog 1940 84/16 Radio Ads 1936 84/17 Radio Ads 1937 84/18 Radio Ads 1938 84/19 Radio Ads 1939 85/1 Radio Ads 1940 85/2 Radio Ads 1941 85/3 Radio Ads 1944 85/4 Newspaper Ad 1937 85/5 Blank Checks circa 1935 85/6 Building Plans and Furniture Guide undated OS1/1 Albrecht Building Plan undated OS2/1 Albrecht Furniture Company, Sign Plan undated OS3/1 Furniture Styles 1964 Series II Gold Black Sand Mining Company 1921-1936 0.25 linear feet English

This series contains correspondence, legal, organizational, and research records generated by the Gold Black Sand Mining Company, a gold and platinum drilling and dredging operation on the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River in Montana. The business was headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. These materials highlight transformations in Montana's mineral extraction industry from placer mines to larger-scale, trace mineral recovery operations.

 Subseries 1 General Correspondence 1923-1936 0.25 linear feet English 85/7 1923-1926 85/8 1927 85/9 1927-1930, 1936 Subseries 2 Legal and Organizational 1921-1932 4 folders English 85/10 Legal Documents 1925-1928 85/11 Organizational Papers 1924-1932 85/12 Reports 1921-1924 85/13 Fragments of Interoffice Materials undated Subseries 3 Clippings 1927 1 folder English 85/14 Clippings 1927 Series III Sons of Hermann, Bismarck Lodge No. 1 1892-1893 and 1928 1 folder and 4 oversize volumes English German

This series contains financial and organizational records generated by the Sons of Hermann, Bismarck Lodge No. 1 and its subsidiary operation, the Montana Herold Publishing Company. The Sons of Hermann had its origin as a mutual protection society for German immigrants to New York City in the 1840s, but in Great Falls served more as a cultural preservation and business networking organization. The Montana Herold was a German language newspaper published in Great Falls from 1892 to 1898. Included with these materials is a list of subscribers that may be of great interest to genealogical researchers.

 Subseries 1 Financial 1928 1 folder German English 85/15 Financial Records 1928 Subseries 2 Montana Herold Publishing Company 1892-1893 4 oversize volumes German English 114 General Journal 1892-1893 115 General Ledger 1892-1893 116 Stock Book 1892 117 Day Book, List of Subscribers, Exchanges 1892-1893 Series IV German Lodge, Great Falls 1888-1911 4 oversize volumes German

This series contains 4 volumes of organizational and financial records generated by the German Lodge of Great Falls, a fraternal organization composed of German-American immigrants and descendents.

 118 Minutes 1888-1891 119 Ledger 1889-1891 120 Ledger 1908-1911 121 Day Book 1906-1908 Series V Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company 1891-1897 6 oversize volumes English

This series contains six volumes of correspondence and financial records from the Cascade and Bitter Root Lumber Company, a late 19th century raw timber distributor that conducted extensive business with the Anaconda Copper Mining Company but also supplied several other Montana operations and a few midwestern furniture manufactures.

 122 Outgoing Correspondence 1896-1897 123 Journal 1896-1897 124 General Ledger 1896-1897 125 Petty Cash 1896-1897 126 Stock Book 1896-1897 127 Unidentified Cash Book 1891-1892 Series VI Photographs circa 1880 - circa 1960 24 items

This series contains 19 images of late 19th century Great Falls, Montana, including some buildings now listed on the National Register of Historic sites. These images document several early Great Falls businesses and the character of the downtown district just prior to 1900. Also included in this series are three candid images of William Albrecht, junior, one professional portrait of William Albrecht, senior, that hung in the furniture store, and one photograph of an Albrecht Furniture billboard from the mid 1960s.

 xx 75-5985 Architect’s rendering for William A. Albrecht Furniture store, Great Falls, Montana undated xx 75-5986 Cataract Grain Mill, exterior, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5987 Interior of butcher shop, Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-5988 Drawing of First National Bank Building, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5989 Corner shot of Phelps Block, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5990 Fountain and Park at end of Central Avenue, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5991 Unidentified building in Great Falls, Montana, Streetcar in foreground circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5992 W. B. Raleigh and Company dry goods store, Montana circa 1900 xx 75-5993 Parade, Murphy-Maclay Hardware in background, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5994 Exterior view of Grand Hotel, Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-5995 Drawing of the Rainbow Hotel, Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-5996 Feed Stable, H. P. Nevills, Proprietor. Large picture of elephant and bunting displayed above sign, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5997 Bachcory and Company Building under construction, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 xx 75-5998 Smelter in Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-5999 Unidentified building, Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-6000 Central Avenue looking east, Great Falls, Montana 1887 xx 75-6001 Park Hotel in Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-6002 Hospital in Great Falls, Montana circa 1890 xx 75-6003 Exterior of William Albrecht Furniture Company, Great Falls, Montana circa 1880-1890 85/16 50(VI):1 William A. Albrecht undated 85/16 50(VI):2 William A. Albrecht playing organ 1942 85/16 50(VI):3 William A. Albrecht 1942 85/16 50(VI):4 Albrecht Furniture Company Billboard, Great Falls, Montana 1964 OS 50(VI):5 William L. Albrecht, oversize framed portrait [hung in store for many years] undated