Gold mines and mining -- Montana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nathan Judson papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2695
Abstract:
The papers document the business and personal life of Nathan Judson, his brother James B. Judson, and his nephews Wilber, Lowell, and Paul. Correspondence and financial records document the activity of the firms Judson, Wiley & Judson and Judson Brothers in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Michigan, and the Judson Brothers fruit growing business in Kinderhook, New York. Correspondence documents the buying and selling of Michigan real estate, mining investments in...
Dates:
1837-1950, bulk 1880-1930
Nancy Tatnall Fuller Research Collection on Joseph Swift
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2437
Abstract:
Nancy Tatnall Fuller's collection on Joseph Swift was acquired during research for her book Joseph Swift in the Wild West. Over 40 letters between Joseph Swift and family members from 1858 to 1887 describe frontier life in Montana, the gold rush, cattle herding, the Civil War, settler relations with Piegan Indians, and local news. Swift omitted mention of his friendship with the Plummers and Joseph Slade in letters home though his father commented on vigilante executions in Montana. Also...
Dates:
1858-1997