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Stuart family papers
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Title
Stuart family papers, 1854-1887.
Physical Description
14 v.
Language
English
Notes
Stored in a case and 1 box (WA MSS 448-452), 3 boxes (WA MSS 453), and 4 boxes (WA MSS 454).
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Organization
Seven sections: I. James Stuart Diary, 1854-57 (WA MSS 448) II. James and Granville Stuart Diary, 1861-66 (WA MSS 449) III. Granville Stuart Diaries, 1857-80 (WA MSS 450) IV. Frederick H. Burr Diary, 1857-58 (WA MSS 451) V. A. B. Henderson Journal, 1866-73 (WA MSS 452) VI. Stuart Correspondence, 1864-73 (WA MSS 453) VII. Granville Stuart Letter books, 1880-87 (WA MSS 454)
Biographical / Historical Note
Granville Stuart (1834-1918), early settler of Montana, served on the Territorial Council and in the Legislature, was president of the Board of Stock Commissioners, the Historical Society of Montana, and the Society of Montana Pioneers. He went into the cattle business in the 1870s and was president of the Stock Growers Association. In 1894 he was appointed Minister to Uruguay and Paraguay and in 1916 the State Legislature commissioned him to write a history of Montana.
James Stuart (1832-1873), early settler of Montana, was appointed post trader at Fort Browning in 1871.
Frederick H. Burr came to Montana in 1853, settled in Bitterroot in 1856, and married a sister of Granville Stuart's wife Aubony.
Summary
The diaries of the Stuarts document the history of Montana, experiences in California, 1854-54, traveling across the Plains, 1857, 1866, hunting and fishing in Deer Lodge country, 1867, an 1873 trip to Yellowstone National Park, and staking a cattle ranch, 1880. F. H. Burr's diary notes trips from Fort Owen to Salt Lake City and return to the gold diggings. A. B. Henderson's diary records an 1866 Yellowstone expedition and prospecting in the Snake and Wind Rivers and in Yellowstone country, 1867-73.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Indexes/Finding aids
Unpublished finding aid in repository.
References
A detailed description of the diaries can be found in; Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 448-454, p. 268-273.
Stuart Family Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Stuart Family Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries - United States.
Occupation
Miners Montana.
Miners Utah.
Miners Wyoming.
Public officers Montana.
Ranchers Montana.
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