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James Fergus Family Papers, 1834-1967

Title: James Fergus Family Papers 1834-1967

The collection consists of family papers and business records of James Fergus, rancher, businessman, political figure and pioneer of Armells, Montana, and papers of his son Andrew Fergus. The collection also contains papers of Pamelia Dillin Fergus and her family including the Dillin, McHose and Neill families as well as correspondence of the families of the Fergus daughters including the Gilpatrick, Hamilton and Maury families. Materials consist of correspondence, financial and legal papers, business records, photos, and ephemera. The collection represents the social, political, and economic conditions of ranchers, families, businessmen and early pioneers of Montana from the 1850s to the 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 10.6 linear feet

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Andrew Fergus Correspondence, 1860-1918

Title: Andrew Fergus Correspondence 1860-1918

Collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Andrew Fergus, pioneer, rancher, family man and businessman from Armells, Montana.

ArchivalResource: 1 reel of microfilm

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Worthen, Clifton Boyd. Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus collection, 1884-1955.

Title: Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus collection, 1884-1955.

Original documents, typed transcripts, and photocopies created, collected by, or pertaining to Worthen or Fergus. Collected by Merrill G. Burlingame.

ArchivalResource: .6 linear ft.

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Granville and James Stuart papers, 1868-1887; 1890-1892

Title: Granville and James Stuart papers 1868-1887; 1890-1892

This collection includes four reels of microfilm. These reels are of the Granville and James Stuart Papers and Granville Stuart's letters to Andrew Fergus. This collection is mostly made up of letterbooks, which are Granville Stuart's copies of his outgoing correspondence from 1868-1887 and 1890-1892. The first reel contains the only letters written by James, dating from Oct. 1868 to April 1870. Granville Stuart's ranch, the "D-S" ranch, was located on the Fort Maginnis Cattle range, and during the 1880s the "D-S" Company sold beef to the fort for the soldiers. This business is the major concern of Granville Stuart's letters to Andrew Fergus who was the cattle man representing the Fort. These letters to Mr. Fergus are the only correspondence in this collection from 1880-1887.

ArchivalResource: 4 reels microfilm

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Burlingame, Merrill G., 1901- 1994,. Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus collection, 1884-1955.

Title: Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus collection, 1884-1955.

Original documents, photocopies, and typed transcripts of materials created by, pertaining to, or collected by Clifton B. Worthen and James Fergus. Topics relate to the intellectual pursuits of Clifton W. Worthen as an historian and teacher and to the pioneer experiences of the James Fergus family and include the history of central Montana, especially Fergus County and the Judith Basin; the vigilante activity of 1884; the DHS Ranch, the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Montana politics and elections; ranching; the gold rush towns of Bannack, Virginia City, and Helena; the Society of Montana Pioneers; the winter of 1887 and its effect on ranching, and territorial Montana's relations with Indians. Correspondents or authors of materials include Clifton B. Worthen, James Fergus, Andrew Fergus, Hazel A. Fergus, Oscar O. Mueller, Granville Stuart, Cornelius Hedges, Wilbur F. Sanders, Phillip Shoule, William Cantrell, S.M. Emery, B.P. Carpenter, William Fly, and W.H. Watson.

ArchivalResource: 0.6 linear ft.

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Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus Collection, 1884-1955

Title: Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus Collection 1884-1955

The Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus Collection is a combination of original documents, photocopies, and typed transcripts. The materials document both the intellectual pursuits of Clifton B. Worthen as a historian and teacher, as well as the pioneer experiences of the James Fergus family. Subjects includes: history of central Montana, especially Fergus County and the Judith Basin, the vigilante activity of 1884, the DHS Ranch, the Lewis and Clark expedition, Montana politics and elections, ranching, gold rush towns of Bannack, Virginia City, and Helena, the Society of Montana Pioneers, the winter of 1887 and its effect on ranching, and territorial Montana's relations with Indian residents.

ArchivalResource: .6 linear feet

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv58935 View