Miles J. Cavanaugh Papers 1921-1935

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Miles J. Cavanaugh Papers 1921-1935

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The Miles J. Cavanaugh Papers are primarily literary manuscripts created or collected by him. Included are: autobiographical sketches of himself and his father; correspondence primarily with Grace Stone Coates regarding poetry; speeches on Montana history, politics, and other topics delivered to fraternal orders, political rallies, and social gatherings; poetry written by Cavanaugh and others; manuscript music score of "Montana the Best: Official Song of the Society of Montana Pioneers" by J.A. Lovely. Subjects include: Montana mining and mining operations; history of Butte (Silver Bow County) and Anaconda (Deer Lodge County); Montana politics.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Lovely, J. A. -Montana the best

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Cavanaugh, Miles, d. 1915

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Miles Jordan Cavanaugh was a prominent Butte, Montana attorney and businessman. Born in Denver, Colorado on October 3, 1865, Miles was the son of a miner and prospector of the same name. He attended the public schools in the mining city and studied law in the office of Carter and Clayberg, being admitted to the bar in 1891. Miles briefly practiced in Helena, but lived most of his life in Butte where he took an active interest in fraternal and civic organizations. He also wrote poetr...

Coates, Grace Stone, 1881-1976

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Grace Stone Coates was born on 20 May 1881 on a farm outside of Ruby, Kan. Although she never took a degree, she attended Oshkosh Normal, University of Chicago, and the University of Southern California. In 1904, she was a teacher in Butte. It was during this time she met her husband, Henderson Coates, who ran the general store and post office in Martinsdale, Mont. They were married in 1910 and moved to Martinsdale. Grace continued teaching in Martinsdale and was the superintendent of schools fo...