Willson Company Collection 1912-1951

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Willson Company Collection 1912-1951

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The Willson Company Collection consists of: a handwritten manuscript reminiscence by Lester S. Wilson, "The value of a story...," likely prepared as a speech in 1912; an untitled manuscript narrative by Davis Willson; an anonymous manuscript titled "The Willson Story"; transcripts of the manuscripts prepared by Merrill G. Burlingame; student essays by Lola Ailinger and Alys Jane Watson; a photograph montage from a newspaper advertisement; a 1951 newspaper clipping pertaining to the discovery of the manuscripts.

.2 linear feet

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6370918

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Willson, Davis, 1841-1915

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Davis Willson (1841-1915) was a Presbyterian minister, newspaperman, merchant, land office agent, and early Montana pioneer. He came to the territory in 1866 from Canton, New York and became one of the first residents of the town of Bozeman. He wrote a series of articles for the Montana Post at Virginia City during the 1860s and 1870s describing Indian and mining activities in the area. After serving as register of the U.S. Land office at Bozeman he prepared for the ministry and was ordained in ...

Watson, Alys Jane

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Willson Company (Bozeman, Mont.)

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Burlingame, Merrill G. (Merrill Gildea), 1901-1994

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Merrill G. Burlingame (1901-1994) was a history professor at Montana State University. In 1956 the law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun, Barker and Hawkins retained his services as a historical researcher for their litigation against the United States government on behalf of Montana's Blackfeet tribe. Burlingame assisted the firm by gathering pertinent materials from his research. By the summer of 1975, the firm was known as Wilkinson, Cragun and Barker and they asked Burlingame, in his capacity as the...

Ailinger, Lola

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L.S. Willson Company

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Tuller and Rich Cash Store (Bozeman, Mont.)

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Willson, Lester S. (Lester Sebastian), 1839-1919

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Lester S. Willson was born in Canton, New York. He enlisted as a private in the 60th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. By 1865 Willson had gained the rank of colonel of his regiment, and at the war's end he was breveted a brigadier general. He administered the Soldier's Home in Albany, New York following the war and in 1867 moved to Montana Territory to join his brother Davis in the mercantile business in Bozeman. He also served in the state legislature and with the state militia...

Willson and Rich

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The Willson and Rich firm of Bozeman, Montana Territory, was a merchandising operation founded in 1866 by Loren W. Tuller and Charles V. Rich, both of New York. Encouraged by their friend, Lester S. Willson, Tuller and Rich pooled their resources to organize an expedition to Montana and establish a store. In company with Lester's brother, Davis, the partners left Canton, New York in May of 1866. After a stop in Omaha, Nebraska to purchase stock, the party crossed the plains and reached the new t...