Kate Hammond Fogarty Papers 1860-1879

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Kate Hammond Fogarty Papers 1860-1879

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Kate Fogarty was a Montana author and assistant librarian at the Butte, Public Library. Her papers consist of research notes on the history of the Summit Valley Mining District, Montana Territory, including the names of mines of the district, date of location, and names of locators and owners. Also included are writings on the history of Butte, the Highland Mining District, and on a visit to the site of Fort Union.

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Montana Historical Society Archives

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Fogarty, Kate Hammond, -1936

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Kate Hammond was born in California in the late 1860s or early 1870s, the daughter of Dr. Josiah Shaw Hammond and his wife Ann Eliza. In 1875 the family moved to Nevada, where Dr. Hammond practiced medicine for ten years. In 1885 they moved to Butte, Montana Territory. From 1894 until 1901, Kate Hammond was an assistant librarian at the Butte Free Public Library, working for a time under head librarian Granville Stuart. While working at the library she acquired an interest in Montana history, es...