Anaconda Forest Products Company Records 1890-1971

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Anaconda Forest Products Company Records 1890-1971

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This collection includes records of the Anaconda Forest Products Company and 16 subsidiary divisions owned, operated, or directly associated with the Bonner, Montana-based logging and lumber processing company between the years 1890 and 1971. Materials in this collection consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence, financial records, legal documents, personnel records, annual reports, company publications, photographs, 16-millimeter film, maps, and blueprints. The collection includes particularly extensive correspondence series from principal company officials and division managers as well as bound volumes of financial transactions for the company's mill and retail operations.

534.5 linear feet (including 473 bound volumes), 4 reels of 16 mm film, and 3 oversize boxes

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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