Lou Stocking Stewart papers, 1871-1941.

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Lou Stocking Stewart papers, 1871-1941.

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Diaries, scrapbooks, correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and memorabilia. The diaries were kept by Lucy Stocking and Lou Stocking Stewart and describe Lucy's trip from Chicago to Fort Benton in 1871, her daily life at the Stocking home at Fort Benton from 1873 to 1875, and her return to Chicago. Lou Stocking Stewart's diaries describe her activities from 1883 to 1887 and 1926 to 1937 and pertain to women's clubs, Albert Stewart's ranching work, and travels. Correspondence pertains primarily to women's club activities Lou engaged in and includes letters from Harry P. Stanford regarding the history of the "Whoop-up Trail" from Fort Benton to Canada. Scrapbooks are extensive and contain primarily newspaper clippings dealing with Montana history and women's clubs. Literary productions and printed materials pertain to women's clubs and their activities, including the Grand Army of the Republic Women's Relief Corps, the Montana State Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Great Falls Public Library, and manuscript histories of Fort Benton and Fort Shaw. Photographs are primarily images of the Stocking and Stewart families and friends, Fort Benton (town and ruins), and Belt and Great Falls, Mont. Memorabilia includes conventions name tag ribbons Lou Stocking Stewart collected by attending the annual meetings of the Montana Pioneers Society and the GAR Women's Relief Corps.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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