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Thomas A. Marlow Papers, 1886-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Marlow, Thomas A., 1861-1938
- Title
- Thomas A. Marlow Papers
- Dates
- 1886-1937 (inclusive)18861937
- Quantity
- 8 reels microfilm, (20 volumes and 62 files)
- Collection Number
- Mss 030
- Summary
- Thomas A. Marlow was a businessman, banker, and estate trustee in Helena, Montana. The collection contains legal and financial materials that document his firm of McNamara & Marlow in Big Sandy, Montana; his trusteeship for survivors of Charles A. Broadwater; and his various mining, real estate, banking, livestock, and legal ventures.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana--Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas A. Marlow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 9, 1861. He came to Montana and entered the employ of Broadwater and McNamara at Fort Maginnis in 1882. In 1888 he established the mercantile firm of McNamara & Marlow at Big Sandy, Montana, with Cornelius McNamara. He moved to Helena, Montana, in 1893 in connection with the liquidation of the Charles A. Broadwater estate; Broadwater was his uncle, and he was appointed trustee for Mary C. Miller, Julia C. Broadwater, and Mary E. Chumasero, along with the Broadwater Comapny. Later, he became president of the Montana National Bank. In 1931 he became the president of the newly-formed First National Bank and Trust Company in Helena, which was formed through the union of Montana Trust and Savings Bank, National Bank of Montana, and American National Bank.
Marlow served as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1920, and served as a director of many corporations, including the Great Northern Railroad, Montana Flour Mills of Great Falls, and the First Bank Stock Corporation of Minneapolis. He died in Helena on March 28, 1938.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains legal and financial materials that document his firm of McNamara & Marlow in Big Sandy, Montana; his trusteeship for survivors of Charles A. Broadwater; and his various mining, real estate, banking, livestock, and legal ventures.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Thomas A. Marlow Papers , Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into four series:
Series I: Personal, 1901-1936
Series II: McNamara & Marlow, 1898-1937
Series III: Trustee, Broadwater Estate, 1899-1930
Series IV: Financial and Legal, 1886-1935
Within these series, the collection remains in its original order, with original volume titles and envelope titles retained as volume and folder titles. There are no series divisions.
Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown.
Acquisition Information
The papers were loaned to the University of Montana for microfilming in 1968 by Jack Marlow. He retained possession of the originals.
Processing Note
The papers were arranged for microfilming and described in 1968. In 2004, the collection was re-described.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Personal, 1901-1936Return to Top
This series contains financial records related to Marlow's business dealings, including McNamara & Marlow, the Broadwater estate, Shannon Mining Company, Montana Flour Mills, Helena Light & Traction Company, and numerous mining interests. There are also a few records related to his work with the Republican National Committee.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 1: Private ledger |
1901-1917 |
| 1 | 5: Cash book |
1920-1926 |
| 1 | 2: Trial balance |
1901-1936 |
Series II: McNamara & Marlow, 1898-1937Return to Top
This series contains financial and legal records from Marlow's major business partnership with Cornelius McNamara. They mostly deal with land purchases from the state, federal government, and the Collins Land Company.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 3: Record of scrip purchases and
entries |
1898-1909 |
| 1 | 4: Trial balance |
1917-1937 |
Series III: Trustee, Broadwater Estate, 1899-1930Return to Top
This series contains financial and legal records related to Marlow's role as trustee to the Charles A. Broadwater estate. Records are for Mary C. Miller, Julia C. Broadwater, and Mary E. Chumasero, along with the Broadwater Company. The records show expenses and income mostly in general categories; the trustee's ledgers in subseries 5 show greater detail on these expenditures.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Mary C. Miller |
1902-1928 | |
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 6: Journal |
1902-1928 |
Subseries 2: Julia C. Broadwater |
1905-1930 | |
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 7: Journal |
1905-1926 |
| 2 | 8: Journal |
1926-1930 |
| 2 | 9: Ledger |
1905-1929 |
Subseries 3: Mary E. Chumasero |
1899-1910 | |
| Reel | ||
| 2 | 10: Journal |
1899-1910 |
| 2 | 11: Ledger |
1899-1910 |
| 2 | 12: Trial balance |
1899-1905 |
| 2 | 13: Trial balance |
1906-1910 |
Subseries 4: Broadwater Company |
1922-1930 | |
| Reel | ||
| 2 | 14: Cash book |
1922-1930 |
| 2 | 15: Ledger |
1922-1930 |
| 2 | 16: Trial balance |
1922-1930 |
Subseries 5: Trustee's Ledgers |
1905-1922 | |
| Reel | ||
| 2 | 17: Journal |
1905-1922 |
| 2 | 18: Ledger |
1905-1922 |
| 2 | 19: Trial balance |
1905-1913 |
| 2 | 20: Trial balance |
1913-1922 |
Series IV: Financial and Legal, 1886-1935Return to Top
This series contains a financial and legal materials relating to Marlow's many real estate, mining, livestock, banking, and legal ventures. Many of the files relate to either McNamara & Marlow or the Broadwater estate. A few materials relate to other estates for which he was appointed trustee. A large number of the materials document the activities of the Meadow Creek Mining Company of Idaho County, Idaho, in which Marlow was involved for many years.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 3 | 1: Meadow Creek Mining Company,
Idaho County, Idaho |
1906-1923 |
| 4 | 2: Inter-Mountain Surety
Company |
1913-1914 |
| 4 | 3: Billlings Foundry Manufacturing
Company |
1916-1920 |
| 4 | 4: Montana Opera House
Company |
1914-1919 |
| 4 | 5: J. Rosenbaum Grain
Company |
1901-1921 |
| 4 | 6: McNamara & Marlow |
1894-1890 |
| 4-5 | 7: Helena Investment &
Improvement Company |
1903-1935 |
| 5 | 8: Broadwater estate |
1894-1910 |
| 4 | 9: Denny-Renton Clay & Coal
Company |
1905-1906 |
| 5 | 10: American District Concentrating
Company |
1911 |
| 5 | 11: Bald Butte Mining
Company |
1905-1908 |
| 5 | 12: Big Indian Mines |
1901-1902 |
| 5 | 13: Butte & Bacorn Copper
Company |
undated |
| 5 | 14: Collins Land Company |
1912-1915 |
| 5 | 15: First National Bank of Great
Falls, Montana |
1918-1929 |
| 5 | 16: First National Bank,
Neihart |
undated |
| 5 | 17: Helena Artesian Well
Company |
1893 |
| 5 | 18: Helena Athletic
Association |
undated |
| 5 | 19: Helena Electric
Company |
undated |
| 5 | 20: Helena Electric Railway
Company |
1890-1894 |
| 5 | 21: Helena Gas, Light, and Coke
Company |
undated |
| 5 | 22: Midland National Bank of
Billings |
1923 |
| 5 | 23: Montana Savings Bank |
1894 |
| 5 | 24: Red Mountain Consolidated Mining
Company |
1893 |
| 5 | 25: Valeria Library and Artistic
Association |
1893 |
| 5 | 26: Sundry old stocks |
1886-1895 |
| 5 | 27: George Ayres |
undated |
| 5 | 28: Walter Brown |
1912 |
| 5 | 29: James W. Carter |
1891-1908 |
| 5 | 30: A.B. Cook |
1915-1916 |
| 5 | 31: James G. Fraser |
1906 |
| 5 | 32: Fraser Lands |
1914 |
| 5 | 33: George W. Lansrum |
1910 |
| 5 | 34: Lewistown Hardware
Company |
1904-1906 |
| 5 | 35: L.R. Marlow |
1896-1901 |
| 5 | 36: Dan P. Mumbrue |
1908 |
| 5 | 37: John S. M. Neill |
1898 |
| 5 | 38: Parchen Settlement |
1906 |
| 5 | 39: T.C. Power |
1911 |
| 5-6 | 40: Rosenbaum Mine
Property |
1908-1909 |
| 6 | 41: Bernard Van de Veegaete
lease |
1913-1917 |
| 6 | 42: Nelson Placer |
1905 |
| 6 | 43: Wallace Horses |
1904-1906 |
| 6 | 44: Mouth of Nelson Venture
[Vanderbilt mining claim] |
1902 |
| 6 | 45: Cattle |
1890 |
| 6 | 46: Real Estate & ChattleSecurity
[sic] |
1903-1908 |
| 6 | 47: Report gauging waters of Colorado
Creek, Helena |
1908 |
| 6 | 48: Increase Circulation &
Depository [National Bank of Montana] |
1907 |
| 6 | 49: Hay Insurance |
1908-1909 |
| 6 | 50: Ditch Company--Yellowstone County
[High Line Ditch Company and Yellowstone & Canyon Ditch
Company] |
1911-1913 |
| 6 | 51: St. Paul Real Estate |
1905-1908 |
| 6 | 52: Helena Real Estate |
1891-1922 |
| 6 | 53: New leases |
1919-1922 |
| 6 | 54: Assessments and taxes |
1903-1908 |
| 6 | 55: Tax titles |
1895-1897 |
| 6 | 56: Maps and lists of
lands |
undated |
| 6 | 57: Map, Helena vicinity |
undated |
| 6-7 | 58: Collateral to secure
notes |
undated |
| 7 | 59: Loans |
undated |
| 7 | 60: Abstracts |
undated |
| 7 | 61: Miscellaneous, loans |
undated |
| 7-8 | 62: Miscellaneous,
correspondence |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Banks and banking -- Montana
- Business enterprises -- Montana.
- General stores--Montana --Big Sandy
- Livestock -- Montana
- Mines and mineral resources--Montana
- Real estate business -- Montana
- Trusts and trustees -- Montana
Personal Names
- Broadwater, Charles A.(Charles Arthur), 1840-1892 -- Estate
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records -- Montana
- Business records -- Montana--Big Sandy
- Estate records -- Montana
- Financial records -- Montana
- Legal documents -- Montana
Occupations
- Businessmen--Montana --Helena
- Executors and administrators--Montana--Helena
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- McNamara & Marlow (Big Sandy, Mont.)
Finding aid prepared by Jodi
Allison-Bunnell
2004
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