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R. C. Halliday and Company Letters from Idaho, 1885-1893
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- R.C. Halliday And Company, Dillon, Montana
- Title
- R. C. Halliday and Company Letters from Idaho
- Dates
- 1885-1893 (inclusive)18851893
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet.
- Collection Number
- MG150 (collection)
- Summary
- Ninety five letters, most from Camas, Idaho, ordering supplies of beer, cider, whisky, cigarettes, cigars, etc.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This manuscript group contains 85 handwritten letters and orders sent to R.C. Halliday of Dillon, Montana, by the hotel and saloon owners of Camas, Idaho, between the years 1885 and 1893. The bulk of the letters were written in 1890 and 1891; there are no letters in 1892.
Camas, formerly known as Lava, is located in Bingham County, Idaho, 60 miles north of Blackfoot. It was settled in 1879 and its population at the time of these letters was 250. The gazetteers and business directories for the period list only four of the eleven correspondents: Adams, M.H., hotel and confectionery; Paris, W.R., saloon, Monroe, Thomas, Saloon; Miller and Co., saloon. Another correspondent, Florence Adams, was the sister of Mr. Halliday.
Of the ten additional letters, only one is from Camas. Seven are from Salmon, with two from Idaho Falls (one under its earler name of Eagle Rock).
The goods Halliday supplied included beer, cider, whiskey, lemonette, cigars, cigarettes, and occasionally rum, gin, sherry, blackberry, smoking tobacco, and cigarette papers.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The correspondence, which was in no apparent order when received, was placed in chronological order. The ten additional letters are in chronological order in a separate folder.
Acquisition Information
The 85 items of correspondence from Camas, Idaho, to R.C. Halliday of Dillon, Montana, were purchased from Charles Apfelbaum, New York, by the University of Idaho Library on March 21, 1988. It was processed by Judith Nielsen in June 1988. In July 1994, ten additional letters, a majority of which were from Salmon, Idaho, were purchased from Michael Vinson, Austin Texas. The new purchase was added to the original group and the inventory was revised by Ms. Nielsen in March 1995.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Camas, Idaho Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence and orders 5 items
|
1885 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence and orders 6 items
|
1886 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence and orders 3 items
|
1887 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence and orders 2 items
|
1888 |
| 1/5 | Correspondence and orders 7 items
|
1889 |
| 1/6 | Correspondence and orders 38 items
|
1890 |
| 1/7 | Correspondence and orders 22 items
|
1891 |
| 1/8 | Correspondence and orders 2 items
|
1893 |
Other correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/9 | Other correspondence and orders 10 items
|
1885-1893 |
An Alphabetical List of Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Camas |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Adams, Florence |
1887 |
| 1 | Adams, Milo H. |
1885 |
| 1 | Baker, J.N. & Co. |
1886 |
| 1 | Cook, T.G. |
1890, 1891, 1893 |
| 1 | Just, H.J. |
1886 |
| 1 | Miller, Fred & Co. |
1889, 1890, 1891 |
| 1 | Monroe, Tom |
1888 |
| 1 | Parrish, W.R. (supplemental group) |
1886, 1887, 1888 |
| 1 | Peuglase, J.W. |
1885 |
| 1 | Rivers, Edward A. |
1890 |
| 1 | Van Noy, J.M. |
1889-1890 |
Salmon |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Brown, William J. |
1890 |
| 1 | Dore, Timothy |
1890 |
| 1 | Mingle, Ed |
1893 |
| 1 | Pope & McDonnell |
1885, 1886 |
| 1 | Taylor, J.S. |
1893 |
| 1 | Young, Samuel H. |
1890 |
Idaho Falls (Eagle Rock) |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Chamberlain, D.F. |
1893 |
| 1 | Smith, T.J. |
1886 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Idaho -- Camas
- Hotels -- Idaho -- Camas
- Merchants -- Montana -- Dillon
Geographical Names
- Camas (Idaho) -- Social life and customs
- Dillon (Mont.) -- Commerce
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- R. C. Halliday and Company
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1995
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