The Maxey Mines Annotated Research Paper, 1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kirk, Marguerite
Title
The Maxey Mines Annotated Research Paper
Dates
1966
Quantity
1 item
Collection Number
Collection 0540, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The Maxey Mines, 1966 annotated research paper discusses the history of the Maxey coal mines and accompanying development along Trail Creek in Gallatin County.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Marguerite Kirk was born on a Gallatin County, Montana ranch on November 24, 1894, one of several children born to Harris and Elizabeth Baker Kirk. She attended public schools in Bozeman before graduating from the University of California in 1917. Kirk earned a master's degree in library science at Columbia University in 1936. She taught in Oregon and New Jersey before returning to Bozeman in 1960 where she operated the family farm and ran a book store. A philanthropist who funded the Bozeman symphony and many other civic projects, Kirk died on August 29, 1991 in Marin County, California.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

In 1966, Marguerite Kirk prepared an annotated research paper on the history of the Maxey coal mines and accompanying development along Trail Creek in Gallatin County. Coal deposits were discovered in the area as early as 1867 and, in 1881, Daniel Maxey, a Pennsylvania native, established a deep mine for the production of domestic fuel for Bozeman. Eventually a small community grew up around the Maxey mine with a post office named Chimney Rock, but the mining operation declined and eventually ceased around 1950. Kirk's paper is a carbon typescript of an original that was likely never published and cites personal letters from the Maxey family whose present location is unknown.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

An original research paper written by Marguerite Kirk of Bozeman, Montana was donated to Montana State University by her in 1967.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2012 March 30

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Coal mines and mining--Montana--Gallatin County--History

Personal Names

  • Maxey, Daniel, 1832-1910