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Muir Family Papers, 1915-1956
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Muir family
- Title
- Muir Family Papers
- Dates
- 1915-195619151956
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 538, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Muir Family Papers include: ranch account books of Joseph Muir's 1915-1927; ranch account books and papers of Nick Muir's 1933-1956; copies of photographs and negatives of the ranch operation near Harlowton, Montana, family members, and sheep.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Nick Muir operated a sheep ranch near Harlowton, Montana from approximately 1930 into the 1960s. Mr. Muir turned the ranch into a family corporation in 1959. He passed away in 1981. His wife, Evelyn Muir in 1996 is the Secretary/Treasurer officer of the Muir Ranch Co. Nick took over the ranch from his father, Joseph Muir. Joseph immigrated from Scotland and worked around the Deer Lodge valley as a ranch hand and later ranch foreman at the Bielenbury Ranch. After marrying Bertha Higgins in 1901, they settled and started the sheep operation near Harlowton, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The materials in this collection include: ranch account books of Joseph Muir's 1915-1927; ranch account books and papers of Nick Muir's 1933-1956; copies of photographs and negatives of the ranch operation near Harlowton, Montana, family members, and sheep. The photographs are either 3"x5" or 8"x10" and all are black and white. All the negatives are in Box 2, Folder 13.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Ledger, 1915-1924Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/1
Ledger, 1915-1927Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/2
Ledger, 1933Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/1
Ledger, 1934Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/2
Ledger, 1935Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/3
Ledger, 1936Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/4
Ledger, 1937Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/5
Ledger, 1938Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/6
Ledger, 1939Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/7
Ledger, 1940Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/8
Ledger, 1941Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/9
Ledger, 1942Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/10
Ledger, 1943Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/11
Account papers, 1956Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/12
Photographs #1-4Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/13
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
#1: Joseph Muir's home in Glenville, Scotland |
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#2: Joseph M. Muir, Deer Lodge, Montana |
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#3: Mrs. Bertha (Higgins) Muir |
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#4: Bielenbury Ranch workers including Joseph Muir, Deer
Lodge valley |
[1870s] |
Photographs #5-11Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/14
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
#5: Joseph Muir, Harlowton, Montana |
1920 | |
#6: Sheep at Muir Ranch |
1920 | |
#7: Sheep at Muir Ranch |
1920 | |
#8: Ranch hands at Muir Ranch |
1920 | |
#9: Hauling bales of wool |
1920 | |
#10: Ranch hand at Muir Ranch |
1920 | |
#11: Baling hay at Muir Ranch |
1945 |
Photocopies of newspaper clippings about Mrs. Joseph MuirReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/15
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ranchers-Montana-Harlowton
- Ranches-Montana-Harlowton
- Ranching-Montana-Harlowton
- Sheep ranches-Montana-Harlowton
Family Names
- Muir family
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records-Montana-Harlowton
- Family papers-Montana-Harlowton
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Muir, Joseph, 1863-1937 (creator)
- Muir, Nick (creator)
Kim Allen Scott, 2009
March 22, 2016
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