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Peter V. Jackson Papers, 1869-1916
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jackson, Peter V.
- Title
- Peter V. Jackson Papers
- Dates
- 1869-191618691916
- Quantity
- 1 linear foot
- Collection Number
- Collection 2583, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Peter V. Jackson Papers consist of business and personal letters received by Jackson from 1868 through 1916. The letters document Jackson's activities in operating his various business interests and range from extensive descriptions to brief notations regarding purchases, payments, or banking matters. The collection also includes banking memoranda and statements. Names of interest include Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906), David Folsom, Charles W. Cook, and George W. Rea.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Peter V. Jackson was born on October 8, 1844, at Rochester, New York, the son of Joel and Julia A. (Southworth) Jackson. He grew up in Rochester and graduated from Rochester University in 1866. Soon after his graduation Jackson accepted a position as accountant and bookkeeper for the Midas Mining Company, a business founded by several Rochester businessmen to develop and exploit mineral deposits in the far west. Jackson came to Montana by the Missouri river in the spring of 1867 and assumed his duties at Midasburg, the company's headquarters west of present day Norris in Madison County, Montana. When the company suspended operations in 1869 Jackson was left in charge of the works, and becoming part owner of the property, continued in charge until 1871, when he became assistant superintendent for the Columbia Mining Company at Unionville for one season, retaining his interest in the Midas Company. After that he was engaged in assaying and dealing in gold and silver bullion at Sterling for nearly ten years. In 1877, Jackson began operations in ranching and stock raising, eventually owning several thousand acres of land. He was married in June, 1875, to Henrietta Fletcher, a native of Allegany County, New York. The Jacksons had eight children including: John T. Jackson, Peter V. Jackson Jr., M. W. and Emily M., who attended the Wesleyan University in Helena. Peter Jackson died on July 7, 1923.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Peter V. Jackson papers consist of business and personal letters received by Jackson from 1868 through 1916. The letters document Jackson's activities in operating his various business interests and range from extensive descriptions to brief notations regarding purchases, payments, or banking matters. Included in the correspondence are letters from Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906). Ward was a Rochester, New York natural history professor and geologist who became well known as a supplier of specimens to museums and exhibitions around the world. In 1865 became part owner of the Montana mining claims and initially directed Jackson's activities in their management. Afterwards he corresponded with Jackson to facilitate the contracting of hunters to gather skins and skeletons for his museum and taxidermy services. Represented in the hunter's letters are those from the David Folsom, Charles W. Cook, and George W. Rea. There are also business letters from Bozeman business owner Davis Willson. Included in the correspondence are letters addressed to Emily Jackson from Peter V. Jackson, Henrietta Jackson, as well as Peter V. Jackson Jr. during and after her time at Wesleyan University in Helena. The collection also includes banking memoranda and statements.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1 Correspondence, 1868-1916
Series 2 Financial Papers, 1869-1898
Series 3 Printed Material, circa 1870-1890
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Correspondence, 1868-1916Return to Top
Personal, professional, and legal letters mostly addressed to P.V. Jackson from family members and business associates in New York, especially the Rochester area, and various locations in Montana. Especially prominent are letters from Henry Augustus Ward written from New York and elsewhere pertaining to the mining concerns Jackson was managing. Of interest are the letters addressed to Emily Jackson from her father, mother, brother, as well as friends and acquaintances during and after her tenure at Mills Hall, Wesleyan University in Helena discussing her education, family news, her time spent in Seattle, Washington, as well as her time in Norris, Montana. Also included in Emily's correspondence are several letters expressing condolence over her mother's death in 1915.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 1868 | |
| 1/2 | 1869 | |
| 1/3 | 1870 | |
| 1/4 | 1871 | |
| 1/5 | 1872 | |
| 1/6 | 1873 | |
| 1/7 | 1874 | |
| 1/8 | 1875 | |
| 1/9 | 1876 | |
| 1/10 | 1877 | |
| 1/11 | 1878 | |
| 1/12-13 | 1879 | |
| 1/14 | 1880 | |
| 1/15 | 1881 | |
| 1/16 | 1882 | |
| 1/17 | 1883 | |
| 1/18 | 1884 | |
| 1/19 | 1885 | |
| 1/20 | 1886 | |
| 1/21 | 1887 | |
| 1/22 | 1888 | |
| 1/23 | 1889 | |
| 1/24 | 1890 | |
| 1/25 | 1891 | |
| 1/26 | 1892 | |
| 1/27 | 1893 | |
| 1/28 | 1894 | |
| 2/1 | 1895 | |
| 2/2-3 | 1896 | |
| 2/4 | 1897 | |
| 2/5 | 1898 | |
| 2/6 | circa 1860-1879 | |
| 2/7 | circa 1880-1899 | |
| 2/8 | Emily Jackson |
1899 |
| 2/9 | Emily Jackson |
1900 |
| 2/10 | Emily Jackson |
1901 |
| 2/11 | Emily Jackson |
1902 |
| 2/12 | Emily Jackson |
1903 |
| 2/13 | Emily Jackson |
1904 |
| 2/14 | Emily Jackson |
1905 |
| 2/15 | Emily Jackson |
1906 |
| 2/16 | Emily Jackson |
1907 |
| 3/1 | Emily Jackson |
1908 |
| 3/2 | Emily Jackson |
1913 |
| 3/3 | Emily Jackson |
1915 |
| 3/4 | Emily Jackson |
1916 |
| 3/5 | Emily Jackson |
circa 1899-1916 |
| 3/6 | Legal |
1872 |
| 3/7 | Legal |
1873 |
| 3/8 | Legal |
1877 |
| 3/9 | Legal |
1878 |
| 3/10 | Legal |
1879 |
| 3/11 | Legal |
1880 |
| 3/12 | Legal |
1881 |
| 3/13 | Legal |
1883 |
| 3/14 | Legal |
1884 |
| 3/15 | Legal |
1885 |
| 3/16 | Legal |
1886 |
| 3/17 | Legal |
1889 |
| 3/18 | Legal |
1891 |
| 3/19 | Legal |
1895 |
| 3/20 | Legal |
1896 |
| 3/21 | Legal |
1897 |
| 3/22 | Legal |
circa 1870-1899 |
| 3/23 | Postcards |
1874 |
Series 2: Financial Papers, 1869-1898Return to Top
Ledger sheets, bank statements and other material dealing specifically with Jackson's financial concerns. Although many financially related letters can be found throughout the collection, this series consists entirely of financial documents that do not have substantive cover letters or narratives associated with them.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/24 | Bank Notices |
1879-1886 |
| 3/25 | Invoices and Receipts |
1869 |
| 3/26 | Invoices and Receipts |
1870 |
| 3/27 | Invoices and Receipts |
1872 |
| 3/28 | Invoices and Receipts |
1873 |
| 3/29 | Invoices and Receipts |
1874 |
| 3/30 | Invoices and Receipts |
1875 |
| 3/31 | Invoices and Receipts |
1876 |
| 3/32 | Invoices and Receipts |
1877 |
| 3/33 | Invoices and Receipts |
1878 |
| 3/34 | Invoices and Receipts |
1879 |
| 3/35 | Invoices and Receipts |
1880 |
| 3/36 | Invoices and Receipts |
1881 |
| 3/37 | Invoices and Receipts |
1882 |
| 3/38 | Invoices and Receipts |
1884 |
| 3/39 | Invoices and Receipts |
1891 |
| 3/40 | Invoices and Receipts |
1892 |
| 3/41 | Invoices and Receipts |
1893 |
| 3/42 | Invoices and Receipts |
1894 |
| 3/43 | Invoices and Receipts |
1895 |
| 3/44 | Invoices and Receipts |
1896 |
| 3/45 | Invoices and Receipts |
1897 |
| 3/46 | Invoices and Receipts |
1898 |
| 3/47 | Invoices and Receipts |
circa 1870-1899 |
| 3/48 | Tax Receipts |
1870-1879 |
Series 3: Printed Material, circa 1870-1890Return to Top
Newspaper clippings and other printed matter that did not accompany any particular letter in series one. Material includes: alumni constitution for the University of Rochester, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York forms, information on transplanting trees, as well as information on mining and lumber mills.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/49 | Newspaper Clippings |
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| 3/50 | Printed Material |
circa 1870-1890 |
| 3/51 | Warranty Paperwork |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Montana -- Madison County
- Naturalists
- Naturalists -- United States
- Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation
- Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation
Personal Names
- Cook, Charles W., 1839-1927
- Cook, Charles W., 1839-1927 -- Correspondence
- Folsom, David E.
- Folsom, David E. -- Correspondence
- Jackson, Emily M., -- Correspondence
- Rea, George W. -- Correspondence
- Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906
- Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906 -- Correspondence
- Willson, Davis, 1841-1915
- Willson, Davis, 1841-1915 -- Correspondence
Geographical Names
- Madison County (Mont.)
- Montana
- Montana -- Madison County
- New York (State) -- Rochester
- Rochester (N.Y.)
- United States
Form or Genre Terms
- Records and correspondence
Kim Allen Scott, 2014
July 24, 2015
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