Anaconda and Butte, Montana Letterhead and Billhead Collection
Scope and Contents
The Montana Letterheads collection consists of various businesses in both Butte and Anaconda Montana throughout the late 19th and mid 20th centuries. The material includes: J.E Oppenheimer who was well known in the produce and cigar business; The Anaconda Copper Mining Company which was headquartered in Butte and was one of the largest copper mining companies of the century; The Standard Publishing Company; and The Butte Fair and Racing Association, which lists William Andrews Clark, Jr. as president and director, among many others.
Dates
- Creation: about 1850-1963
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Extent
1.88 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored offsite at the SRLF. Please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance to consult this collection.
Provenance
Clark Library purchase, Back of Beyond Books, 2022. The original collector of these materials is unknown.
Processing History
This collection was physically processed and described by Elizabeth Cervantes in January-February 2024.
- Title
- Anaconda and Butte, Montana Letterhead and Billhead Collection
- Author
- Finding aid by Elizabeth Cervantes
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository