Item: Francis E. Beall Papers, 1880-1971
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Finding Aid Title: Francis E. Beall Papers, 1880-1971
Finding Aid Collection Number: 0405
Date Range of Collection: 1880-1971
Creator of Materials: Beall, Francis E.
Content Description: The Beall papers have been divided into three folders. The first contains a photocopied manuscript of family history he wrote for his daughter Marian in 1957 entitled "A Dream of an Empire." The narrative describes the family's migration along portions of the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Montana during the Civil War and the later establishment of the family ranch at Waterloo. Other reminiscences in the folder include several handwritten essays concerning: the history of Butte; a childhood accident suffered by Francis and treated by Butte doctors; the early days of the Butte Electric Power Company and the Montana Power Company; a horse named Prince owned by Francis during his childhood at Waterloo. Some of the handwritten manuscripts have typed transcriptions which have been placed in a separate folder. A synopsis of a June 26, 1966 interview with Francis by MSU Special Collections librarian Minnie Paugh has been placed in a third folder, along with letters she received from him from 1969 to 1971 that are autobiographical in nature. Included is an original photograph of the Beall family at their Waterloo ranch, circa 1880. The photograph is an elevated view showing the family standing in front of the ranch house, with workmen and livestock visible beyond.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv04489
Keywords: reminiscences, handwritten essays, personal letters, butte (montana) history, dream of an empire, beall family, francis e. beall, montana history
Subjects: Montana and Histories of the American West
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