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Source documents, books, manuscripts, articles, and photographs are located in various places including the files in Montana State Parks, University of Montana’s Mansfield Library, Montana Historical Society’s Research Center; National Park Service Register of Historic Places; The American Building Survey; and the Library Of Congress. The following are specific resources available in Montana:

MANSFIELD LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA

From Archives/Special Collections:

Book/ebooks:

Fort Owen Excavation Research Notes; Carling I Malouf (Carling Isaac), 1916-2007; 1957-76.

Men and Trade on the Northwest frontier as shown by the Fort Owen ledger; George Ferdinand Weisel 1915- ; John Owen; 1955.

Master Interpretive Plan Fort Owen State Monument; Michael P Douglass ; Kathleen M Olson; Montana. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1980.

Historical sketch of Stevensville; Mary Stoddard Baggs; 1902; Rocky Mountain Magazine Vol. 4, no. 1 (Mar. 1902) ; Item in series.

Colors from an old Montana sluice box; Washington J McCormick (Washington Jay), 1884-1949; c1980.

Flouring mills of Montana Territory; Tom Haines 1903-1997; c1984.

Military & trading posts of Montana; Donald C. Miller 1933- ; Stan Cohen joint author.; c1978.

From General Collection:

Book/ebooks:

Fort Owen : Montana’s first department store; Robert E Miller; 1979; Montana magazine Vol. 10, no. 1 (Sept.-Oct. 1979) ; Item in series

The Journals and Letters of Major John Owen, Pioneer of the Northwest, 1850-1871, embracing his purchase of St. Mary’s mission; the building of Fort Owen; his travels; his relation with the Indians; his work for the government; and his activities as a western empire builder twenty years, Seymour Dunbar 1867-1947.; Paul C Phillips (Paul Chrisler), 1883-1956; 1927

A trip from the Dalles of the Columbia, Oregon to Fort Owen, Bitter Root Valley, Montana in the spring of 1858; Charles W Frush; 1896; Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana Vol. 2 (1896) ; Item in series

From Microfilm Collection:

Book/ebook

The Diary of F.H. Burr kept in the Bitterroot country,and during his journeys from Fort Owen to Salt Lake and return, and to the gold diggings in 1857; Frederick H Burr;1981

MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER, HELENA

BOOKS:

Fort Owen State Monument, Stevensville, Montana; Montana. Parks Division.;1979’ Montana Historical Society Research Center; S 333.783 P33F; Publication; Library collection.

Master Interpretive Plan Fort Owen State Monument; Douglass, Michael P.; 1980; Montana Historical Society Research Center; S 978.689 D74M; Publication; Library collection.

Men and trade on the Northwest frontier as shown by the Fort Owen ledger.; Weisel, George Ferdinand, 1915-;1955; Montana Historical Society Research Center      381 W43M; Publication; Library collection.

The journals and letters of Major John Owen, pioneer of the Northwest, 1850-1871, embracing his purchase of St. Mary’s mission; the building of Fort Owen; his travels; his relation with the Indians; his work for the government; and his activities as a western empire builder twenty years.; Owen, John, 1818-1889.; 1927; Montana Historical Society Research Center; 978.6 OW2J V. 1; Publication; Library collection.

George Montour : heroes on broken horses: journals of Charles Frush, John Owens and other writings during 1856-1858 Indian Wars; [2018 edition]; Waldron, Douglas E. author; 2018; Montana Historical Society Research Center; 971 W147G 2018; Publication; Library collection.

The story of St. Mary’s Mission; Kennedy, John E.; 1941; Montana Historical Society Research Center; PAM 2240; Publication; Library collection.

The story of St. Mary’s Mission; Corley, Patricia.; 1941; Montana Historical Society Research Center; PAM 2239; Publication; Library collection.

Men of the mission : in the shadow of old St. Mary’s; First edition; 2007; Montana Historical Society Research Center; PAC 76-87.1; Photograph; Photograph archives.

Life and death at St. Mary’s Mission, Montana : births, marriages, deaths, and survival among the Bitterroot Salish Indians, 1866-1891; Bigart, Robert.; 2005; Montana Historical Society Research Center; 978.689 B48L 2005; Publication; Library collection.

The story of St. Mary’s Mission, Stevensville, Montana.; Florian, Martin.; 1959; Montana Historical Society Research Center; PAM 4126; Publication; Library collection

Mengarini’s narrative of the Rockies, memoirs of old Oregon, 1841-1850, and St. Mary’s mission; Mengarini, Gregory, 1811-1886.; 1938; Montana Historical Society Research Center; BOUNDWITH S 978.6 M76U NO. 21-29 (25); Publication; Unknown.

Historical sketch of the Flathead Indian nation from the year 1813 to 1890. Embracing the history of the establishment of St. Mary’s Indian mission in the Bitter Root valley, Mont.; Ronan, Peter, 1839-1893; 1890; Montana Historical Society Research Center; 970.3 R66; Publication; Library collection.

MICROFORM

The diary of F.H. Burr [microform] : kept in the Bitterroot country, and during his journeys from Fort Owen to Salt Lake and return, and to the gold diggings in 1857. Burr, Frederick H.; 1981; Montana Historical Society Research Center; MF 1A; Manuscript; Archive collection.

MANUSCRIPTS:

George Hodges diary, 1852-1853.; Hodges, George, of Fort Owen, Mont.; 1852-1853; Montana Historical Society Research Center; SC 287; Manuscript; Archive collection.

John Owen papers, 1850-1871.; Owen, John, 1818-1889.; 1850-187; Electronic Access: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv58830; Montana Historical Society Research Center; MC 44 (2:5-5); Manuscript; Archive collection.

Thomas W. Harris diaries, 1860-1892; Harris, Thomas W., 1827-1897.;1860-1870; Montana Historical Society Research Center; SC 231; Manuscript; Archive collection.

PHOTOGRAPHS:

[St. Mary’s Mission, Stevensville, Montana]. [Picture]; 1930; Montana Historical Society Research Center; PAC 76-87.1; Photograph; Photograph archives.

St. Mary’s Mission, Bitter Root Valley [picture]. Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921.; 1884; Montana Historical Society Research Center; H-1328; Photograph; Photograph archives.

OTHER RESOURCES:

Montana Genesis, Stevensville Historical Society (Location: Stevensville Museum)

Stevensville Historical and Architectural Survey, Grant R. and Kathleen Olson (Location: Stevensville Parks n Rec)

St. Mary’s in the Rocky Mountains (Location: Historic St. Mary’s Mission)

Balladino and Point writings (Location: Historic St. Mary’s Mission)

St. Mary’s Mission brochure (Location: Historic St. Mary’s Mission)

More-detailed Fort Owen brochure (Location: Stevensville Museum)

Photos of Stevensville (Location: Stevensville Museum)

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