Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Montague Stevens papers 1892-1953 (bulk 1896-1919)MS 058
Biographical NotePioneer New Mexico rancher in the Magdalena and Reserve areas, where he operated the S.U. Cattle Co. and the Shropshire Sheep Co. Scope and Content NotePortfolio containing chiefly correspondence, along with legal documents, bills, and financial records related to Montague Stevens and his ranching operations. Correspondence and telegrams mostly concern problems with his financial backers in England. Specific files for the S.U. Cattle Co. and the Shropshire Sheep Co. contain business correspondence regarding supplies and equipment, as well as legal papers. Includes four letters from General Leonard Wood. Among the miscellaneous financial documents are hotel, general merchandise, auto, and grain supply bills; also promissory notes, checks, money orders, tax notices, bank statements, and receipts. Also present are U.S. Forest Service grazing permits and timber sale agreements; several ranch photographs; a 1945 book review of Stevens' book, Meet Mr. Grizzley; and 1953 newspaper clippings about his life. ArrangementThis collection is organized into 4 series:Series I: General correspondence,
1896-1934 Series II: S.U. Cattle Company, 1892-1898 Series III: Shropshire Sheep Company, 1900-1916 Series IV: Miscellaneous financial and other items, 1896-1953 RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Stevens, Montague, 1859-1953 -- Archives. Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927 -- Correspondence. Corporate Name(s) S.U. Cattle Company -- Records and correspondence. Shropshire Sheep Company -- Records and correspondence. Geographic Name(s) Magdalena (N.M.) -- History. Reserve (N.M.) -- History. Subject(s) Cattle trade -- New Mexico -- History. Sheep industry -- New Mexico -- History. Administrative InformationCredit LineMontague Stevens papers (MS 058). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Acquisition InformationAcquired as purchase, 1964. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. |