Sterling Family papers - Archives West

Sterling Family papers, 1896-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sterling Family
Title: Sterling Family papers
Dates: 1896-1972 (inclusive)
18961972
Quantity: 40.3 linear feet
Collection Number: Mss 029
Summary: The A.M. Sterling Company was a general merchandise firm in Ronan, Montana. This collection contains A. M. Sterling Company correspondence, financial, legal, promotional, and photographic records as well as a small sequence of documents collected by A.M. Sterling's son Robert T. Sterling through his involvement with Ronan, Montana, civic and religious organizations.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana--Missoula.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Addison McLean Sterling was born in Frederickton, New Brunswick, in 1869. He attended Frederickton schools and in 1883, at the age of fourteen, began working in a general store at Block Island, Rhode Island. He was there two years, then worked at the grocery house of Cobb, Bates and Yerxa in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sterling came to Missoula, Montana in 1886, and worked at the Missoula Mercantile Company until 1899. In 1900, he joined the Montana Hardware Company in Butte, Montana, but then went to Nome, Alaska, to prospect for gold. He returned to Montana in 1903 and became undersheriff of Missoula County.

In May 1905, he purchased the Jesse R. Sear general store, hotel, and livery stable in Ronan, Montana, on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The A.M. Sterling Company supplied the full variety of goods needed by residents of the area. A.M. Sterling married Bessie J. Farrell in Missoula in 1905. They had three children: Margaret, George T., and Robert T. In 1939, Mr. Sterling suffered a stroke, and the business was managed by his son, Robert, until 1961. Another son, George, operated the store until it was closed and sold in 1970. A.M. Sterling passed away on September 22, 1949. George died in 1982.

A.M. Sterling's younger son, Robert Thorne Sterling, was active in a number of Ronan organizations, including the Laverne Parrish Memorial Athletic Association, the Ronan Chamber of Commerce, the Ronan Lions Club, and Sacred Heart Parish. He passed away on March 10, 2006.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains A. M. Sterling Company correspondence, financial, legal, promotional, and photographic records as well as a small sequence of documents Robert T. Sterling collected through his involvement with Ronan, Montana, civic and religious organizations. The materials in this collection provide insights regarding general merchandising operations in rural Montana, the extent to which family enterprises tended to dominate local markets, and Ronan's community history.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright transferred to the University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Sterling Family Papers, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana—Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two subgroups, then into nine series:

Subgroup 1: A.M. Sterling Company (Ronan, Montana), 40.3 linear feet, 1896-1972

Series I: Correspondence, 32.4 linear feet, 1904-1971

Series II: Financial Records, 7.0 linear feet, 1903-1972

Series III: Legal Records, 0.4 linear feet, 1896-1964

Series IV: Promotions and Memorabilia, 0.1 linear feet, circa 1933

Series V: Photographs, 0.1 linear feet, 1905-1937

Subgroup 2: Robert T. Sterling, 0.3 linear feet, 1951-1960

Series VI: Laverne Parrish Memorial Athletic Association (Ronan, Montana), 2 folders, 1955-1960

Series VII: Ronan Chamber of Commerce, 2 folders, 1951-1957

Series VIII: Ronan Lions Club, 2 folders, 1952-1958

Series IX: Sacred Heart Parish (Ronan, Montana), 1 folder, 1959

Acquisition Information

Gifts of George Sterling in 1969 and R.A. Sterling in 2013.

Processing Note

The collection was originally processed in 1969 as LC 29. Some printed materials were separated at that time, but the original order seems to have been largely preserved. In 2004, the collection was re-described. Volumes 1 and 2 were removed from box 67 and placed with other volumes: thus there is no 67 in the collection. An addition of A.M. Sterling Company financial and legal records was added to the collection in 2015.

Location of Originals

Photographic images in this collection are on copy negatives. Original photographs were returned to George Sterling in 1970.

Separated Materials

During original processing, the following materials were removed and placed in the Montana Collection:

Constitution, By Laws, Order of Business and Rules of Order of the Jardine Miners' Union No. 139 (Organized October 31, 1901)

Constitution and By Laws of the Western Federation of Miners(Mining Department, I.W.W., 1906)

Constitution and By Laws of the Western Federation of Miners, 1902

Constitution and By Laws of Beaverhead Lodge, No. 32, International Order Of Foresters., Twin Bridges, Montana, 1899.

Constitution, By Laws and Rules of order, Cooke Miners' and Smeltermen's Union No. 165 of World Federation of Mining., 1907.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1: A.M. Sterling Company (Ronan, Montana), 1896-1972Return to Top

40.0 linear feet

This subgroup includes correspondence, financial, legal, promotional, and photographic records generated by the A.M. Sterling Company of Ronan, Montana.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series I: General Correspondence 32.4 linear feet This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence records from the A.M. Sterling Company. These materials include exchanges with clients, suppliers, other western Montana general merchandisers, and political leaders (local, state, and Congressional). Also included are a limited number of personal letters from Robert and George Sterling to family and friends.	1904-1971
Box/Folder
1/1			1904
68/8		Organization	1910-1970
1/2			1910
1/3			1911
1/4		A	1912
1/5		Beckwith Mercantile	1912
1/6		B	1912
1/7		C	1912
1/8		D	1912
1/9		F	1912
1/10		H	1912
1/11		J	1912
1/12		L	1912
1/13		Missoula Mercantile	1912
1/14		M	1912
1/15		O	1912
1/16		P	1912
1/17		R	1912
1/18		Smead, W. H.	1912
1/19		Sterling, Fred T.	1912
1/20		S	1912
1/21		T	1912
1/22		U	1912
1/23		V	1912
1/24		W	1912
1/25		Unidentified	1912
1/26		A	1913
1/27		Beckwith Mercantile	1913
1/28		B	1913
1/29		C	1913
1/30		John R. Daily Company	1913
1/31		D	1913
1/32		E	1913
1/33		G	1913
1/34		H	1913
1/35		I	1913
1/36		J-K	1913
1/37		L	1913
1/38		Missoula Mercantile	1913
1/39		Myers, Henry L.	1913
1/40		M	1913
1/41		N	1913
1/42		O	1913
1/43		P	1913
1/44		Right Relationship League	1913
1/45		R	1913
1/46		W. H. Smead	1913
1/47		Sterling, Fred T.	1913
1/48		S	1913
1/49		U	1913
1/50		W	1913
1/51		A	1914
1/52		Beckwith Mercantile	1914
1/53		B	1914
1/54		C	1914
1/55		John R. Daily Company	1914
1/56		Dwight Mercantile	1914
1/57		D	1914
1/58		E	1914
1/59		F	1914
1/60		G	1914
1/61		H	1914
1/62		I	1914
1/63		L	1914
1/64		McGowan Commercial Company	1914
1/65		Missoula Mercantile	1914
1/66		Myers, Henry L.	1914
1/67		M	1914
1/68		N	1914
1/69		O	1914
1/70		P	1914
1/71		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1914
1/72		R	1914
1/73		Sterling, Fred T.	1914
1/74		S	1914
1/75		U	1914
2/1		A	1915
2/2		Beckwith Mercantile	1915
2/3		B	1915
2/4		C	1915
2/5		John R. Daily Company	1915
2/6		D	1915
2/7		Evans, John M.	1915
2/8		E	1915
2/9		Flathead Mercantile Company	1915
2/10		F	1915
2/11		G	1915
2/12		H	1915
2/13		I	1915
2/14		J	1915
2/15		Kalispell Mercantile	1915
2/16		K	1915
2/17		L	1915
2/18		McDonald, Angus P.	1915
2/19		Missoula Mercantile	1915
2/20		M	1915
2/21		N	1915
2/22		O	1915
2/23		P	1915
2/24		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1915
2/25		R	1915
2/26		Scearce, Stanley	1915
2/27		Sterling, Fred T.	1915
2/28		S	1915
2/29		T	1915
2/30		U	1915
2/31		V	1915
2/32		W	1915
2/33		Unidentified	1915
2/34		A	1916
2/35		Beckwith Mercantile	1916
2/36		B	1916
2/37		Carr, J. W.	1916
2/38		C	1916
2/39		John R. Daily Company	1916
2/40		Demers Mercantile	1916
2/41		D	1916
2/42		E	1916
2/43		Flathead Mercantile Company	1916
2/44		F	1916
2/45		G	1916
2/46		H	1916
2/47		I	1916
2/48		J	1916
2/49		L	1916
2/50		Missoula Mercantile	1916
2/51		M	1916
2/52		N	1916
2/53		P	1916
2/54		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1916
2/55		R	1916
2/56		Sterling, Fred T.	1916
2/57		S	1916
2/58		T	1916
2/59		U	1916
2/60		W	1916
2/61		Y	1916
3/1		A	1917
3/2		Beckwith Mercantile	1917
3/3		B	1917
3/4		Carr, J. W.	1917
3/5		C	1917
3/6		D	1917
3/7		Flathead Mercantile Company	1917
3/8		F	1917
3/9		G	1917
3/10		H	1917
3/11		I	1917
3/12		J	1917
3/13		K	1917
3/14		L	1917
3/15		Missoula Mercantile	1917
3/16		M	1917
3/17		N	1917
3/18		O	1917
3/19		P	1917
3/20		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1917
3/21		R	1917
3/22		Smead, W. H.	1917
3/23		Sterling, Fred T.	1917
3/24		S	1917
3/25		T	1917
3/26		U	1917
3/27		V	1917
3/28		W	1917
3/29		A	1918
3/30		B	1918
3/31		Carr, J. W.	1918
3/32		C	1918
3/33		D	1918
3/34		E	1918
3/35		Flathead Mercantile Company	1918
3/36		F	1918
3/37		G	1918
3/38		H	1918
3/39		L	1918
3/40		Missoula Mercantile	1918
3/41		Myers, Henry L.	1918
3/42		M	1918
3/43		N	1918
3/44		Peck, Earl V.	1918
3/45		P	1918
3/46		R	1918
3/47		Scearce, Stanley	1918
3/48		Smead, W. H.	1918
3/49		Sterling, Fred T.	1918
3/50		S	1918
4/1		T	1918
4/2		U	1918
4/3		V	1918
4/4		W	1918
4/5		A	1919
4/6		Beckwith Mercantile	1919
4/7		B	1919
4/8		Carr, J. W.	1919
4/9		C	1919
4/10		D	1919
4/11		Flathead Mercantile Company	1919
4/12		F	1919
4/13		G	1919
4/14		H	1919
4/15		I	1919
4/16		Kalispell Mercantile	1919
4/17		K	1919
4/18		L	1919
4/19		Missoula Mercantile	1919
4/20		M	1919
4/21		N	1919
4/22		O	1919
4/23		P	1919
4/24		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1919
4/25		R	1919
4/26		Scearce, Stanley	1919
4/27		Sterling, Fred T.	1919
4/28		S	1919
4/29		T	1919
4/30		U	1919
4/31		V	1919
4/32		W	1919
4/33		A	1920
4/34		Beckwith Mercantile	1920
4/35		B	1920
4/36		Carr, J. W.	1920
4/37		C	1920
4/38		Demers Mercantile	1920
4/39		D	1920
4/40		E	1920
4/41		F	1920
4/42		G	1920
4/43		H	1920
4/44		I	1920
4/45		J	1920
4/46		Kalispell Mercantile	1920
4/47		K	1920
5/1		McLeod, Angus	1920
5/2		Missoula Mercantile	1920
5/3		Myers, Henry L.	1920
5/4		M	1920
5/5		N	1920
5/6		O	1920
5/7		Peck, Earl V.	1920
5/8		P	1920
5/9		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1920
5/10		R	1920
5/11		Scearce, Stanley	1920
5/12		Sterling, Fred T.	1920
5/13		S	1920
5/14		T	1920
5/15		U	1920
5/16		V	1920
5/17		W	1920
5/18		A	1921
5/19		Beckwith Mercantile	1921
5/20		B	1921
5/21		Carr, J. W.	1921
5/22		C	1921
5/23		D	1921
5/24		E	1921
5/25		F	1921
5/26		G	1921
5/27		H	1921
5/28		I	1921
5/29		J	1921
5/30		Kalispell Mercantile	1921
5/31		K	1921
5/32		L	1921
6/1		McLeod, Charles H.	1921
6/2		Missoula Mercantile	1921
6/3		Missoula Mercantile	1921
6/4		M	1921
6/5		N	1921
6/6		O'Conner, James	1921
6/7		O	1921
6/8		P	1921
6/9		R	1921
6/10		Scearce, Stanley	1921
6/11		Smead, W. H.	1921
6/12		Sterling, Fred T.	1921
6/13		S	1921
6/14		T	1921
6/15		U	1921
6/16		V	1921
6/17		W	1921
6/18		A	1922
6/19		B	1922
6/20		Carr, J. W.	1922
6/21		C	1922
6/22		D	1922
6/23		E	1922
6/24		F	1922
7/1		Great Western Land Company	1922
7/2		G	1922
7/3		H	1922
7/4		I	1922
7/5		Kalispell Mercantile	1922
7/6		K	1922
7/7		L	1922
7/8		Missoula Mercantile	1922
7/9		Montana Development Association	1922
7/10		M	1922
7/11		N	1922
7/12		P	1922
7/13		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1922
7/14		R	1922
7/15		Sterling, Fred T.	1922
7/16		S	1922
7/17		T	1922
7/18		U	1922
7/19		V	1922
7/20		W	1922
7/21		A	1923
7/22		B	1923
7/23		C	1923
7/24		John R. Daily Company	1923
7/25		Davis Mercantile	1923
7/26		Demers Mercantile	1923
7/27		D	1923
7/28		E	1923
7/29		Flathead Mercantile	1923
7/30		F	1923
7/31		G	1923
7/32		H	1923
7/33		I	1923
7/34		J	1923
7/35		Kalispell Mercantile	1923
7/36		K	1923
7/37		L	1923
8/1		McLeod, Charles H.	1923
8/2		Missoula Mercantile	1923
8/3		M	1923
8/4		N	1923
8/5		O	1923
8/6		P	1923
8/7		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1923
8/8		Rittenour, C. H.	1923
8/9		R	1923
8/10		Scearce, Stanley	1923
8/11		Sterling, Fred T.	1923
8/12		S	1923
8/13		T	1923
8/14		U	1923
8/15		V	1923
8/16		W	1923
8/17		Y	1923
8/18		A	1924
8/19		B	1924
8/20		C	1924
8/21		Davis Mercantile	1924
8/22		D	1924
8/23		E	1924
8/24		Flathead Mercantile	1924
8/25		F	1924
8/26		G	1924
9/1		H	1924
9/2		I	1924
9/3		J	1924
9/4		K	1924
9/5		Leavitt, Scott	1924
9/6		L	1924
9/7		McLeod, Charles H.	1924
9/8		Missoula Mercantile	1924
9/9		M	1924
9/10		N	1924
9/11		O	1924
9/12		P	1924
9/13		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1924
9/14		R	1924
9/15		Scearce, Stanley	1924
9/16		Sterling, Fred T.	1924
9/17		S	1924
9/18		T	1924
9/19		U	1924
9/20		V	1924
9/21		W	1924
9/22		A	1925
9/23		Beckwith Mercantile	1925
9/24		B	1925
9/25		C	1925
9/26		Dixon, Joseph M.	1925
9/27		D	1925
10/1		E	1925
10/2		F	1925
10/3		G	1925
10/4		H	1925
10/5		I	1925
10/6		J	1925
10/7		K	1925
10/8		L	1925
10/9		McLeod, Charles H.	1925
10/10		Missoula Mercantile	1925
10/11		Missoula Mercantile	1925
10/12		M	1925
10/13		N	1925
10/14		Peck, Earl V.	1925
10/15		P	1925
10/16		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1925
10/17		R	1925
10/18		Scearce, Stanley	1925
10/19		Sterling, Fred T.	1925
10/20		S	1925
10/21		T	1925
10/22		U	1925
10/23		V	1925
10/24		W	1925
11/1		A	1926
11/2		B	1926
11/3		C	1926
11/4		John R. Daily Company	1926
11/5		Dixon, Joseph M.	1926
11/6		D	1926
11/7		E	1926
11/8		Flathead Mercantile	1926
11/9		F	1926
11/10		G	1926
11/11		H	1926
11/12		J	1926
11/13		Kalispell Mercantile	1926
11/14		K	1926
11/15		L	1926
11/16		McLeod, Charles H.	1926
11/17		Missoula Mercantile	1926
11/18		Montana Development Association	1926
11/19		M	1926
11/20		N	1926
11/21		Peck, Earl V.	1926
11/22		P	1926
11/23		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1926
11/24		R	1926
11/25		Scearce, Stanley	1926
11/26		Sterling, Fred T.	1926
11/27		S	1926
11/28		T	1926
11/29		U	1926
11/30		V	1926
11/31		W	1926
12/1		A	1927
12/2		Beckwith Mercantile	1927
12/3		B	1927
12/4		C	1927
12/5		Dixon, Joseph M.	1927
12/6		D	1927
12/7		E	1927
12/8		F	1927
12/9		G	1927
12/10		H	1927
12/11		I	1927
12/12		J	1927
12/13		K	1927
12/14		L	1927
12/15		Missoula Mercantile	1927
12/16		Missoula Mercantile	1927
12/17		M	1927
12/18		N	1927
12/19		O	1927
12/20		Peck, Earl V.	1927
12/21		P	1927
12/22		Q	1927
12/23		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1927
12/24		R	1927
12/25		Sterling, Fred T.	1927
12/26		S	1927
13/1		T	1927
13/2		U	1927
13/3		V	1927
13/4		W	1927
13/5		A	1928
13/6		B	1928
13/7		C	1928
13/8		D	1928
13/9		E	1928
13/10		F	1928
13/11		G	1928
13/12		H	1928
13/13		I	1928
13/14		J	1928
13/15		Kalispell Mercantile	1928
13/16		K	1928
13/17		L	1928
13/18		McLeod, Charles H.	1928
13/19		Missoula Mercantile	1928
14/1		Missoula Mercantile	1928
14/2		Missoula Mercantile	1928
14/3		M	1928
14/4		N	1928
14/5		O	1928
14/6		Peck, Earl V.	1928
14/7		P	1928
14/8		R	1928
14/9		Sterling, Fred T.	1928
14/10		S	1928
14/11		T	1928
14/12		U	1928
14/13		V	1928
14/14		W	1928
14/15		Unidentified	1928
14/16		A	1929
14/17		Beckwith Mercantile	1929
14/18		B	1929
15/1		C	1929
15/2		John R. Daily Company	1929
15/3		Davis Mercantile	1929
15/4		Diocese of Helena	1929
15/5		D	1929
15/6		E	1929
15/7		F	1929
15/8		G	1929
15/9		H	1929
15/10		I	1929
15/11		J	1929
15/12		K	1929
15/13		L	1929
15/14		McLeod, Charles H.	1929
15/15		Missoula Mercantile	1929
15/16		Missoula Mercantile	1929
15/17		M	1929
15/18		N	1929
15/19		O	1929
15/20		P	1929
15/21		R	1929
16/1		Sterling, Fred T.	1929
16/2		S	1929
16/3		T	1929
16/4		U	1929
16/5		V	1929
16/6		W	1929
16/7		Unidentified	1929
16/8		A	1930
16/9		Beckwith Mercantile	1930
16/10		B	1930
16/11		C	1930
16/12		D	1930
16/13		E	1930
16/14		F	1930
16/15		G	1930
16/16		H	1930
16/17		I	1930
16/18		J	1930
16/19		K	1930
16/20		L	1930
16/21		McLeod, Walter H.	1930
16/22		Missoula Mercantile	1930
16/23		Missoula Mercantile	1930
16/24		M	1930
17/1		N	1930
17/2		O	1930
17/3		P	1930
17/4		R	1930
17/5		Sterling, Fred T.	1930
17/6		S	1930
17/7		T	1930
17/8		U	1930
17/9		V	1930
17/10		W	1930
17/11		A	1931
17/12		B	1931
17/13		C	1931
17/14		Davis Mercantile	1931
17/15		D	1931
17/16		E	1931
17/17		Flathead Mercantile	1931
17/18		F	1931
17/19		G	1931
17/20		H	1931
17/21		I	1931
17/22		J	1931
17/23		Kalispell Mercantile	1931
17/24		K	1931
17/25		L	1931
17/26		McLeod, Walter H.	1931
17/27		Missoula Mercantile	1931
17/28		Missoula Mercantile	1931
18/1		Missoula Mercantile	1931
18/2		M	1931
18/3		N	1931
18/4		O	1931
18/5		P	1931
18/6		O	1931
18/7		Reservation Land and Lumber Company	1931
18/8		R	1931
18/9		Sterling, Fred T.	1931
18/10		S	1931
18/11		T	1931
18/12		U	1931
18/13		V	1931
18/14		W	1931
18/15		Y	1931
18/16		Z	1931
18/17		A	1932
18/18		B	1932
18/19		C	1932
18/20		Davis Mercantile	1932
18/21		D	1932
18/22		E	1932
18/23		F	1932
18/24		G	1932
18/25		H	1932
18/26		I	1932
18/27		J	1932
18/28		K	1932
18/29		L	1932
18/30		McLeod, Charles H.	1932
18/31		Missoula Mercantile	1932
18/32		Missoula Mercantile	1932
18/33		M	1932
19/1		N	1932
19/2		O	1932
19/3		P	1932
19/4		R	1932
19/5		Sterling, Fred T.	1932
19/6		S	1932
19/7		T	1932
19/8		U	1932
19/9		V	1932
19/10		W	1932
19/11		Y	1932
19/12		1933, A	1933
19/13		Beckwith Mercantile	1933
19/14		B	1933
19/15		Cooney, Frank H.	1933
19/16		Corette, John	1933
19/17		C	1933
19/18		Davis Mercantile	1933
19/19		D	1933
19/20		E	1933
19/21		F	1933
19/22		G	1933
19/23		H	1933
19/24		I	1933
19/25		J	1933
19/26		K	1933
19/27		L	1933
19/28		McGowan Commercial Company	1933
19/29		McLeod, Charles H.	1933
19/30		Missoula Mercantile	1933
20/1		Missoula Mercantile	1933
20/2		M	1933
20/3		N	1933
20/4		O	1933
20/5		P	1933
20/6		Roosevelt, Franklin D.	1933
20/7		R	1933
20/8		Sterling, Fred T.	1933
20/9		S	1933
20/10		T	1933
20/11		U	1933
20/12		V	1933
20/13		W	1933
20/14		Z	1933
20/15		A	1934
20/16		Beckwith Mercantile	1934
20/17		B	1934
20/18		C	1934
20/19		Dixon, Mrs. Joseph M.	1934
20/20		D	1934
20/21		E	1934
20/22		F	1934
20/23		G	1934
20/24		H	1934
20/25		I	1934
20/26		J	1934
20/27		K	1934
21/1		L	1934
21/2		McGowan Commercial Company	1934
21/3		Missoula Mercantile	1934
21/4		Missoula Mercantile	1934
21/5		M	1934
21/6		N	1934
21/7		O	1934
21/8		P	1934
21/9		R	1934
21/10		Scearce, Stanley	1934
21/11		S	1934
21/12		T	1934
21/13		U	1934
21/14		V	1934
21/15		Wheeler, Burton K.	1934
21/16		W	1934
21/17		Z	1934
21/18		A	1935
21/19		B	1935
21/20		C	1935
21/21		D. J. Donahue Company	1935
21/22		D	1935
21/23		E	1935
21/24		F	1935
21/25		G	1935
21/26		H	1935
21/27		I	1935
21/28		J	1935
21/29		K	1935
22/1		L	1935
22/2		McGowan Commercial Company	1935
22/3		Missoula Mercantile	1935
22/4		Monaghan, Joseph P.	1935
22/5		M	1935
22/6		N	1935
22/7		O	1935
22/8		P	1935
22/9		Q	1935
22/10		R	1935
22/11		S	1935
22/12		T	1935
22/13		U	1935
22/14		V	1935
22/15		W	1935
22/16		A	1936
22/17		B	1936
22/18		C	1936
22/19		John R. Daily Company	1936
22/20		D	1936
22/21		E	1936
22/22		F	1936
22/23		G	1936
22/24		H	1936
22/25		J	1936
22/26		K	1936
22/27		L	1936
23/1		Missoula Mercantile	1936
23/2		M	1936
23/3		N	1936
23/4		O	1936
23/5		P	1936
23/6		Q	1936
23/7		R	1936
23/8		S	1936
23/9		T	1936
23/10		U	1936
23/11		V	1936
23/12		W	1936
23/13		Y	1936
23/14		Z	1936
23/15		A	1937
23/16		B	1937
23/17		C	1937
23/18		John R. Daily Company	1937
23/19		D	1937
23/20		E	1937
23/21		F	1937
23/22		G	1937
23/23		H	1937
23/24		I	1937
23/25		J	1937
24/1		K	1937
24/2		L	1937
24/3		McLeod, Charles H.	1937
24/4		McLeod, Walter H.	1937
24/5		Missoula Mercantile	1937
24/6		M	1937
24/7		N	1937
24/8		O	1937
24/9		P	1937
24/10		Q	1937
24/11		R	1937
24/12		Scearce, Stanley	1937
24/13		S	1937
24/14		T	1937
24/15		U	1937
24/16		V	1937
24/17		W	1937
24/18		Y	1937
24/19		Z	1937
24/20		A	1938
24/21		Beckwith Mercantile	1938
24/22		B	1938
24/23		C	1938
25/1		John R. Daily Company	1938
25/2		D	1938
25/3		E	1938
25/4		F	1938
25/5		G	1938
25/6		H	1938
25/7		I	1938
25/8		J	1938
25/9		Kalispell Mercantile	1938
25/10		K	1938
25/11		L	1938
25/12		Missoula Mercantile	1938
25/13		M	1938
25/14		N	1938
25/15		O'Connell, Jerry	1938
25/16		O	1938
25/17		P	1938
25/18		Q	1938
25/19		R	1938
25/20		Scearce, Stanley	1938
25/21		S	1938
26/1		T	1938
26/2		U	1938
26/3		V	1938
26/4		W	1938
26/5		Z	1938
26/6		A	1939
26/7		B	1939
26/8		C	1939
26/9		John R. Daily Company	1939
26/10		D	1939
26/11		E	1939
26/12		F	1939
26/13		G	1939
26/14		H	1939
26/15		I	1939
26/16		J	1939
26/17		K	1939
27/1		L	1939
27/2		Missoula Mercantile	1939
27/3		M	1939
27/4		N	1939
27/5		O	1939
27/6		P	1939
27/7		R	1939
27/8		S	1939
27/9		T	1939
27/10		U	1939
27/11		V	1939
27/12		W	1939
27/13		Z	1939
27/14		A	1940
27/15		B	1940
28/1		C	1940
28/2		John R. Daily Company	1940
28/3		D	1940
28/4		E	1940
28/5		F	1940
28/6		G	1940
28/7		H	1940
28/8		I	1940
28/9		J	1940
28/10		Kalispell Mercantile	1940
28/11		K	1940
28/12		L	1940
28/13		McGowan Commercial Company	1940
28/14		Missoula Mercantile	1940
28/15		M	1940
28/16		N	1940
28/17		O	1940
28/18		P	1940
29/1		R	1940
29/2		Scearce, Stanley	1940
29/3		S	1940
29/4		T	1940
29/5		U	1940
29/6		V	1940
29/7		W	1940
29/8		A	1941
29/9		B	1941
29/10		C	1941
29/11		John R. Daily Company	1941
29/12		Demers Mercantile	1941
29/13		D	1941
29/14		E	1941
29/15		F	1941
29/16		G	1941
29/17		H	1941
29/18		I	1941
29/19		J	1941
29/20		Kalispell Mercantile	1941
29/21		K	1941
30/1		L	1941
30/2		Missoula Mercantile	1941
30/3		M	1941
30/4		N	1941
30/5		O	1941
30/6		P	1941
30/7		Q	1941
30/8		R	1941
30/9		Scearce, Stanley	1941
30/10		S	1941
30/11		T	1941
30/12		U	1941
30/13		V	1941
30/14		W	1941
30/15		A	1942
30/16		B	1942
31/1		C	1942
31/2		John R. Daily Company	1942
31/3		D	1942
31/4		E	1942
31/5		F	1942
31/6		G	1942
31/7		H	1942
31/8		I	1942
31/9		J	1942
31/10		K	1942
31/11		L	1942
31/12		Missoula Mercantile	1942
31/13		M	1942
31/14		N	1942
31/15		O	1942
31/16		P	1942
31/17		R	1942
31/18		Scearce, Stanley	1942
31/19		S	1942
31/20		T	1942
31/21		U	1942
31/22		V	1942
31/23		W	1942
31/24		Y	1942
32/1		A	1943
32/2		B	1943
32/3		C	1943
32/4		Davis Mercantile	1943
32/5		D	1943
32/6		E	1943
32/7		F	1943
32/8		G	1943
32/9		H	1943
32/10		I	1943
32/11		J	1943
32/12		K	1943
32/13		L	1943
32/14		Mansfield, Michael J.	1943
32/15		Missoula Mercantile	1943
32/16		M	1943
32/17		N	1943
32/18		O	1943
32/19		P	1943
32/20		Reservation Land and Lumber	1943
32/21		R	1943
33/1		S	1943
33/2		T	1943
33/3		U	1943
33/4		Valley Mercantile	1943
33/5		V	1943
33/6		W	1943
33/7		Y	1943
33/8		A	1944
33/9		B	1944
33/10		C	1944
33/11		John R. Daily Company	1944
33/12		D	1944
33/13		E	1944
33/14		F	1944
33/15		G	1944
33/16		H	1944
33/17		I	1944
33/18		J	1944
33/19		K	1944
33/20		L	1944
33/21		Mansfield, Michael J.	1944
33/22		Missoula Mercantile	1944
33/23		M	1944
33/24		N	1944
33/25		O	1944
33/26		P	1944
34/1		R	1944
34/2		S	1944
34/3		T	1944
34/4		U	1944
34/5		V	1944
34/6		W	1944
34/7		Y	1944
34/8		A	1945
34/9		B	1945
34/10		C	1945
34/11		D	1945
34/12		E	1945
34/13		F	1945
34/14		G	1945
34/15		H	1945
34/16		I	1945
34/17		J	1945
34/18		K	1945
34/19		L	1945
34/20		Mansfield, Michael J.	1945
34/21		Missoula Mercantile	1945
34/22		M	1945
34/23		N	1945
34/24		O	1945
34/25		P	1945
34/26		R	1945
34/27		Scearce, Stanley	1945
34/28		S	1945
34/29		T	1945
35/1		U	1945
35/2		V	1945
35/3		Wheeler, Burton K.	1945
35/4		W	1945
35/5		Unidentified	1945
35/6		A	1946
35/7		B	1946
35/8		C	1946
35/9		D	1946
35/10		E	1946
35/11		F	1946
35/12		G	1946
35/13		H	1946
35/14		J	1946
35/15		K	1946
35/16		L	1946
35/17		Mansfield, Michael J.	1946
35/18		Missoula Mercantile	1946
35/19		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1946
35/20		M	1946
36/1		N	1946
36/2		O	1946
36/3		P	1946
36/4		R	1946
36/5		S	1946
36/6		T	1946
36/7		U	1946
36/8		V	1946
36/9		W	1946
36/10		Y	1946
36/11		Z	1946
36/12		A	1947
36/13		B	1947
36/14		Carr, J. W.	1947
36/15		C	1947
36/16		D	1947
36/17		E	1947
36/18		F	1947
36/19		G	1947
36/20		Hall Hardware Company	1947
37/1		Horn, J. H.	1947
37/2		H	1947
37/3		I	1947
37/4		J	1947
37/5		K	1947
37/6		L	1947
37/7		Mansfield, Michael J.	1947
37/8		Missoula Mercantile	1947
37/9		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1947
37/10		M	1947
37/11		N	1947
37/12		O	1947
37/13		P	1947
37/14		Q	1947
37/15		R	1947
37/16		S	1947
37/17		T	1947
37/18		U	1947
37/19		V	1947
37/20		W	1947
37/21		Z	1947
37/22		A	1948
37/23		B	1948
37/24		C	1948
38/1		D	1948
38/2		E	1948
38/3		Ford, Samuel C.	1948
38/4		F	1948
38/5		G	1948
38/6		Hall Hardware Company	1948
38/7		H	1948
38/8		I	1948
38/9		J	1948
38/10		Kalispell Mercantile	1948
38/11		K	1948
38/12		L	1948
38/13		McGowan Commercial Company	1948
38/14		Mansfield, Michael J.	1948
38/15		Missoula Mercantile	1948
38/16		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1948
38/17		M	1948
38/18		N	1948
38/19		O	1948
38/20		P	1948
38/21		Q	1948
38/22		Rankin, Wellington	1948
38/23		R	1948
38/24		Scearce, Stanley	1948
38/25		S	1948
38/26		T	1948
38/27		U	1948
38/28		V	1948
38/29		W	1948
39/1		Associated Merchants of Montana	1949
39/2		A	1949
39/3		Bonner, John W.	1949
39/4		B	1949
39/5		C	1949
39/6		D	1949
39/7		E	1949
39/8		F	1949
39/9		G	1949
39/10		Hall Hardware Company	1949
39/11		H	1949
39/12		I	1949
39/13		J	1949
39/14		K	1949
39/15		L	1949
39/16		Missoula Mercantile	1949
39/17		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1949
39/18		M	1949
39/19		N	1949
39/20		Our Own Hardware	1949
40/1		O	1949
40/2		P	1949
40/3		Q	1949
40/4		R	1949
40/5		S	1949
40/6		T	1949
40/7		U	1949
40/8		V	1949
40/9		W	1949
40/10		A	1950
40/11		B	1950
40/12		Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report	1950
40/13		C	1950
40/14		D	1950
40/15		Ecton, Zales N.	1950
40/16		E	1950
40/17		F	1950
40/18		G	1950
40/19		H	1950
40/20		I	1950
40/21		J	1950
40/22		Kalispell Mercantile	1950
40/23		K	1950
40/24		L	1950
40/25		Mansfield, Michael J.	1950
40/26		Missoula Mercantile	1950
41/1		Montana Conservation Council	1950
41/2		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1950
41/3		M	1950
41/4		N	1950
41/5		Our Own Hardware	1950
41/6		Our Own Hardware	1950
41/7		O	1950
41/8		P	1950
41/9		Q	1950
41/10		R	1950
41/11		Scearce, Stanley	1950
41/12		S	1950
41/13		T	1950
41/14		U	1950
41/15		V	1950
41/16		W	1950
41/17		A	1951
41/18		B	1951
41/19		C	1951
42/1		D	1951
42/2		Ecton, Zales N.	1951
42/3		E	1951
42/4		F	1951
42/5		G	1951
42/6		Hall Building Company	1951
42/7		H	1951
42/8		I	1951
42/9		J	1951
42/10		Kalispell Mercantile	1951
42/11		Kelly, Ray	1951
42/12		K	1951
42/13		L	1951
42/14		Mansfield, Michael J.	1951
42/15		Missoula Mercantile	1951
42/16		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1951
42/17		Murray, James E.	1951
42/18		M	1951
42/19		N	1951
42/20		Our Own Hardware	1951
42/21		Our Own Hardware	1951
42/22		O	1951
43/1		P	1951
43/2		Ronan Junior Fair	1951
43/3		R	1951
43/4		S	1951
43/5		T	1951
43/6		U	1951
43/7		V	1951
43/8		W	1951
43/9		Z	1951
43/10		Aronson, J. Hugo	1952
43/11		A	1952
43/12		Bonner, John W.	1952
43/13		B	1952
43/14		Celler, Emanuel	1952
43/15		C	1952
43/16		D	1952
43/17		Ecton, Zales N.	1952
43/18		E	1952
43/19		F	1952
43/20		G	1952
43/21		Hall Building Company	1952
43/22		H	1952
44/1		I	1952
44/2		J	1952
44/3		Kalispell Mercantile	1952
44/4		K	1952
44/5		L	1952
44/6		Mansfield, Michael J.	1952
44/7		Missoula Mercantile	1952
44/8		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1952
44/9		Murray, James E.	1952
44/10		M	1952
44/11		N	1952
44/12		Our Own Hardware	1952
44/13		O	1952
44/14		P	1952
44/15		Q	1952
44/16		R	1952
44/17		S	1952
44/18		T	1952
44/19		U	1952
44/20		V	1952
44/21		W	1952
44/22		Z	1952
44/23		Aronson, J. Hugo	1953
44/24		A	1953
44/25		B	1953
45/1		C	1953
45/2		D	1953
45/3		E	1953
45/4		F	1953
45/5		G	1953
45/6		Hall Building Company	1953
45/7		H	1953
45/8		I	1953
45/9		J	1953
45/10		Kalispell Mercantile	1953
45/11		K	1953
45/12		L	1953
45/13		Missoula Mercantile	1953
45/14		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1953
45/15		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1953
45/16		M	1953
45/17		N	1953
45/18		Our Own Hardware	1953
45/19		O	1953
45/20		P	1953
45/21		Q	1953
46/1		R	1953
Box
XX		Saint Luke's Hospital	1953
Box/Folder
46/2		S	1953
46/3		T	1953
46/4		U	1953
46/5		V	1953
46/6		Wamsley, George W.	1953
46/7		W	1953
46/8		Y	1953
46/9		A	1954
46/10		B	1954
46/11		C	1954
46/12		D	1954
46/13		E	1954
46/14		F	1954
46/15		G	1954
46/16		H	1954
46/17		I	1954
46/18		J	1954
46/19		Kalispell Mercantile	1954
46/20		K	1954
46/21		L	1954
47/1		Mansfield, Michael J.	1954
47/2		Missoula Mercantile	1954
47/3		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1954
47/4		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1954
47/5		M	1954
47/6		N	1954
47/7		Our Own Hardware	1954
47/8		Our Own Hardware	1954
47/9		O	1954
47/10		P	1954
47/11		Q	1954
47/12		R	1954
Box
XX		Saint Luke's Hospital	1954
Box/Folder
47/13		S	1954
47/14		T	1954
47/15		U	1954
47/16		V	1954
47/17		W	1954
47/18		Z	1954
47/19		50th Anniversary of A. M. Sterling Company	1955
47/20		A	1955
47/21		B	1955
47/22		C	1955
48/1		Davis Mercantile	1955
48/2		D	1955
48/3		E	1955
48/4		Frear, J. Allen	1955
48/5		F	1955
48/6		G	1955
48/7		Haley, James A.	1955
48/8		H	1955
48/9		I	1955
48/10		J	1955
48/11		Kalispell Mercantile	1955
48/12		K	1955
48/13		L	1955
48/14		McLeod, Walter H., Jr.	1955
48/15		Metcalf, Lee	1955
48/16		Missoula Mercantile	1955
48/17		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1955
48/18		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1955
48/19		M	1955
48/20		National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis	1955
48/21		N	1955
48/22		Our Own Hardware	1955
48/23		Our Own Hardware	1955
48/24		O	1955
48/25		P	1955
48/26		Q	1955
49/1		R	1955
Box
XX		Saint Luke's Hospital	1955
Box/Folder
49/2		S	1955
49/3		T	1955
49/4		U	1955
49/5		V	1955
49/6		Wamsley, George W.	1955
49/7		W	1955
49/8		A	1956
49/9		Bonner, John W.	1956
49/10		B	1956
49/11		Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report	1956
49/12		C	1956
49/13		D	1956
49/14		E	1956
49/15		F	1956
49/16		G	1956
49/17		H	1956
49/18		I	1956
49/19		J	1956
49/20		K	1956
49/21		L	1956
49/22		Mansfield, Michael J.	1956
49/23		Metcalf, Lee	1956
49/24		Missoula Mercantile	1956
49/25		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1956
50/1		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1956
50/2		M	1956
50/3		National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis	1956
50/4		N	1956
50/5		Olsen, Arnold	1956
50/6		Our Own Hardware	1956
50/7		Our Own Hardware	1956
50/8		O	1956
50/9		P	1956
50/10		Q	1956
50/11		Republican State Central Committee	1956
50/12		R	1956
Box
50/13		Saint Luke's Hospital	1956
Box/Folder
51/1		S	1956
51/2		T	1956
51/3		U	1956
51/4		V	1956
51/5		W	1956
51/6		Z	1956
51/7		A	1957
51/8		B	1957
51/9		C	1957
51/10		D	1957
51/11		E	1957
51/12		F	1957
51/13		G	1957
51/14		H	1957
51/15		I	1957
51/16		J	1957
51/17		K	1957
51/18		L	1957
51/19		McLeod, Walter H.	1957
51/20		Metcalf, Lee	1957
51/21		Missoula Mercantile	1957
51/22		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1957
51/23		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1957
52/1		M	1957
52/2		National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis	1957
52/3		N	1957
52/4		Our Own Hardware	1957
52/5		Our Own Hardware	1957
52/6		O	1957
52/7		P	1957
52/8		R	1957
52/9		S	1957
52/10		T	1957
52/11		U	1957
52/12		V	1957
52/13		W	1957
52/14		Z	1957
53/1		Anderson, Forrest H.	1958
53/2		Aronson, J. Hugo	1958
53/3		A	1958
53/4		B	1958
53/5		C	1958
53/6		D	1958
53/7		E	1958
53/8		F	1958
53/9		G	1958
53/10		Hunters' Safety Program	1958
53/11		H	1958
53/12		I	1958
53/13		J	1958
53/14		K	1958
53/15		L	1958
53/16		Mansfield, Michael J.	1958
53/17		Metcalf, Lee	1958
53/18		Missoula Mercantile	1958
53/19		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1958
53/20		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1958
53/21		Murray, James E.	1958
53/22		M	1958
54/1		N	1958
54/2		Our Own Hardware	1958
54/3		Our Own Hardware	1958
54/4		O	1958
54/5		P	1958
54/6		R	1958
54/7		S	1958
54/8		T	1958
54/9		U	1958
54/10		V	1958
54/11		W	1958
54/12		A	1959
54/13		B	1959
54/14		C	1959
55/1		D	1959
55/2		E	1959
55/3		F	1959
55/4		G	1959
55/5		H	1959
55/6		I	1959
55/7		J	1959
55/8		Kefauver, Estes	1959
55/9		K	1959
55/10		L	1959
55/11		Mansfield, Michael J.	1959
55/12		Metcalf, Lee	1959
55/13		Missoula Mercantile	1959
55/14		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1959
55/15		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1959
55/16		Montana Mercantile	1959
55/17		Murray, James E.	1959
55/18		M	1959
55/19		National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis	1959
55/20		N	1959
55/21		Our Own Hardware	1959
55/22		Our Own Hardware	1959
55/23		O	1959
55/24		P	1959
56/1		Q	1959
56/2		R	1959
56/3		S	1959
56/4		T	1959
56/5		U	1959
56/6		W	1959
56/7		A	1960
56/8		B	1960
56/9		C	1960
56/10		Demers Mercantile	1960
56/11		D	1960
56/12		E	1960
56/13		F	1960
56/14		G	1960
56/15		H	1960
56/16		I	1960
56/17		J	1960
56/18		K	1960
56/19		L	1960
56/20		McGowan Commercial Company	1960
56/21		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1960
56/22		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1960
56/23		Montana Mercantile	1960
56/24		M	1960
57/1		Nutter, Donald G.	1960
57/2		N	1960
57/3		Our Own Hardware	1960
57/4		Our Own Hardware	1960
57/5		O	1960
57/6		P	1960
57/7		R	1960
57/8		S	1960
57/9		T	1960
57/10		U	1960
57/11		V	1960
57/12		W	1960
57/13		Y	1960
57/14		Z	1960
57/15		B	1961
57/16		C	1961
57/17		G	1961
57/18		H	1961
57/19		I	1961
57/20		K	1961
57/21		Montana Mercantile	1961
57/22		M	1961
57/23		N	1961
57/24		Our Own Hardware	1961
57/25		O	1961
57/26		S	1961
57/27		W	1961
58/1		A	1962
58/2		B	1962
58/3		C	1962
58/4		D	1962
58/5		E	1962
58/6		F	1962
58/7		G	1962
58/8		H	1962
58/9		I	1962
58/10		K	1962
58/11		L	1962
58/12		Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association	1962
58/13		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1962
58/14		Montana Mercantile	1962
58/15		M	1962
58/16		N	1962
58/17		Our Own Hardware	1962
58/18		P	1962
58/19		R	1962
58/20		S	1962
58/21		T	1962
58/22		U	1962
58/23		V	1962
58/24		W	1962
58/25		A	1963
58/26		B	1963
58/27		C	1963
58/28		Davis Mercantile	1963
58/29		D	1963
58/30		E	1963
58/31		F	1963
58/32		G	1963
58/33		H	1963
58/34		I	1963
58/35		J	1963
58/36		K	1963
58/37		L	1963
58/38		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1963
58/39		Montana Mercantile	1963
58/40		M	1963
58/41		N	1963
58/42		Our Own Hardware	1963
58/43		O	1963
58/44		P	1963
58/45		R	1963
58/46		S	1963
58/47		T	1963
58/48		U	1963
58/49		W	1963
58/50		Z	1963
58/51		A	1964
58/52		E	1964
58/53		I	1964
58/54		K	1964
58/55		Montana Hardware and Implement Association	1964
58/56		M	1964
58/57		Our Own Hardware	1964
58/58		R	1964
58/59		T	1964
58/60		U	1964
58/61		General	1965-1971
		Series II: Financial Records 7.0 linear feet This series contains financial records from the A.M. Sterling Company, including balance sheets, receipts, tax records, asset evaluations, invoices, and store inventories as well as bound volumes such as cash books, daily ledgers, account journals, stock transaction records, and trial balances. These records detail both daily and long-term trends in the Ronan retail market.	1903-1972
Box/Folder
59/1		Inventory	1913
59/2		Inventory	1913
59/3		Inventory	1929
59/4		Inventory	1930
59/5		Inventory	1931
59/6		Inventory	1932
60/1		Inventory	1933
60/2		Inventory	1934
60/3		Inventory	1935
60/4		Inventory	1936
60/5		Inventory	1937
60/6		Inventory	1938
61/1		Inventory	1939
61/2		Inventory	1940
61/3		Inventory	1941
61/4		Inventory	1942
61/5		Inventory	1943
61/6		Inventory	1943
62/1		Inventory	1944
62/2		Inventory	1945
62/3		Inventory	1946
62/4		Inventory	1947
62/5		Inventory	1948
63/1		Inventory	1949
63/2		Inventory	1950
63/3		Inventory	1951
63/4		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1907
63/5		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1911
63/6		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1912
63/7		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1913
63/8		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1914
63/9		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1915
63/10		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1916
63/11		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1917
63/12		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1918
63/13		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1919
64/1		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1920
64/2		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1921
64/3		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1922
64/4		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1923
64/5		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1924
64/6		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1925
64/7		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1926
64/8		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1927-1928
64/9		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1929
64/10		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1930
64/11		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1931
64/12		Work Relief Records	1932
64/13		Work Relief Records	1933
64/14		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1934-1935
64/15		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1938
64/16		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1939
64/17		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1940
64/18		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1941
64/19		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1942
64/20		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1943
64/21		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1944
64/22		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1945
64/23		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1946
64/24		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1947
64/25		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1948
65/1		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1949
65/2		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1950
65/3		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1950
65/4		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1951
65/5		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1951
65/6		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1952
65/7		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1953
65/8		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1954
65/9		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1955
66/1		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1956
66/2		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1957
66/3		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1958
66/4		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1959
68/10		Balance Sheets, Receipts, Taxes, Assessments, and Inventories	1960-1970
68/9		Small Business Administration Loan	1963-1964
69/1		Invoices	1943
69/2		Invoices	1944
69/3		Invoices	1945
69/4		Invoices	1946
69/5		Invoices	1947
70/1		Invoices	1948
70/2		Invoices	1949
70/3		Invoices	1950
70/4		Invoices	1951
Volume
1		Journal	1912-1914
2		Journal	1914-1916
3		Journal	1916-1918
4		Journal	1919-1921
5		Journal	1921-1927
6		Journal	1927-1929
7		Journal	1930-1932
8		Journal	1932-1935
9		Ledger	1903-1904
10		Ledger	1905
11		Ledger	1905-1906
12		Ledger	1906-1907
13		Ledger	1908-1909
14		Ledger	1910-1911
15		Ledger	1911
16		Ledger	1912-1913
17		Purchases Journal	1917-1921
18		Purchases Journal	1921-1924
19		Purchases Journal	1932-1935
20		Stock Certificate Journal	1910-1914
21		Stock Certificate Ledger	1910-1914
22		Cash Book	1903-1905
23		Cash Book	1913-1915
24		Cash Book	1915-1917
25		Cash Book	1917-1919
26		Cash Book	1919-1921
27		Cash Book	1921-1922
28		Cash Book	1923-1926
29		Cash Book	1926-1929
30		Cash Book	1930-1933
31		Cash Book	1934-1937
32		Cash Book	1937-1941
33		Cash Book	1941-1943
34		Cash Book	1944-1946
35		Cash Book	1946-1948
36		Cash Book	1948-1950
37		Trial Balance	1918
38		Trial Balance	1919
39		Trial Balance	1920
40		Trial Balance	1921
41		Trial Balance	1922
42		Trial Balance	1923
43		Trial Balance	1924
44		Trial Balance	1927
45		Trial Balance	1930
46		Trial Balance	1931
47		Trial Balance	1932
48		Trial Balance	1933
49		Trial Balance	1934
50		Trial Balance	1935
51		Day Book	1913-1921
52		General Journal, Grocery Purchase Journal	1960-1970
53		Trial Balance	1913-1940
54		Bad Debt Accounts	1957-1970
55		Grocery Purchase Ledger, Accounts Receivable Ledger, Bad Debs Accounts	1912-1970
56		Cash Book	1970-1972
57		General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable	1931-1954
58		General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable	1953-1964
		Series III: Legal Documents 0.4 linear feet This series contains legal records from the A.M. Sterling Company, including mortgages, land titles, leases, licenses, contracts, and court proceedings. These records detail land ownership histories for some of Ronan's oldest properties, 20th Century retail contracting procedures for rural enterprises, and a few notable property disposition cases that have influenced land development in the Ronan, Montana area.	1896-1964
Box/Folder
66/6			1896-1913
66/7			1914-1919
66/8			1920
66/9			1922
66/10			1923
66/11			1924
66/12			1925
66/13			1926
66/14			1928
66/15			1929
66/16			1932
66/17			1933
66/18			1934-1935
66/19			1936
66/20			1937
66/21			1938
66/22			1939
66/23			1940
66/24			1941
66/25			1942
66/26			1943
66/27			1944
66/28			1945
66/29			1946
66/30			1947
66/31			1948
66/32			1949
66/33			1950
66/34			1951
66/35			1952
66/36			1953
66/37			1954
66/38			1955
66/39			1956
66/40			1957-1964
		Series IV: Promotions and Memorabilia 0.1 linear feet This series contains a small sequence of newspaper promotional inserts for the A.M. Sterling grocery store, most related to a 28th anniversary sale, and an A.M. Sterling Company souvenir ink pen.	circa 1933
Box/Folder
70/5		Store Advertisements	circa 1933
70/6		Sterling's Grocery pen	undated
		Series V: Photographs 0.1 linear feet This series contains images of the A.M. Sterling family and company store in the first half of the twentieth century. The images are on copy negatives.	circa 1905-1937
Box	photo_number
negatives	70-0034	Stage of the Ravalli-Polson run in front of the A.M. Sterling Company store in Ronan, Montana	circa 1909
negatives	70-0035	Exterior view of the A.M. Sterling Company store in Ronan, Montana	circa 1937
negatives	70-0036	A.M. Sterling family	1937
negatives	70-0037	Canned food display in the A.M. Sterling Company store in Ronan, Montana	circa 1937
negatives	70-0038	Interior of the A.M. Sterling Company store in Ronan, Montana	circa 1916
negatives	70-0039	Interior of the A.M. Sterling Company store in Ronan, Montana	circa 1937
negatives	70-0040	A.M. Sterling	circa 1905
negatives	70-0041	Mrs. A.M. Sterling	circa 1905
negatives	70-0042	A.M. Sterling	circa 1905
negatives	70-0043	Hotel in Ronan, Montana, owned by the A.M. Sterling Company, Montana	circa 1910

Subgroup 2: Robert T. Sterling, 1951-1960Return to Top

0.3 linear feet

Materials in this subgroup consist of correspondence, financial records, publications, and organizational documents from the Ronan, Montana, civic and religious groups in which Robert T. Sterling (A.M. Sterling's youngest child) participated.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Series VI: Laverne Parish Memorial Athletic Association (Ronan, Montana) 2 folders Robert Sterling was a bondholder in the Association. These materials include correspondence and financial records.	1955-1960
Box/Folder
68/1	Correspondence	1959-1960
68/2	Financial	1955-1960
	Series VII: Ronan Chamber of Commerce 2 folders Robert Sterling was on the Board of Directors of the Ronan Chamber of Commerce. These materials include correspondence and financial records.	1951-1957
Box/Folder
68/3	Correspondence	1954-1956
68/4	Financial	1951-1957
	Series VIII: Ronan Lions Club 2 folders Robert Sterling was president of the Ronan Lions Club from 1955-1958. These materials include correspondence, financial records, and club publications.	1952-1958
Box/Folder
68/5	General Correspondence	1955-1958
68/6	Financial and Publications	1952-1958
	Series IX: Sacred Heart Parish (Ronan, Montana) 1 folder Robert Sterling was on the canvass committee for the proposed building expansion for Sacred Heart Parish. These materials consist of committee correspondence, internal directives, and draft proposals.	1959
Box/Folder
68/7	Canvass committee	1959

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Athletics--Montana -- Ronan
Boards of trade--Montana --Ronan
Community life--Montana --Ronan
Friendly societies -- Montana--Ronan
General stores--Montana --Ronan

Corporate Names

Catholic Church--Montana--Ronan
Laverne Parrish Memorial Athletic Association (Ronan, Mont.)
Ronan Chamber of Commerce (Ronan, Mont.)
Ronan Lions Club (Ronan, Mont.)
Sacred Heart Parish (Ronan, Mont.)

Geographical Names

Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Ronan (Mont.)--Religious life and customs
Ronan (Mont.)--Social life and customs

Form or Genre Terms

Business records -- Montana--Ronan

Occupations

Businessmen--Montana --Ronan
Civic leaders--Montana --Ronan

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Sterling, Robert T.

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Sterling Family papers, 1896-1972

Overview of the Collection

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Location of Originals

Separated Materials

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1: A.M. Sterling Company (Ronan, Montana), 1896-1972Return to Top

Subgroup 2: Robert T. Sterling, 1951-1960Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms

Occupations

Other Creators

Personal Names

Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan
2004

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Sterling Family papers, 1896-1972

Overview of the Collection

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Location of Originals

Separated Materials

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1: A.M. Sterling Company (Ronan, Montana), 1896-1972Return to Top

Subgroup 2: Robert T. Sterling, 1951-1960Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms

Occupations

Other Creators

Personal Names

Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan 2004

Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan
2004