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Cosmos Club Records, 1896-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cosmos Club (Missoula, Mont.)
- Title
- Cosmos Club Records
- Dates
- 1896-2004 (inclusive)18962004
- Quantity
- 3.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 090 (collection)
- Summary
- The Cosmos Club is a Missoula, Montana, social and intellectual improvement organization for men and women. The collection includes minutes of bimonthly meetings, club election results, yearly programs, copies of programs presented during the meetings as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, Christmas poems written by club members and photographs.
- Repository
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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
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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 encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Cosmos Club organized in Missoula, Montana, on April 17, 1896, and is still active. The founder of the club was Oscar J. Craig, the first president of the University of Montana. An organization for men and women, the goal of this club, according to its constitution, is "the extension and refinement of all our sympathies." To achieve this goal, Cosmos Club members present papers and topics of conversation on a wide array of topics. Examples of topics covered by the club were: book reviews, explaining the atom bomb, "Meeting Life and Surviving," spinning, the making of Montana, Arabia, art and democracy, religion and science, and the Pacific rim.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes minutes of bimonthly meetings, club election results, yearly programs, copies of programs presented during the meetings as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, Christmas poems written by club members, recipes, club history, and photos from a 1981 Christmas party.
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 not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Cosmos Club Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series:
Series I: Meeting Minutes, 1.5 linear feet, 1900-2004
Series II: Yearly Programs, 0.75 linear feet, 1896-2004
Series III: Program Papers, 0.5 linear feet, 1962-2004
Series IV: Organizational Duties and Projects, 0.25 linear feet, 1906-2004
Series V: Photographs, 15 photographs, 1981
Custodial History
Collection remained in the possession of members of the Cosmos Club until donation to the archives.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Cosmos Club, 1986, 2001, and 2004.
Processing Note
The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 1998, the collection was updated and re-described, with unprocessed materials added in. In 2001 and 2004 additional materials were received and integrated into the collection.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Meeting Minutes , 1900-2004Return to Top
This series contains the minutes to the bimonthly meetings of the Cosmos Club. Included in the minutes are roll call, financial statements, old business, club election results, mock presidential and state election results, and presented programs.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 1900-1904 | |
| 1/2 | 1904-1909 | |
| 1/3 | 1909-1916 | |
| 1/4 | 1916-1921 | |
| 1/5 | 1921-1931 | |
| 1/6 | 1931-1937 | |
| 1/7 | 1938-1945 | |
| 2/1 | 1945-1957 | |
| 2/2 | 1957-1963 | |
| 2/3 | 1963-1967 | |
| 2/4 | 1967-1971 | |
| 3/1 | 1971-1976 | |
| 3/2 | 1976-1981 | |
| 3/3 | 1981-1986 | |
| 3/4 | 1986-1990 | |
| 3/5 | 1990-1995 | |
| 3/6 | 1995-2002 | |
| 3/7 | 2002-2004 |
Series II: Yearly Programs , 1896-2004Return to Top
This series consists of yearly programs that include: the club's constitution, lists of officers and past officers, weekly program topic and presenter, location of meeting, and list of members and honorary members.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | 1896-1902 | |
| 4/2 | 1903-1910 | |
| 4/3 | 1910-1915 | |
| 4/4 | 1915-1919, 1920-1921 | |
| 4/5 | 1922-1926 | |
| 4/6 | 1926-1933 | |
| 4/7 | 1933-1941 | |
| 4/8 | 1941-1950 | |
| 4/9 | 1950-1957 | |
| 5/1 | 1957-1962 | |
| 5/2 | 1962-1968 | |
| 5/3 | 1968-1974 | |
| 5/4 | 1974-1980 | |
| 5/5 | 1981-1986 | |
| 5/6 | 1986-1992 | |
| 5/7 | 1992-2000 | |
| 5/8 | 2001-2004 |
Series III: Program Papers , 1962-2004Return to Top
Included in this series are the written papers presented during the meetings. Topics include: the state constitution and higher education, Pablo Neruda, behavioral and political freedom, air pollution, C.G. Jung and Femininity and Masculinity, Alger Hiss, geographical problems connected with the traveler's rest of Lewis and Clark, the Indian village of Ozette, the Antarctic, federal taxes, the tribe of the stone age people Ainu and China today. The second folder includes papers about unbreakable codes, the history of the Cosmos Club, religious cults, Betty Friedan, notes of a slide show from a trip to Japan, labor relations, the lost colony of Roanoke Island, Vietnam, British India, America and China, perceptions and policy 1941-1945, thoughts on current feminist theory, the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, AIDS in Africa, U.S. trade policies, the American agricultural situation, the effect of diet on certain cancers, and estate taxes.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/1 | 1961-1981, undated | |
| 6/2 | 1982-1986, undated | |
| 6/3 | 1986-1989 | |
| 6/4 | 1989-1991 | |
| 6/5 | 1991-1995 | |
| 6/6 | 1995-1997 | |
| 6/7 | 1997-1999 | |
| 6/8 | 1999-2002 | |
| 6/9 | 2002-2003 | |
| 6/10 | 2003-2004 |
Series IV: Organizational Duties and Projects , 1906-2004Return to Top
This series contains correspondence including thank you notes for donations of library materials, the K. Ross Toole archives, scholarship fund and biology station. Correspondence also consists of resignation letters from the club as well as a letter from the Missoula festival of the arts. This series also includes newspaper articles about club member George Turman, the biology station funded by a club member, the federal court striking down a creationist law and a tribute to club member C.W. Leaphart. Finally, this series contains poems written by club members for the traditional Christmas, club recipes, and club history. party.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/9 | Correspondence |
1906-2003 |
| 5/10 | Newspaper Articles |
1973-1982 |
| 5/11 | Christmas Poems |
1951-1959 |
| 5/12 | Recipes |
undated |
| 5/13 | Club history |
undated |
Series V: Photographs , 1981Return to Top
This series contains photographs from the Cosmos Club Christmas party on December 13, 1981.
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
99-2575: Christmas Party
Row one: Margaret Tebbe, Charles Tebbe, Alex Stepanzoff, Mrs.
Bucklew (Neal Bucklew's mother); Row two: Charles Parker, Jean Parker, Aubrey
Dunkum, Jo Spepanzoff, Leona Marvin, Neil Bucklew; Row three: Ann Boone, Susan
Talbot, Tom Boone, Sophie Lambros, Jo Reynolds, Bill Reynolds.
|
1981 |
99-2576: Christmas Party
Row one: Margaret Tebbe, Charles Tebbe, Alex Stepanzoff, Mrs.
Bucklew (Neal Bucklew's mother); Row two: Charles Parker, Jean Parker, Aubrey
Dunkum, Jo Spepanzoff, Leona Marvin, Neil Bucklew; Row three: Ann Boone, Susan
Talbot, Tom Boone, Sophie Lambros, Jo Reynolds, Bill Reynolds.
|
1981 |
99-2577: Christmas Party
Row one: Ed Marvin, Barrie Huff, Dan Lambros, Mary Maclay, Bruce
Maclay; Row two: John Talbot, Carl Schroer, Tom Huff, Maxine Vanderwetering,
Howard Reinhardt, Jo Bucklew; Row three: John Tibbs, Rosie Schroer, Patricia
Dunkum, Chinwon Reinhardt, Sally Tibbs.
|
1981 |
99-2578: Christmas Party
Row one: Ed Marvin, Barrie Huff, Dan Lambros, Mary Maclay, Bruce
Maclay; Row two: John Talbot, Carl Schroer, Tom Huff, Maxine Vanderwetering,
Howard Reinhardt, Jo Bucklew; Row three: John Tibbs, Rosie Schroer, Patricia
Dunkum, Chinwon Reinhardt, Sally Tibbs.
|
1981 |
99-2579: Christmas Party
Row one: Ed Marvin, Barrie Huff, Dan Lambros, Mary Maclay, Bruce
Maclay; Row two: John Talbot, Carl Schroer, Tom Huff, Maxine Vanderwetering,
Howard Reinhardt, Jo Bucklew; Row three: John Tibbs, Rosie Schroer, Patricia
Dunkum, Chinwon Reinhardt, Sally Tibbs.
|
1981 |
99-2580: Christmas Party
Left to right: Neil Bucklew, Jo Bucklew, Patricia Dunkum,
Chinwon Reinhardt, Mary Maclay, Barrie Huff (on floor), Sally Tibbs (on floor),
John Talbot, Susan Talbot (on floor).
|
1981 |
99-2581: Christmas Party
Row one: Margaret Tebbe, Charles Tebbe, Alex Stepanzoff, Mrs.
Bucklew (Neal Bucklew's mother); Row two: Charles Parker, Jean Parker, Aubrey
Dunkum, Jo Spepanzoff, Leona Marvin, Neil Bucklew; Row three: Ann Boone, Susan
Talbot, Tom Boone, Sophie Lambros, Jo Reynolds, Bill Reynolds.
|
1981 |
99-2582: Christmas Party
Row one: Margaret Tebbe, Charles Tebbe, Alex Stepanzoff, Mrs.
Bucklew (Neal Bucklew's mother); Row two: Charles Parker, Jean Parker, Aubrey
Dunkum, Jo Spepanzoff, Leona Marvin, Neil Bucklew; Row three: Ann Boone, Susan
Talbot, Tom Boone, Sophie Lambros, Jo Reynolds, Bill Reynolds.
|
1981 |
99-2583: Christmas Party
Row one: Ed Marvin, Barrie Huff, Dan Lambros, Mary Maclay, Bruce
Maclay; Row two: John Talbot, Carl Schroer, Tom Huff, Maxine Vanderwetering,
Howard Reinhardt, Jo Bucklew; Row three: John Tibbs, Rosie Schroer, Patricia
Dunkum, Chinwon Reinhardt, Sally Tibbs.
|
1981 |
99-2584: Christmas Party
Alex Stepanzoff (behind piano), Leona Marvin (playing
piano).
|
1981 |
99-2585: Christmas Party
Alex Stepanzoff (behind piano), Leona Marvin (playing
piano).
|
1981 |
99-2586: Christmas Party
Left to right: Sally Tibbs, John Talbot, Susan Talbot, Margaret
Tebbe, Ed Marvin (on couch), Alex Stepanzoff, Leona Marvin.
|
1981 |
99-2587: Christmas Party
Leona Marvin (at piano), Tom Boone (seated), Tom Huff (on
floor), Neil Bucklew, Jo Bucklew, Patricia Dunkum, Barrie Huff (on floor),
Chinwon Reinhardt, Mary Maclay, Sally Tibbs (on floor), John Talbot, Susan
Talbot.
|
1981 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Montana -- Missoula
Geographical Names
- Missoula (Mont.)--Intellectual life
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs--Montana -- Missoula
- Programs--Montana -- Missoula
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Switzer
(1998), Brendon Cechovic (2001), and Teresa Hamann (2004)
2004
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