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Harold Tascher papers, 1938-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tascher, Harold, 1900-1989
- Title
- Harold Tascher papers
- Dates
- 1938-1970 (inclusive)19381970
- Quantity
- 41.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 839
- Summary
- Harold Tascher was a professor of social science at the University of Montana-Missoula from 1933 until 1970. He was active in many social programs throughout the state of Montana and helped start the Institute of Indian Affairs at the University in the 1950s. This collection relates to his teaching social work and his efforts with social welfare organizations.
- 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. The presence of student papers and other sensitive materials limit access; please contact the archivist for more details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Harold Tascher was born in Ashkum, Illinois on April 16, 1900 to George and Alice Tascher. He married Stella Wachter in Illinois in June of 1930, they would have two daughters. Tascher earned his Ph.D. in political science and economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1932. In 1933, he joined the Montana State University (now the University of Montana-Missoula) faculty as an assistant professor of social science. He served as director of the War Labor Board in Denver, Colorado from 1943 to 1945. His wife, Stella, passed away in 1951. He married his second wife, Ina May, in Missoula, Montana in 1956.
Tascher was active in the International Conference of Social Work and helped start the Institute of Indian Affairs at Montana State University in the 1950s. He authored the book Maggie and Montana: The Story of Maggie Smith Hathaway and published several other works including “Indian Affairs in Montana” for the Institute of Indian Affairs and The Quest for Social Intelligence. Tascher retired from the University in 1970 and moved to Portland, Oregon. He passed away on March 1, 1989.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains the professional papers of former University of Montana-Missoula Social Science Professor Harold Tascher from the early 1930s through the 1960s. The materials relate to his teaching social work and his efforts with social welfare organizations. The collection contains course material, student papers, projects, and research. There are also files relating to different organizations and programs he was involved with such as English for Speakers of Other Languages, National Association of Social Workers, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, American Public Workers Association, Girl Reserves, and numerous others. The collection contains Tascher’s own writing, reports, research, and correspondence. There is material from the Indian Affairs Institute that includes reports and correspondence. There are Montana Conservation Council reports, minutes, programs, newsletters, and event materials. Scrapbooks from Women’s Clubs from all over Montana chronicle youth activities in the early 1950s. Correspondence, reports, and student projects with local and state welfare agencies from the 1940s through the 1960s are also prominent.
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 status is unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Harold Tascher Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is unprocessed and retains its original order, files, titles (when present), and boxes. An inventory for the collection is available at the repository.
Custodial History
The collection was in the possession of its creator until its transfer to Archives and Special Collections.
Future Additions
No future additions are expected.
Processing Note
This collection was received as a single accession with no rearrangement. Original titles, folders, and boxes have been retained. Prior to 1996, materials relating to Tascher’s book, Maggie and Montana: The Story of Maggie Smith Hathaway, were removed and processed as the Maggie Smith Hathaway Collection (Mss 224).
Separated Materials
These materials arrived with Harold Tascher’s research material and scrapbooks on Maggie Smith Hathaway as well as a manuscript for his book Maggie and Montana: The Story of Maggie Smith Hathaway. The Maggie Smith Hathaway materials were separated from Tascher’s papers and processed as their own collection, Mss 224.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Finding aid prepared by Kellyn
Younggren
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
