Oscar Mueller Family papers, 1832-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Mueller, Oscar O., 1877-1964
Title
Oscar Mueller Family papers
Dates
1832-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.0 linear feet
1 oversize folder
11 volumes
2 oversize boxes
Collection Number
MC 442 (collection)
Summary
This collection consists of records collected and created by the Oscar Mueller family. The records document their professional and personal lives spanning from 1856 to 2017. Record types include correspondence, diaries, biographical articles, membership documents, obituaries, military documents, certificates, diplomas, transcripts, court papers, financial records, real estate contracts, and research files.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Oscar Otto Mueller was born March 29, 1877 on a farm near Van Meter, Iowa. He was the son of George and Catherine (Schott) Mueller who both emigrated from Germany. He graduated from the Iowa State Normal School in 1903 and then filled the position as principal of schools at Stacyville, Iowa for two years. He graduated from the University of Iowa in June 1908 with a degree in law.

In September 1908, Oscar Mueller relocated to Lewistown, Montana where he filled the position of assistant county attorney in 1909 and 1910. Then, in 1917, he was appointed city attorney. He was elected mayor of the City of Lewistown and served one term from 1929 to 1931. Oscar was an active member of the Masons since 1903. He was also a long-time member of the Outlook Club, Rotary, and the Chamber of Commerce. On June 9, 1915 he married Josephine Cook of White Sulphur Springs, the daughter of the Montana Pioneer Charles W. Cook. They had three children, Charles, Glenn, and George. Charles died in infancy in 1917. In addition to his work as an attorney, Oscar was an active amateur historian. He was interested in Central Montana history and contributed many historical articles to local newspapers including the Great Falls Tribune. He also made many material contributions to the Montana Historical Society in Helena. In addition to his work as a historian, Oscar was an amateur archaeologist and paleontologist. He spent time collecting geological specimens for the U.S. Geological Survey and, in honor of his work, three new species were named for him.

Oscar studied Native American pictographs and artifacts found near the Judith River. He was responsible for the transfer of a Native American mummy to Montana State University as well as the publishing of sketches of prehistoric drawings in Central Montana. As a supporter of the Lewistown Public Library, he was a member of the trustees and served as chairman until his death. Oscar Mueller died January 3, 1964 at the age of 86.

Alice Josephine (Cook) Mueller was born on March 23, 1883 in Unity, Montana. Josephine was educated privately on her father's ranch in Unity and in the schools of White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Starting in 1902, she was a life-long member of Martha Chapter No. 11 O.E.S. and served as Worthy Matron from 1909 to 1910. Josephine was also a long-term member of the Julia Hancock Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons and Daughters of the Montana Pioneers, and the First United Presbyterian Church of Lewistown. While traveling between her desert claim near Ryegate and her home in White Sulphur Springs, she met Oscar Mueller in a boarding house in Lewistown. After a lengthy correspondence, they were married. Josephine Mueller died on September 3, 1976 at the age of 93.

George Donald Mueller was born on November 4, 1921 in Lewistown, Montana. He graduated from Lewistown High School in 1939 and attended an additional year of post-graduate work. In 1940, he went to Bozeman to attend Montana State College (Montana State University). World War II interrupted his education when he was drafted in 1943 after two deferments. George served mostly overseas in the European theater, reaching the rank of Private First Class. He was honorably discharged from his station in Frankfurt, Germany in February 1946. After the war, George Mueller returned to Montana State College and graduated in 1948 with a degree in applied science. He spent the summers of 1948 and 1949 working on Yogo Peak at the fire lookout station. In 1950, he started working for the U.S. Weather Service in Meachem, Oregon. George transferred to the weather station in Great Falls, Montana after six years of service in Oregon. He worked in Great Falls until retiring in 1976. He was a member of the Al Bedo Shrine Temple of Billings and the Central Montana Shrine Club. George was also a member of the Lewistown Rotary Club serving as the sergeant-at-arms for many years. Additionally, he was a president of the Outlook Club, a president of the Central Montana Historical Association, and a president of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers. Like his father, he actively researched and wrote about Montana history, publishing articles in the Lewistown News-Argus Christmas Editions and in Montana: The Magazine of Western History. He was engaged to Marjory Simonton who passed away August 20, 1966 before they could marry. George Mueller died on October 15, 2016 at the age of 94.

Glenn Herman Mueller was born on February 18, 1918 in Lewistown, Montana. In 1932, he graduated from Lewistown High School. He received his college education from the University of Montana in Missoula where he graduated with a B.S. in Forestry in 1940. During his summer breaks in college, he worked as a fire lookout. Glenn was a Junior Range Examiner for the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 1942, when he was drafted into the army. He was stationed in the European theater of World War II and traveled between England, North Africa, Italy, Germany, and France. He was honorably discharged in September of 1945. Glenn married Helen Weinmeister of Nashua, Montana on November 9, 1952. Glenn and Helen met in Malta, Montana in the early 1950s, while he was working for the Soil Conservation Service and she was the Home Economics teacher at Malta High School. In 1956, Glenn accepted a job as assistant ranger and the family moved to White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Less than a year later, Glenn became the district ranger for the Meyer's Creek District in the Beartooth Mountains. After five years, in 1962, they moved to Libby, Montana where he worked for the Forest Service Supervisor's office as the lands and recreation staffer for the Kootenai National Forest until retirement. After retiring, he served in the Montana State Legislature for two terms. Glenn Mueller died March 2, 2018 at the age of 100.

Charles Wheeler Cook, born 1838 in Unity, Maine to parents Daniel and Elizabeth Hussey Cook, arrived in Montana in September 1864. He was employed as a miner until 1869. Cook was one of the first stockmen of the state and a member of the Cook-Folsom-Peterson party of 1869 that made the first exploration of the Yellowstone Park region. In 1872, he located a ranch property on the east slope of the Big Belts, ten miles west of White Sulphur Springs. Before his retirement he had developed a large sheep ranch consisting of over 10,000 acres of deeded land and running at times over 10,000 sheep. Charles married Abigail Kennicott, born in 1849 and daughter of James and Abigail Wells Kennicott, in 1880. They had three children Mary Elizabeth (Maidie) 1881-1903, Alice Josephine 1883-1976, and Donald 1891-1960. Donald Cook attended Montana State College in Bozeman. He received his master's degree from New Mexico State College in Las Cruces and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Columbia University. He taught chemistry and was the Dean of Columbia's School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While in Las Cruces he met Ruth Bronson and the two married in 1919. Charles W. Cook died on January 30, 1927 at the age of 88.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of records collected and created by the Oscar Mueller family. The records document their professional and personal lives spanning from 1856 to 2017. Oscar Mueller's papers span from 1864 to 1997 and mainly consist of his activities as a lawyer and an amateur historian. Series include biographical materials, correspondence, court papers, financial records, legal documents, subject files, and miscellany. Record types include professional correspondence, biographical articles, masonic membership documents, obituaries, certificates and diplomas, court transcripts, financial records of attorney fees, real estate contracts and deeds, and research material files. Josephine Mueller's papers span from 1890 to 1977 and mainly consist of her activities in community groups and organizations. Series include biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, legal documents, and miscellany. Record types include family correspondence, masonic membership documents, obituaries, and real estate documents. George Mueller's papers span from 1861 to 2013 and mainly consist of his correspondence and historical research activities. Series include biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, employment records, financial records, legal documents, membership records, organizational records, school records, subject files, miscellany, and clippings. Record types include certificates and diplomas, military records, employment applications and qualifications, stocks, educational transcripts, membership and organizational documents for masonic clubs and rotary, and historical research materials. Glenn and Helen Mueller's records span from 1910 to 2016 and mainly consist of biographical and historical materials. Series include biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, subject files, miscellany, and clippings. Record types include family correspondence, military records, and forestry materials. The Cook Family records span from 1856 to 2017 and mainly consist of genealogical records and family correspondence. Series include biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, legal documents, miscellany, and clippings. Record types include certificates, family letters, real estate documents, and newspaper clippings. Also included is the correspondence between George and Glenn to their parents during their military service in World War II.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases, permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist

Preferred Citation

[Item description and date]. Oscar Mueller Family papers. MC 442. [Box and Folder Numbers]. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is organized into the following sub-groups:

Oscar Mueller, 1864-1997

Josephine Mueller, 1890-1977

George Mueller, 1861-2013

Glenn and Helen Mueller, 1910-2016

Cook Family, 1856-1946

War Correspondence, 1942-1946

Each sub-group is organized into series based on material type and content. See also the oversize folder containing certificates and maps and the 11 volumes containing Oscar Mueller's financial records located separately from the core of the collection.

Location of Collection

101:3-1; 152:1-11 [Volumes]; 100:7-5 [Oversize Boxes]

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Oversize folder items humidified and flattened.

Separated Materials

Photographs separated to Photo Archives (Cook-Mueller Family photograph collection, Lot 038), one map separated to Library map collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Oscar Mueller, 1864-1997Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical
1897-1997
Box Folder
1 1
Biographical Articles and Genealogical Writings
1929-1962
1 2
Masonic Material
1908-1959
1 3
Obituaries and Memorial Tributes
1964-1997
1 4
Teaching Certificates and Commencement Materials
1898-1953
Oversize Folder
1
Public Schools of Madison, Diploma
1897
1
Iowa State Normal School, Certificate for Practice in Teaching
1902
1
Iowa State Normal School, Certificate for Practice in Teaching
1903
1
Iowa State Normal School, Certificate of Scholarship
1902
1
State of Montana, Notary Public Certificate
1963
1
Map of Lewis and Clark Expedition
1927
1
Post Route Map of Montana
1898
1
Trail of Lewis and Clark
undated
1
State University of Iowa, Bachelor of Law Diploma
1908
1
Iowa State Normal School, Master of Didactics
1903
1
Iowa State Normal School, Bachelor of Didactics
1902
1
State of Iowa, Executive Department Office of First Lieutenant, Company D Battalion of Cadets Certificate
1902
1
State of Iowa, Teaching Certificate
1902
1
Supreme Court of the State of Montana, Certificate
1908
1
Historical Map of Fergus County
1897
Correspondence
Correspondence is organized alphabetically. Individuals are alphabetized according to their last name, while subject headings are alphabetized by the letter of the first word.
1898-1967
Incoming
1898-1967
Box Folder
1 5
B.N. Berg 1953, Personal Correspondence
1953
1 6
F.A. Bronson, Personal correspondence from Asiatic Fleet Philippines and Japan
1899-1906
1 7
Roland W. Brown, National Museum, Indian Beads
1949
1 8
V.K. Chesnut, Cook-Folsom Expedition
1921-1922
1 9
James P. Conlin, Paleontology/Ammonite Fossils
1953-1954
1 10
Department of the Interior, Fort Totten, North Dakota, Job Search
1908
1 11
Forest Service, Judith Hills Proposed Addition
1937-1938
1 12
F.M. Fryxell, Hayden Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories
1867-1879
1 13
Edwin Guzrgal, Chief Joseph
1947
1 14
Percival Huggett, Coe College Department of Pedagogy
1901
1 15
Idaho Falls Development Company, Job Search
1908
1 16
Ralph W. Imlay, Geologist, United States Department of the Interior concerning fossils
1949
1 17
Jorud Photo Shop, Photos of Camp Cook
1935-1939
1 18
Luther S. Kelly, Copied correspondence concerning Montana fort history
1927
1 19
G. Kitchener, Paleontology: Ammonite Fossils
1967
1 20
Hogan Lamb, Attorney, Job search in Montana
1908
1 21
Dr. A. Muller, Letters from the Russian Zone in post-war Germany
1948-1959
1 22
Vivian Paladin, Historical Society of Montana, Cow Island Fight
1959
1 23
Post Cards, Various correspondents
1906-1919
1 24
George Reelin, Pictographs
1955
1 25
Sam C. Smith, Attorney at Law, Cedar Falls, Iowa - enlistment
1898
1 26
Vincent Starzinger, Personal Correspondence
1908
1 27
Waldo R. Wedel, Associate Curator, Smithsonian Institution, Subject archeology
1949
Outgoing
1913-1963
Box Folder
2 1
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1913-1914
2 2
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1914
2 3
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1914
2 4
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1914
2 5
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1914
3 1
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1914-1915
3 2
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1915
3 3
Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1915
3 4
Ruth B. Cook, Birthday
1962
3 5
Cow Island Fight (Mark Brown and Jack Haynes)
1959-1962
3 6
Harriet E. Cushman, History Department, Montana State College, Subject: Nez Perce
1952
3 7
Herman Diekman, Buffalo Skulls in Bull Creek
1945
3 8
Verne Dusenberry, Montana State College, Gabriel Dumont
1958
3 9
Forts of Montana (Mort Donoghue, Robert Hurly, A. Scoville, and E. Sperry)
1948-1963
3 10
George Berry on General Custer (Fred Dustin and Charles Kuhlman)
1953-1954
3 11
Great Falls Tribune, Photograph copies
1947
3 12
B.K. Grinnvolt, Central Montana Indian Paintings
1960
3 13
Professor Bert Hanson, Montana State University, Cook-Folsom Expedition
1957
3 14
Indian Pictographs (Edward Arnott and Dr. Glenn L. Jepsen)
1960-1961
3 15
J.C. Jackson, Ben Kline
1958
3 16
Ralph Lodge, Masonic Lodge of Charles W. Cook
1950
3 17
Dr. Carling Malouf, Montana State University, Department of Anthropology, Indian Mummy, Pictographs, and Beads
1952-1960
3 18
Ernest Mueller Jr., Family Correspondence
1955
3 19
Glenn and George Mueller, Stocks and Investments
1962-1963
3 20
Paleontology (Donald and Ruth Cook, Herbert Hadley, Mark Harrington, H.D. Holland, Louis Kirkaldie, Will Larson, Asker Mikkelsen, Sen. W.H. Peck, Walter Reisdorfer, Dr. C. Bertrand Schultz, Albert Silberling, J.C. Smith)
1944-1963
3 21
Reil Rebellion (B.N. Berg and L. Vern St. John)
1952-1953
3 22
H.L. Sackett, Publications and Outlook Club Records
1963
3 23
Mari Sandoz, Hasting House Publishers, "The Buffalo Hunters" Book
1955
3 24
Tom Stout, Billings Gazette, Vigilante Raids
1955
3 25
Charles Stuart, Vigilante Raids
1945
3 26
C.F. Uhlhorn Ranger, Trail Measurements
1943-1950
3 27
Vigilante Raids (Jack Chambers and Dr. George T. Watkins III)
1947-1961
3 28
"Wandersong" Book by Eleanor Banks (Art Wiedeman and Evelyn Beckman)
1950-1956
3 29
Allen Whitten, Archaeology and Caves
1959
3 30
Dr. J.F. Wilson, "Trailing Sheep from California to Montana 1881" by W.A. Hedges
1960
General
1927-1963
Box Folder
4 1
Howard W. Baker, Regional Director, United States Department of the Interior, Missouri River Survey
1963
4 2
Eleanor Banks, "Wandersong" Book
1946
4 3
E. A. Brinistool, George C. Berry and the Custer Fight
1942-1954
4 4
Dr. Barnum Brown, American Museum of Natural History, Tyrannosaurus Rex Specimen
1961
4 5
Dr. Merril G. Burlingame, Montana State College, Montana and Yellowstone History
1940-1963
4 6
Robert H. Burns, University of Wyoming, Vigilante Raids
1960
4 7
Ian Burton, Research Assistant, University of Chicago, Lower Judith River and Camp Cook History
1961
4 8
Ella Clark, Associate Professor of English, Washington State College, Sacajawea Controversy
1956-1957
4 9
"Bill" W.A. Cobban, United States Department of the Interior, Ammonite Fossils
1952-1963
4 10
Edwin H. Colbert, American Museum of Natural History, Fossils
1955-1963
4 11
Caroline Cross, Camp Cook and Fort Claggett History
1963
4 12
Dan Cushman, Montana History and Paleontology
1962-1963
4 13
Mary K. Dempsey, Librarian, Historical Society of Montana, Fort Claggett History
1961-1963
4 14
Hon. Wesley A. D'Ewart, House of Representatives, Sacajawea Monument
1949
4 15
Allan Eastman, Bismarck Tribune, Montana Historical Publications
1950
4 16
Frederick J. Essig and Company, Sapphire Cutting
1962-1963
4 17
Gene M. Gressley, Archivist, University of Wyoming, Cook-Folsom Expedition
1958
4 18
Geneva Highland, Montana History and Paleontology
1961
4 19
David Hilger, Historical Society of Montana, Historical Research
1925-1934
4 20
W. Turrentine Jackson, Iowa State College, Montana History and Vigilante Raids
1942-1944
4 21
Michael Kennedy, Montana Writers' Project, Historical Society of Montana, Historical Publications and Research on Montana History
1940-1963
4 22
Joe Koller, Sacajawea Controversy
1954
4 23
Nelson A. Mason, Attorney, Sacajawea Controversy
1950
4 24
Merrill J. Mattes, Regional Chief, Division of History and Archeology, Missouri River Forts
1963
4 25
Harold McCracken, Director, Whitney Gallery of Western Art and Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Indian Beads
1960-1963
4 26
Anne McDonnell, Historical Society of Montana, Montana Historical Research
1940-1951
4 27
Robert McIntyre, Chief Naturalist, Yellowstone National Park, Camp Cook and Fort Claggett
1961
4 28
W.M. Moelchert, Attorney, Nez Perce and the Cow Island Fight
1927-1959
4 29
John Montagne, Professor, Washington State College, Camp Cook and Fort Claggett
1961
4 30
Helena Pringle, Publications
1939
4 31
Mrs. Granville Stuart, Vigilante Raids
1940-1946
4 32
Arthur Thompson, Early explorers of the Judith Basin
1947
4 33
K. Ross Toole, Director, Montana Historical Society, Paleontology, Sacajawea, Fergus Papers, and Charles M. Russell
1953-1958
4 34
Virginia Walton, Historical Society of Montana, Granville Stuart Correspondence
1957-1958
4 35
Donald H. Welsh, Vigilante Raids
1955
4 36
A. Wetmore, Assistant Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Indian Beads
1927
4 37
Dudley White, Sacajawea Controversy
1949
4 38
Chief Leo White Bear, Sacajawea Controversy
1949
4 39
Edness Kimball Wilkins, Platte Bridge Station, Original Sketch
1956
4 40
C.B. Worthen, Central Montana History, Vigilante Raids
1939-1963
Miscellaneous
1908-1950
Box Folder
4 41
Ken Byerly from Priscilla Knuth, Oregon Historical Society, Wesley D'Ewart, Sacajawea Controversy
1940
4 42
Luther T. Hauberg, Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of Montana from Lew L. Callaway, Folsom and Cook Masonic History
1950
4 43
Will G. Robinson, South Dakota State Historical Society, Sacajawea Controversy
1949
4 44
C.H. Wegerslev from S.C. Stouffer, Referencing Oscar's attorney job search
1908
Court Papers
1930-1938
Box Folder
4 45
Bootlegging Case Court Papers, During Oscar Mueller's Service as Mayor of Lewistown
1930
4 46
Transcript of Appeal, Edouard Sutter and R.N. Winston vs. Mrs. William M. Scudder and Mrs. Wallace F. Kirk
1938
5 1
Transcript of Testimony: E.W. Ray, Defendant vs. Police Commission, City of Lewistown
1930
Financial Records
1889-1963
Box Folder
5 2
Possible Ranch Records
1889
5 3
Red Ledger Book: Attorney Fees
1910-1915
5 4
Day Book: Attorney Fees
1906-1912
Volume
1
Journal
1912-1925
2
Account Book
1940-1947
3
Day Book
1920-1953
4
Journal
1922-1930
5
Cash Book
1931-1939
6
Journal
1954-1963
7
Lawyer's Docket I
1933-1943
8
Lawyer's Docket II
1924-1928
9
Lawyer's Docket III
1927-1934
10
Lawyer's Docket IV
1920-1924
11
Lawyer's Docket V
1914-1921
Legal Documents
1912-1967
Box Folder
5 5
Lewistown Real Estate Contracts and Mortgage
1916-1919
5 6
Homestead: Contract for Deed, Application
1912-1928
5 7
Last Will and Testament, Marriage License, Stocks and Bonds
1915-1967
Subject Files
1864-1969
Box Folder
6 1
Camp Cook and other Montana Forts
1870-1947
6 2
Charles M. Russell
1926-1952
6 3
Confederate Gulch
1865-1947
6 4
General Montana History
1866-1963
6 5
General Montana History, Newspaper Clippings
1929-1954
6 6
General Research
1887-1960
6 7
General Research
1874-1946
6 8
General Research
1864-1945
6 9
Native American Research
1867-1963
7 1
Paleontology and Geology
1948-1959
7 2
Sacajawea Controversy
1948-1969
7 3
Stockade and Trading Post
1878
7 4
Vigilante Raid
1884-1947
7 5
Vigilante Raid
1882-1947
7 6
Vigilante Raid
1884-1952
7 7
Yellowstone Historical
1874-1938
Miscellany
1908
Box Folder
7 8
Miscellaneous
1908

Josephine (Cook) Mueller, 1890-1977Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical
1914-1967
Box Folder
8 1
Marriage: Bridal Chimes Book
1915
8 2
Masonic Materials
1942-1960
8 3
Memorial and Funeral Material
1976
8 4
Baby Books: Charles Mueller
1916-1917
8 5
Daughters of the American Revolution
1925-1956
8 6
Sons and Daughters of the Montana Pioneers
1914-1935
Correspondence
Correspondence is organized alphabetically. Individuals are alphabetized according to their last name while subject headings are alphabetized by the letter of the first word.
1890-1973
Incoming
1963-1968
Box Folder
8 7
Mary Bolton, Birthday card
1963
8 8
Merrill G. Burlingame, Montana State College, Collection Acquisition Inquiry
1964
8 9
Bill Jadge, President, Natrona County Historical Society, Gift Inquiry
1965
8 10
Michael Kennedy, Historical Society of Montana, Oscar Mueller Memorial
1964
8 11
Robert T. Pantzer, President, University of Montana, Donation of Geological Specimens
1968
Outgoing
1953
Box Folder
8 12
Lewistown Chamber of Commerce, Photograph contest
1953
General
1890-1973
Box Folder
8 13
Family Correspondence
1890-1973
Miscellaneous
1940
Box Folder
8 14
Lewis Barrington to Mrs. Harry Pierce, Daughters of the American Revolution
1940
Diaries
1900-1935
Box Folder
8 15
Diary
1900
9 1
Diary
1901-1905
9 2
Diary
1905-1908
9 3
Diary
1913-1916
9 4
Diary
1935
9 5
Diary
undated
Legal Documents
1922-1977
Box Folder
9 6
Estate: Last Will and Testament
1963-1977
9 7
Real Estate: Desert Land Entry
1912-1940
Miscellany
1924-1972
Box Folder
9 8
Poems
1924-1972

George Mueller, 1861-2013Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical
1921-2012
Box Folder
10 1
Biography
2012
10 2
Birth: Baby Books and First Correspondence
1921-1923
10 3
Diploma Book: Montana State College
1948
10 4
Honorable Discharge
1946
10 5
Interviews (includes audio cassettes)
1978-1995
10 6
Masonic Materials
1957-1990
10 7
Professional and Educational Certificates
1928-1953
10 8
Sons of the American Revolution Application
1989
Correspondence
Correspondence is organized alphabetically. Individuals are alphabetized according to their last name while subject headings are alphabetized by the letter of the first word.
1950-2012
Incoming
1950-2001
Box Folder
10 9
Army Reunion
1980
10 10
Janice Bradley, Lewistown City Library, Mueller Memorial Money
1997
10 11
Tom Coston, Regional Forester, Environmental Assessment
1981
10 12
Mary K. Dempsey, Librarian, Montana Historical Society, DeLacy Map
1965
10 13
Andrew Fergus, Vigilante Raids
1995-2001
10 14
Mary Foreman, Personal Correspondence
1977
10 15
Donald A. McMillan, Andersonville Post Office
1987
10 16
Glenn Mueller, Family Correspondence
1955-1990
10 17
Josephine Mueller, Family Correspondence
1958
10 18
Oscar Mueller, Family Correspondence
1950
10 19
Ruth Mueller, Noah Birth Announcement
1997
10 20
John A. Popovich, Vigilante Raids
1980
10 21
US Department of Commerce, Montana's Tragic Winter Manuscript Review
1970
10 22
Herman Yaras, President, Sapphire Village, Mining Permit
1969
10 23
A. Worf, Director, Recreation and Land, Proposed Nez Perce Trail
1978
10 24
Linda F. Wostrel, Charles Cook Family Pioneer History
1999-2000
Outgoing
1964-2009
Box Folder
10 25
Dave Cole, Montana Department of Commerce, Historic Preservation Competitive Grant Program
2009
10 26
Jean Walton Davis, Yogo Sapphires
1964
10 27
Mark Dugan, Vigilante Raids
1990
10 28
Editor: Great Falls Tribune
1971-2002
10 29
Editor: Lewistown Daily News
1965-1971
10 30
Editor: Lewistown News-Argus
1974-2009
10 31
Editor: Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society
1996
10 32
Robert Ege, Fort Claggett Location
1970
10 33
Kelly Flynn, Hidden Hollow Hideaway Cattle and Guest Ranch, Diamond City Book
2007
10 34
Forest Service, Nez Perce Trail
1978
10 35
James A. Frank, Fort Claggett
1998
10 36
Kenneth Mielke, Nexrad Weather Service, Drought of 1919
2001
10 37
Paul R. Treece, Vigilante Raids
1971
10 38
Edrie Vinson, Lewistown District Office, Bureau of Land Management, Historic Preservation of the Judith Landing
1976
General
1962-2012
Box Folder
10 39
Horace Albright, Yellowstone and C.W. Cook
1972
10 40
Robert Archibald, Director, Montana Historical Society, Sons and Daughters of the Montana Pioneers Office Loan
1988
10 41
Bruce Baxter, The Montana History Calendar, Vigilante Raids
1995
10 42
Wesley W. Bornemann, Fort Maginnis Site
1987-1990
10 43
Mark Brown, Native American History
1967-1973
10 44
Theresa Buckingham, Meagher County Historical Association, Castle Museum and Billy Woods
1986-1994
10 45
Dr. Merrill G. Burlingame, Montana State University, Montana History
1964-1976
10 46
Buslett Family, Francis A. Janeaux
1977-2012
10 47
Roberta Cheney, Camp Cook
1972-1973
10 48
John L. Clark, Lewistown News-Argus Article
1971
10 49
"Bill" W.A. Cobban, United States Department of the Interior, Ammonite Fossils
1964-2005
10 50
Walt Coburn, True West Magazine, Vigilante Raids
1970
10 51
Carolyn Cunningham, Managing Editor, Montana Magazine, Montana Weather
1982-1983
10 52
Dr. Stanley Davidson, Western Montana College, Nez Perce Route
1977
11 1
Robert Dissly, City of Lewistown Mayor, Camp Lewis Incident
1975
11 2
Editor: Montana Historical Society
1964-2013
11 3
Editor: Montana The Magazine of Western History
1971-2000
11 4
Essig J. Frederick and Company, Yogo Sapphires
1962
11 5
Sam Gilluly, Director, Montana Historical Society
1971-1973
11 6
Aubrey L. Haines, "The Valley of the Upper Yellowstone" Book
1974-1998
11 7
Tom Haines, History of Montana Territory Flouring Mills
1979
11 8
Allen Hall, Montana Fort and Ranch History
1988
11 9
Mabel Haynes, Charles W. Cook History
1997
11 10
Ken Heine, Milwaukee Road and Great Northern
1991
11 11
H.P. Howard, Sacajawea Controversy
1972
11 12
Michael Kennedy, Director, Montana Historical Society
1964-1966
11 13
Marjorie King, Stage Line Article
1995
11 14
Michael J. Koury, The Old Army Press, Trading Posts of Montana
1970
11 15
Dellamae O. Lind, Clerk and Recorder, Meagher County Courthouse, Cook Ranch
1983-1988
11 16
Jim Lynch, Director, Montana Department of Transportation and Senator Conrad Burns, Fort Claggett
2005-2007
11 17
Carling Malouf, Montana State University, Archaeology in Montana
1964-1972
11 18
Harriett C. Meloy, Librarian, Montana Historical Society, Fort Claggett
1966-1972
11 19
Ralph Miracle, Montana History
1973-1975
11 20
Montana Historical Society
1964-2006
11 21
Montana State University, Collection Material
1963-1985
11 22
Robert F. Morgan, Acting Director, Montana Historical Society, Indian Beads
1967
11 23
Henry T. Murray, Montana Stage Line History
1980-1986
11 24
Nelson R. Ober, Sacajawea Controversy
1992
11 25
Kathryn D. Otto, Map Cataloguer, Montana Historical Society, Map Inquiry
1982
11 26
Personal/Family
1932-1990
11 27
C.M. Rocan, University of Alberta, Riel Rebellion Papers
1980
11 28
Don Russell, American West Publishing Company, Camp Cook Attack
1973
11 29
Blanche Schroer, Sacajawea Controversy
1986-1992
11 30
Kim Allen Scott, Special Collections Librarian, Montana State University, Folsom-Cook Expedition
1997-1998
11 31
Skookum Joe Anderson
1971-2001
11 32
Stage Coach Lines
1982-2000
11 33
Dick Thoroughman, Montana Forts, Pick and Shovel Magazine
1987-2001
11 34
Joe Vavrovsky, Central Agricultural Research Center, Drought of 1919
2000
11 35
James Vickery, Genealogical Research
1985
11 36
Jan Warner, President, Morrison County Historical Society, Fergus Papers
1976
11 37
Kenneth E. Wheeling, Associate Editor, The Carriage Journal, Stage Coach Research
2001-2002
11 38
Cheryl Wilfong, Nez Perce Trail
1991
Miscellaneous
1971
Box Folder
11 39
Sam Gilluly, Director, Montana Historical Society to Mrs. Fred Race, Glenn Morton
1971
Diaries
1935-1946
Box Folder
12 1
Diary
1935-1936
12 2
Forest Service Diaries
1946
Employment Records
1949-1971
Box Folder
12 3
Forest Service: Application and Assignment
1949
12 4
Meteorological Observatory
1950-1971
Financial Records
1959-2008
Box Folder
12 5
Stocks and Bonds
1963-1976
12 6
Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood
1959-1974
12 7
Remodel Records
1978-2008
Legal Documents
1921-2008
Box Folder
12 8
Last Will and Testament/Living Trust
1921-2008
12 9
Application for Zoning Variance
1977
Membership Records
1900-1997
Box Folder
13 1
Masonic Records I
1900-1997
13 2
Masonic Records II
1914-1989
Organizational Records
1916-2012
Box Folder
13 3
Rotary International
1916-2012
School Notes/Records
1942-1947
Box Folder
13 4
Transcripts
1942-1947
Subject Files
1861-2013
Box Folder
13 5
Battle of the Little Big Horn
1876-1999
13 6
Carnegie Library Memorial
1960-2006
13 7
Carrol Trail
1932-1994
13 8
Central Montana Historical Association
1978-2003
13 9
Central Montana History
1921-1994
13 10
Central Montana History
1936-2012
14 1
Central Montana History
1924-2010
14 2
Charles M. Russell
1971-1996
14 3
Collar Mine
1884-1886
14 4
Drought of 1919
1919-2008
14 5
Flu Epidemic of 1918
1918
14 6
Folsom-Cook Expedition
1869-2013
14 7
Geology
1925-1997
14 8
Historic Preservation
1899-2008
14 9
James Fergus
1861-1995
14 10
Janeaux Francis
1883-2000
14 11
Janeaux Francis
1871-2013
14 12
Lewistown Accord
1997-2000
15 1
Lewistown: Camp Lewis
1887-2002
15 2
Lewistown Heritage Committee
1980-2012
15 3
Lewistown Historic Records
1875-2003
15 4
Masonry
1918-2001
15 5
Meagher County and White Sulphur Springs History
1900-1990
15 6
Missouri River Fort History
1869-2007
15 7
Missouri River Fort History
1884-1998
15 8
Montana Historical Society
1988-2003
15 9
Native Americans
1960-1995
16 1
Nez Perce Trail and Fight
1976-2008
16 2
Nuclear Power Research
1979-1988
16 3
Oral History Guidelines
undated
16 4
Outlook Club History
1977-2010
16 5
Paleontology
1980
16 6
Sacajawea Controversy
1948-1999
16 7
School History: Fergus County
1979
16 8
Skookum Joe Anderson
1935-1983
16 9
Sons and Daughters of the Montana Pioneers
1899-1991
16 10
Stage Coaches
1894-1979
16 11
Stage Lines
1878-1998
16 12
Stage Lines
1952-2000
17 1
Steamboats on the Missouri River
1984
17 2
Tornado Research
1999-2001
17 3
Vigilante Raids
1933-1997
17 4
William "Billy" Woods
undated
17 5
Winter of 1886-1887
1970-2003
17 6
Yellowstone Centennial
1971-1972
17 7
Yellowstone Printed Material
1922-1924
17 8
Yogo Sapphire Mine
1928-2000
Miscellany
1970-2010
Box Folder
17 9
Miscellaneous
1970-2010
Clippings
1931-2012
Box Folder
17 10
Miscellaneous
1931-2012

Glenn and Helen Mueller, 1910-2016Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical
1931-2008
Box Folder
18 1
Army Discharge
1945
18 2
Article on the 6th Army Group, France
undated
18 3
Glenda Wedding Announcement
1975
18 4
Glenn and Helen Wedding Book
1952
18 5
Graduation and Commencement Materials
1931-1940
18 6
High School Reunion Packets
1976-1991
18 7
Hiking Article
2008
18 8
Letters of Recommendation
1940-1941
18 9
Memorial Book: Jacob Weinmeister
1954
18 10
Memorial Book: Sophie Weinmeister
1956
Correspondence
Correspondence is organized alphabetically. Individuals are alphabetized according to their last name while subject headings are alphabetized by the letter of the first word.
1937-2016
Incoming
1940-1962
Box Folder
18 11
Oscar Mueller
1943-1962
18 12
F.B. Peterson County Extension Agent, 4-H Club News
1940
18 13
Forest Service, Bark "Beetle" Mueller, 41st Pointer Division
1956
18 14
State Board of Castigation, to Helen
1956
Outgoing
1937-2016
Box Folder
18 15
Christmas Letters
1990-1998
18 16
George Mueller, Personal
2016
18 17
Oscar and Josephine Mueller, Personal
1937
Diaries
1937-1939
Box Folder
18 18
Glenn Mueller, Prairie Reef Lookout in Bob Marshall
1937
18 19
Glenn Mueller, Patrol Mountain Lookout in Bob Marshall
1939
Subject Files
1910-1917
Box Folder
18 20
Forestry
1910-1917
Miscellany
1939-1974
Box Folder
18 21
Address Book
undated
18 22
Differences of Republicans and Democrats
1974
18 23
Helen's Ice Plant Story
undated
18 24
Poems
1939
Clippings
1952
Box Folder
18 25
Clippings
1952

Cook Family, 1856-2017Return to Top

Includes Josephine Mueller's family records and correspondence from her Cook and Kennicott sides.
Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical
1856-2017
Box Folder
19 1
Charles W. Cook, Wilbur F. Sanders Memorial Association, Membership Certificate
1906
19 2
Genealogy: Cook
1885-1998
19 3
Genealogy: Hussey
undated
19 4
Genealogy: Kennicott
1892-1934
19 5
Genealogy: Other
1924-2017
19 6
Genealogy: Welles
1856-1963
19 7
Memorial Book: Donald Cook
1960
19 8
Montana State College: Donald Cook
1917-1918
19 9
Wedding Announcement: Donald and Ruth Cook
1919
Oversize Folder
1
Society of Montana Pioneers for Charles Cook
1864
Correspondence
Correspondence is organized alphabetically. Individuals are alphabetized according to their last name while subject headings are alphabetized by the letter of the first word.
1881-1936
Incoming
1881-1924
Box Folder
19 10
Horace Albright, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park to Charles W. Cook
1923
19 11
E.M. Cook to Charles W. Cook
1881
19 12
Diamond City Lodge to Charles W. Cook
1923
19 13
James H. Lowell to Charles W. Cook
1924
Outgoing
1887-1936
Box Folder
19 14
Abigail Cook to Mother
1886
19 15
Donald Cook to Charles and Abigail Cook
1917-1927
19 16
Donald Cook to Josephine Cook (Mueller)
1926-1936
19 17
J.H. Cook
1899
19 18
Maidie Cook to Jenny
1896
19 19
Wells to Jennie Lewis
1927
19 20
J.L. Wells to Abbie Kennicott (Cook)
1877
General
undated
Box Folder
19 21
Postcards
undated
Miscellaneous
1903
Box Folder
19 22
Martha Chapter No.11, Order of the Eastern Star: Concerning Maidie Cook's Passing
1903
Diaries
1870-1901
Box Folder
20 1
Maidie Cook
1899
20 2
Maidie Cook
1900
20 3
Maidie Cook
1901
20 4
Abigail Kennicott
1870
20 5
Abigail Kennicott
1878
Legal Documents
1910-1954
Box Folder
20 6
Charles and Abigail Cook Estate
1922-1939
20 7
Charles Cook, White Sulphur Springs Land Warranty Deed
1910
20 8
C.L. Cook, Contract for Deed
1945-1954
Miscellany
1918-1923
Box Folder
20 9
Other
1918-1923
Clippings
1904-1960
Box Folder
20 10
Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook
1914-1928
20 11
Other Clippings
1904-1960

War Correspondence, 1942-1946Return to Top

Due to historical and research significance, this collection of correspondence is separated into its own sub-group.

Container(s) Description Dates
Outgoing Correspondence
Letters are arranged chronologically/geographically and separated according to either George or Glenn's correspondence. Reflects donor's original arrangement
1942-1946
Box Folder
21 1
Glenn Mueller from Camp Clairborne and England
1942
21 2
Glenn Mueller from England
1942
21 3
Glenn Mueller from England and North Africa
1943
21 4
Glenn Mueller from North Africa
1943
21 5
Glenn Mueller from North Africa
1943
21 6
Glenn Mueller from Italy
1943
22 1
Glenn Mueller from Italy
1944
22 3
Glenn Mueller from France
1944
22 4
Glenn Mueller from France
1945
22 5
Glenn Mueller from Germany
1945
22 6
Glenn Mueller from Southern France
1945
22 7
Other
1943
23 1
George Mueller from Fort Lewis
1943
23 2
George Mueller from Fort Lewis
1944
23 3
George Mueller from New York
1944
23 4
George Mueller from England
1944
23 5
George Mueller from England
1944
23 6
George Mueller from France
1944
23 7
George Mueller from France
1945
24 1
George Mueller from Germany
1945
24 2
George Mueller from Germany
1945
24 3
George Mueller from Germany
1945
24 4
George Mueller from Germany
1945
24 5
George Mueller from Germany
1946
24 6
Copies and Excerpts (Glenn and George)
1942-1945

Addendum, 1832-2016Return to Top

Materials arranged to reflect order of previous subgroups: Oscar, Josephine, George, Glenn, and Cook Family
Container(s) Description Dates
Correspondence
Oscar Mueller
1918-1950
Outgoing
1918-1950
Box Folder
25 1
W.E. Kier and George R. Creel
1948
25 2
Craig Sayre
1918
25 3
C. F. Uhlhorn
1950
Subject Files
Oscar Mueller
1907-1964
Box Folder
25 4
Outlook Club
1910-1964
25 5
Masonic Materials
1907-1934
Biographical
Josephine (Cook) Mueller
undated
Box Folder
25 6
Writings/Poems
undated
25 7
Charles W. Cook Biographical Sketch
undated
Correspondence
Josephine (Cook) Mueller
1914-1928
Incoming
1914-1928
Box Folder
25 8
Marriage to Oscar
1915
25 9
Don Cook
1916-1928
25 10
Nell Goodale
1914
Biographical
George Mueller
2016
Box Folder
25 11
Eulogy by Sally Mueller
2016
Correspondence
George Mueller
1926-1957
Incoming
1926-1957
Box Folder
25 12
George Mueller (uncle)
1957
25 13
Charles and Abbie Cook
1926
Outgoing
undated
Box Folder
25 14
The "Bearnappers" Letter
undated
Biographical
Glenn Mueller
1980-1981
Box Folder
25 15
Legislature Material
1980-1981
Correspondence
Glenn Mueller
1980-1981
Incoming
1980-1981
Box Folder
25 16
Legislature Correspondence
1980-1981
Clippings
Glenn Mueller
1980-1982
Box Folder
25 17
Newspaper Clippings
1980-1982
Biographical
Cook Family
1864
Box Folder
25 15
Charles Cook's Account of Indian Encounter
1864
Correspondence
Cook Family
1832-1927
Incoming
1927
Box Folder
25 19
Eastern Star Abbie Cook
1927
Outgoing Correspondence
1832-1927
Box Folder
25 20
Catherine Wells Letters
1837
25 21
James Kennicott to Abbie Kennicott
1869
25 22
James Kennicott to father
undated
25 23
Abbie Wells to uncle
1832
25 24
Abbie Wells to Abbie Kennicott
1871
25 25
James Kennicott to Abbie Wells
1868
oversizebox
1
Glenn Mueller Scrapbook
1978
2
Josephine Cook Books
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cattle stealing--Montana
  • County attorneys--Montana
  • Cowboys--Montana
  • Deeds--Montana
  • Education--Montana
  • Forests and forestry--Montana
  • Geological surveys
  • Historical societies--Montana
  • Libraries--Montana
  • Local history
  • Meteorology--Montana
  • Museums--Montana.
  • Native American studies--Montana.
  • Nez Perce Indians--wars, 1877
  • Paleontologists
  • Ranches--Montana--Judith Basin County
  • Stagecoach stations--Montana
  • World War II

Personal Names

  • Cook, Charles W., 1839-1927
  • Cook, Donald H.
  • Mueller, George D.
  • Mueller, Glenn H.
  • Mueller, Josephine Cook, 1883-1976
  • Mueller, Oscar O., 1877-1964
  • Mueller, Sally

Geographical Names

  • Fergus County (Mont.)--History. (subjecty)
  • Lewistown (Mont). (subjecty)
  • Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.) (subjecty)
  • Meagher County (Mont.) (subjecty)
  • Missouri River (subjecty)
  • Montana--History (subjecty)
  • Montana--Politics and government (subjecty)
  • Yellowstone National Park (subjecty)
  • Yogo Mining District (Mont.)--History. (subjecty)