George E. Foreman papers

George E. Foreman papers, 1922-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Foreman, George E., 1904-1966
Title: George E. Foreman papers
Dates: 1922-1965 (inclusive)
19221965
Quantity: 2 linear feet and 141 digital images
Collection Number: Mss 760
Summary: The collection includes George Foreman's United States Forest Service work records and work diaries. It also includes photographs of Forest Service activities, the Foreman family, and farming and ranching scenes in and around the Gallatin Valley of Montana.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

George E. Foreman was born on February 9, 1904. He was known as "Jeff" for his initials G.E.F. His father, Edward Foreman, was one of the first rangers in the country under the Government Land Office and was stationed at the Cinnamon Ranger Station on the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. George Foreman was a lookout at Lone Mountain in Montana as early as 1915. He began more official work for the United States Forest Service in 1920 as a lookout and continued serving as a seasonal employee until he was hired full-time in the early 1940s. His work diaries extend until 1965. During his career with the Forest Service in Montana he worked in the old Squaw Creek District, as well as the Cinnamon District and in the Gallatin Range in southwestern Montana.

Foreman and his wife, Juanita, had four children, Robert, Betty, June and Marie. George Foreman died November 12, 1966.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes George E. Foreman's United States Forest Service work and personnel records, career appraisals, memos received, work-related reference information from 1924-1965 and his USFS work diaries from 1945-1965. Also included are 140 digital copies of photographs taken between 1922 and 1935 of Forest Service activities including Foreman, his family, and farming and ranching scenes in and around the Gallatin Valley of Montana. The photographs are images from a scrapbook which remains with the Foreman family.

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 transfered to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], George E. Foreman Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series:

Series I: Work records and resources, 2.0 linear feet, 1924-1964

Series II: Photographs, 140 images, 1922-1935

Custodial History

The collection was held by George E. Foreman and then by his son, Robert L. Foreman.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Archives by Robert L. Foreman, August 4, 2010

Related Materials

Scans of the scrapbook images are also held by Special Collections and Archives at the Montana State University's Renne Library in Bozeman, Montana.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Work records and resources, 1924-1965Return to Top

2.0 linear ft.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Personnel records and memos	1924-1964
1/2	Development, appraisal and career folder	1945-1963
1/3	Assorted work reference material	undated
1/4	Work diaries	June 1945-June 1946
1/5	Work diaries	July 1946-June 1947
1/6	Work diaries	July 1947-June 1948
2/1	Work diaries	July 1948-June 1949
2/2	Work diaries	July 1949-June 1950
2/3	Work diaries	January 1951-June 1951
2/4	Work diaries	July 1951-June 1952
2/5	Work diaries	July 1952-June 1953
2/6	Work diaries	July 1953-June 1954
3/1	Work diaries	July 1954-June 1955
3/2	Work diaries	July 1955-June 1956
3/3	Work diaries	July 1956-June 1957
3/4	Work diaries	July 1957-June 1958
3/5	Work diaries	July 1958-June 1959
3/6	Work diaries	July 1959-June 1960
4/1	Work diaries	July 1960-June 1961
4/2	Work diaries	July 1961-June 1962
4/3	Work diaries	July 1962-June 1963
4/4	Work diaries	July 1963-June 1964
4/5	Work diaries	July 1964-June 1965
4/6	Work diaries	July 1965-September 1965
4/7	Work diaries	undated

Series II: Photographs, 1922-1935Return to Top

140 digital images

This series consists of 140 digital pictures of original photographs affixed to scrapbook still held by the family. The initial description duplicates the caption in the scrapbook and additional information about the image follows. Prior to their donation the photographs were organized in alphabetical order by the first word in the caption and this scheme was maintained by the Archives.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/8	Proof sheets of all 140 images	undated
photo_number
760.001	A halt for a smoke A man, probably George Foreman, on skis in the snow	undated
760.002	At Old Squaw Cr. Station A man, probably George Foreman, on horseback in front of USFS Old Squaw Creek Station	undated
760.003	August on the Gallatin-Madison Divide A man standing in front of a tent in the woods	1925
760.004	Bangtail Ranger Station Two women on horseback in front of log building	undated
760.005	Bridge at Custer Durant car with two wheel trailer in front of bridge over Custer River (now known as Little Bighorn River) in Montana	circa 1930
760.006	Bridgman's sheep at counting corral on Brackett Creek North of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.007	Bridgman sheep	undated
760.008	Buffalo Horn Game Cabin Man holding skiis in doorway of log cabin on snow covered slope, probably near Buffalo Horn Pass, south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.009	Buffalo Horn Man with saddled horses in corral, probably near Buffalo Horn Pass, south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.010	Building Butte Meadow Cabin Four men posed with a single constructed wall of log cabin	undated
760.011	Building Main Lodge at Climbing Arrow Men on partially constructed first floor of large log building	undated
760.012	Camp on Bucktail Ridge Horses and tent near trees	undated
760.013	Camping Four people, tent, and Durant car with two wheel trailer attached	circa 1930
760.014	Cinnamon Two story log building, garage and other buildings at Cinnamon Ranger Station in Gallatin National Forest south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.015	Cinnamon Bunkhouse Log building with snow shoes and skiis on end in snow at Cinnamon Ranger Station in Gallatin National Forest south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.016	Cinnamon in winter Man with dog in snow at Cinnamon Ranger Station in Gallatin National Forest south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.017	Cinnamon Ranger Station Man with dog in snow at Cinnamon Ranger Station in Gallatin National Forest south of Bozeman, Montana	1922
760.018	Cinnamon Ranger Station View from hillside of buildings and corrals at Cinnamon Ranger Station in Gallatin National Forest south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.019	Coaly at Lone Mountain Saddled horse in foreground, Lone Mountain south of Bozeman, Montana in background	undated
760.020	Cow Flat Snow covered, fenced mountain slope	undated
760.021	Crown Butte Saddled horse and four pack horses in foreground of Crown Butte near Bozemen, Montana	undated
760.022	Daly Game Cabin Close view of log cabin with high drifted snow	undated
760.023	Daly Pass - elk range	undated
760.024	Daly patrol cabin Log cabin with antlers in foreground	undated
760.025	Day place View from forested hillside down to house and fenced field	undated
760.026	Dewey, George Foreman, Art Dewey, George Foreman, and Art standing in snow holding snowshoes near car	undated
760.027	Durant (car) and Duroc Jersey (hog) litter	undated
760.028	Durant pulling two autos	undated
760.029	E. F. and Mrs. Foreman binding and shocking grain Edward (E.F.) Foreman raking grain with horse-drawn team and Mrs. Foreman tying it in bundles	undated
760.030	Electric Peak - Y. N. P. Horses grazing in foreground, Electric Peak in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park in background	undated
760.031	Elk feeding on slope of Crown Butte Elk feeding on snowy slope of Crown Butte near Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.032	Elk in Daly Creek Elk moving through snow near Daly Creek in southwestern Montana	undated
760.033	Elk moving camp Long line of elk moving up along a snowy ridge
760.034	Elk Research Crew - upper Gallatin Six men on horseback lined up, upper Gallatin, Montana	1025
760.035	Elk - Buffalo Horn Creek Elk moving up a snowy slope near Buffalo Horn Creek in the Gallatin Range of Montana	undated
760.036	Elk - Teepee Creek Elk moving up snowy slope at Teepee Creek in the Gallatin Range of Montana	undated
760.037	Elmer Hann Elmer Hann on his horse	undated
760.038	Elmer Hann and Harry McGlothlin on Babe and Gap Elmer Hann and Harry McGlothlin on their horses, Babe and Gap	undated
760.039	Elmer Hann and outfit Elmer Hann with his saddle horse and two packhorses	undated
760.040	Elmer Hann Elmer Hann standing by his horse	undated
760.041	Forest Service Truck - Bridger shop Forest Service truck at Bridger Ranger Station shop in the Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman, Montana	circa 1925
760.042	Foreman Ranch - Bridger Foreman Ranch in the Bridger Mountain Range near Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.043	Fred Ainger and George Foreman wrapping stubs on the Gallatin/Flathead telephone line	undated
760.044	Fred's car loaded (for first spring trip to Bozeman)	undated
760.045	George Foreman at Squaw Creek George Foreman in front of newly constructed log shed or garage at Squaw Creek near Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.046	George Foreman and Cliff notching logs on Windy Pass Ranger Station George Foreman and Cliff notching logs on Windy Pass Ranger Station in the Gallatin Range near Bozeman, Montana	1934
760.047	George Foreman plowing with Maud, Keno, Tony and Nig George Foreman plowing with team of four horses	undated
760.048	George Foreman plowing George Foreman plowing with team of four horses	undated
760.049	George Foreman putting in a crop with Mom and Dad on the Day place Farm equipment and 3 teams of horses	1929
760.050	Game patrol rangers Two men mounted and two men standing with horses near fence, truck in background	1925
760.051	Game patrol rangers Ainger and Godsell - Cinnamon bunkhouse Game patrol rangers Ainger and Godsell standing in front of Cinnamon Ranger Station bunkhouse in winter	1924
760.052	George (Foreman) and the schoolbus George (Foreman) and the schoolbus full of children	circa 1925
760.053	George and Nita (wife) at Bangtail George and Nita (wife) at Bangtail Ranger Station northeast of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.054	George Foreman and elk calf	undated
760.055	George Foreman and Miss Huber George Foreman and Miss Huber on horseback	undated
760.056	George Foreman and pack outfit George Foreman mounted on horse with string of four packhorses	undated
760.057	George Foreman and Queen at Mystic Lake (Foreman built that cabin)	undated
760.058	George Foreman and Tommy Anderson and Darky, Queen, Copper, Gyp and Tony George Foreman and Tommy Anderson and and four horses, Darky, Queen, Copper, Gyp and Tony	undated
760.059	George Foreman and wife Nita	undated
760.060	George Foreman - Bridger pasture	undated
760.061	George Foreman - Cinnamon bunkhouse George Foreman standing outside of Cinnamon Ranger Station bunkhouse	undated
760.062	George Foreman - Cinnamon Mountain George Foreman on skiis in snow at Cinnamon Mountain in Montana	undated
760.063	George, Jumbo and Shag George mounted on horse with dog alongside	undated
760.064	Glen Smith - Snowslide Creek Back of Glen Smith as he looks down on Snowslide Creek in mountain valley	undated
760.065	Govt. Team at Hyalite Two men in horse drawn sleigh wagon at Hyalite Canyon south of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.066	Gundy (Gunderson) - snow record Man on skiis checking snow depth, cabin in background	undated
760.067	Hard boiled - Leon LeClair, George Foreman, Dan Huffine Leon LeClair, George Foreman, Dan Huffine holding rifles and standing by cabin	undated
760.068	Hardheads Man butting heads with elk calf	undated
760.069	Image missing - Harold Wylie at Bangtail Harold Wylie at Bangtail Ranger Station northeast of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.070	Harry Mc. and Elmer Hann - barber and victim Harry McGlothlin and Elmer Hann, barber and victim, standing in doorway	undated
760.071	Harry McGlothlin again Harry McGlothlin cutting another man's hair with bowl on man's head	undated
760.072	Harry McGlothlin Harry McGlothlin on mountain hillside with dog	undated
760.073	Harry McGlothlin, Leon LeClair, and Paul Brown	undated
760.074	Harry McGlothlin Harry McGlothlin mounted on horse with dog alongside	undated
760.075	Hauling 4500 net of wheat to town Man sitting on bags of wheat in horse-drawn wagon, car and cabin in background	undated
760.076	Hauling big log (1250 BF) Horses harnessed to large log, barn in background	undated
760.077	Hauling bridge stringers (Star and Dot) Man standing on long logs on flat wagon pulled by horses	undated
760.078	Hauling hay Man standing on top of hay on horse drawn wagon	undated
760.079	Heading for camp	undated
760.080	Heading out Two men on horseback with three pack mules	undated
760.081	Herbert C. Ferris - story writer	undated
760.082	Horse roundup	undated
760.083	John Palmer's mill Man in front of small log building near piles of logs	undated
760.084	Leon LeClair and Dan Huffine Leon LeClair and Dan Huffine standing in cabin doorway	undated
760.085	Leon LeClair, Dall Monroe, George Foreman, Shag - All Toughs	undated
760.086	Lightning Lake	undated
760.087	Lineman Loyd White - lineman	undated
760.088	Logs at Brackett Mill Snow covered piles of logs near building, forest in background	undated
760.089	Loyd White - lineman	undated
760.090	Miles City U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station at Miles City, Montana	undated
760.091	Mom, sister, wife, kids at Flathead Pass Mom, sister, wife(Nita Foreman), kids at Flathead Pass in Montana	undated
760.092	Moving N. I. R. A. out Man on foot and man on horseback with string of five packhorses on mountain slope	1933
760.093	Mowing and stacking hay Man atop high stacked hay on wagon and another man with horse powered hay stacker	undated
760.094	On trail to Yellowmule Man on horseback with two children, leading another horse carrying a child on trail to Yellowmule near Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.095	Pack outfit Three men with saddle horses and packhorses	undated
760.096	Powder River Bridge Powder River Bridge in southeastern Montana	undated
760.097	R. H. Wylie on Baldy R. H. Wylie on horse named Baldy	undated
760.098	Ramshorn Lake Three people on raft in Ramshorn Lake	undated
760.099	Ranger Foreman counting sheep Ranger Foreman in pasture with sheep	undated
760.100	Ranger Foreman - paperwork - Bridger Ranger Foreman seating in a chair typing at Bridger Ranger Station in the Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.101	Ready for first spring trip to Bozeman Four people in car with suitcase and other bags tied to the side	undated
760.102	Reno Foreman, George Foreman, Buster Reno Foreman, George Foreman, and Buster on horseback	undated
760.103	Reno, E. F., George Foreman, Queen and Bird Reno, E. F. Foreman, George Foreman, and horses,Queen and Bird	undated
760.104	Rgr. Foreman and pack string Ranger Foreman on horseback leading pack string of four horses	undated
760.105	Rgr. George Foreman and father-in-law Ranger George Foreman and father-in-law on horseback	undated
760.106	Rgr. Godsell and elk calf - Gallatin River Ranger Godsell and elk calf by Gallatin River in Montana	undated
760.107	Rgr. White on Buck Cr. ridge - Ben and Coaly RangerWhite on Buck Creek Ridge south of Bozeman, Montana, with horses, Ben and Coaly	undated
760.108	Rgr. Ainger and George Foreman snubbing telephone poles on the Bridger/Flathead line	undated
760.109	Rangers White and Hall Rangers White and Hall on narrow log bridge across running water in winter	undated
760.110	Riding Darky snubbed Two men on horseback	undated
760.111	Rgr. George Foreman (USFS) and (former) Rgr. E. F. Foreman (GLO) Ranger. George Foreman (USFS) and his father, (former) Ranger E. F. Foreman (Government Land Office)	undated
760.112	Rgr. White at Big Spring telephone Ranger White using Big Spring telephone, box mounted on tree in forest	undated
760.113	Sawing wood Four men sawing log, car and another man in foreground, pile of freshly sawn firewood in background	undated
760.114	Sheep water troughs - Bangtail Sheep water troughs near Bangtail Ranger Station northeast of Bozeman, Montana	undated
760.115	Skidding logs for Windy Pass R. S. Skidding logs for Windy Pass Ranger Station	1933
760.116	Snowslide Creek View down toward Snowslide Creek	undated
760.117	Sphinx Packhorse with mountain peak in background	undated
760.118	Stacking hay Man on top of haystack with team of horses below	undated
760.119	Tommy Godsell and George Foreman and government stock Tommy Godsell and George Foreman on horseback near two other horses	undated
760.120	Taylor Peaks View of Taylor Peaks in the Gallatin National Forest southwest of Bozeman, Montana, in winter	undated
760.121	Team at Bangtail Team of horses hitched to wagon near fence line	undated
760.122	The Messmers planting Team of horses hitched to planter carrying two men, the Messmers	undated
760.123	Three Rivers Peak Y. N. P. Three Rivers Peak in Yellowstone National Park, horses in foreground	undated
760.124	Threshing - Day place Team of horses hitched to loaded wagon, men on top tossing harvested grain stalks into threshing machine	undated
760.125	Tobacco planter Three men with team of horses hitched to tobacco planter	undated
760.126	Tommy Godsell and George Foreman - patrol rangers Tommy Godsell and George Foreman, patrol rangers, on skiis in front of log buildings	undated
760.127	Tom Lincoln - trapper Tom Lincoln, trapper, in front of log building in winter	undated
760.128	Tommy Andrews on Gyp Tommy Andrews on horse named Gyp	1928
760.129	Tommy Andrews with Maud and Cricket Tommy Andrews mounted on one horse, holding halter rope of another horse	undated
760.130	Tommy Godsell and Cliff - Windy Pass R. S. Tommy Godsell and Cliff standing in doorway of newly constructed log cabin at Windy Pass Ranger Station	1934
760.131	George Foreman and Tommy Godsell with trail camp packed George Foreman mounted alongside Tommy Godsell who is holding a horse's bridal and two packhorses	undated
760.132	Tommy with team pulling Whippet Tommy Andews with team hitched to sleigh wagon loaded with logs and pulling a car	undated
760.133	Tony - Brackett Lake View of forested mountains with saddled horse in foreground	undated
760.134	Trail Crew moving Three men with three loaded pack horses	undated
760.135	Trail work - Cinnamon trail Two men posed on rocky hillside trail in forest	1924
760.136	Using a broad axe A man using a broad axe to trim a log	undated
760.137	Vern Chandler and Tommy Andrews hauling horses Vern Chandler and Tommy Andrews hauling horses, two horses in a truck bed, and two more in a two-wheel trailer	undated
760.138	We stopped Man by truck that has partially fallen through hole in log bridge	undated
760.139	Woodshed - Cinnamon Snow-covered woodshed, Cinnamon Ranger Station in winter	undated
760.140	Woolies Sheep spread across broad clear slope in mountains	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Agriculture--Montana--Gallatin Valley--Photographs
Forest reserve--Montana
Ranching--Montana--Gallatin Valley--Photographs

Corporate Names

United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees

Family Names

Foreman family--Photographs

Geographical Names

Gallatin Valley (Mont.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs

Occupations

Forest rangers--Montana

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