Archives West Finding Aid

This collection contains papers from Mussulman’s work with the Friends of the Rattlesnake to create the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness, minor study of other recreation areas near Missoula, Montana, and his research regarding Montana music. It is divided into two series.

Series I, Wilderness Papers, includes papers from the Friends of the Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness research, and drafts of Forest Service brochures. It is divided into three subseries. Subseries 1, Friends of the Rattlesnake Papers, includes correspondence, notes, use studies, logs, surveys, maps, newsletters, by-laws, a speech, and publications. These papers remain in their original order. Subseries 2, Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness Research Papers, contains correspondence, clippings, testimonies, reports, notes, management plans, memos, publications maps, and photographs. Items of special interests to researchers may be An Annotated Bibliography of Sources of Information about the RNRAW compiled by Mussulman and a management plan sketch and Depreciative Behavior in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area: Recommendations for Management Actions and Reactions both written by Mussulman. These papers remain in their original order. Subseries 3, Forest Service Brochures, contains drafts of brochures for the Nine Mile, Blue Mountain, Pattee Canyon, and Welcome Creek Recreation. These papers remain in their original order.

Series II, Montana Music Papers, contains research materials Mussulman collected while working on his Montana Music project. It includes articles, correspondence, notes, interviews, oral history interview permission agreements, notes, pamphlets, photos, historical accounts, programs, clippings, an audio tape and expense records. These materials remain in original order, which is alphabetical by subject.