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Otto Wolfe Family Papers, 1896-1924
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wolfe, Otto
- Title
- Otto Wolfe Family Papers
- Dates
- 1896-1924 (inclusive)18961924
- Quantity
- 0.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 393 (collection)
- Summary
- The Otto Wolfe and his family lived in Eddy and Plains, Montana. The collection includes incoming correspondence, postcards, and photographs dating from 1896 to 1924.
- 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
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Wolfe family lived in Eddy and Plains, Montana, from about 1896 to 1918. Otto and Hannah Wolfe had at least four children: Max, Lester, Richard, and Leo. Mrs. Hannah Wolfe had family in Bagley, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, including brothers Phil and Dick Luber, as well as Emma, Minnie, and Carrie. The Wolfes also had German-speaking relatives, including G. S. Wolfe, of Guttenberg, Iowa.
In 1909, Otto Wolfe was a section foreman with the Northern Pacific Railway in Plains, Montana. By 1911, the Wolfe family had moved to Eddy, Montana. According the 1915 Polk Directory for Sanders County, Montana, Otto Wolfe was a section foreman with the Northern Pacific Railway at Eddy.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes incoming correspondence, postcards, and photographs dating from 1896 to 1924. The collection mostly represents the personal interests and members of the Wolfe family, with particular focus on photographic images of children and the death of the Wolfe's infant son.
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], Otto Wolfe Family Papers, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
Series I: Correspondence, 0.1 linear feet, 1896-1924
Series II: Photographs, 0.65 linear feet, 1910-1916
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence , 1896-1924Return to Top
The series contains twenty letters from friends and relatives of the Wolfe family, most of which are addressed to Mrs. Otto Wolfe. Many of the letters pertain to the loss of the Wolfe's infant son, Richard, around September 1901. Eight of the twenty letters are written in German. Two additional letters and stockholder receipts from Jewel Mining and Milling are addressed to Max Wolfe, 1919-1924. The The series also contains eight personal postcards addressed to Hannah, Lester, and Max Wolfe.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Otto Wolfe letters |
1896-1924 |
| 1/2 | Otto Wolfe family postcards
|
1910-1918 |
Series II: Photographs , 1910-1916Return to Top
Most of the photographs in the series are of the Otto Wolfe family and their relatives and friends. These include personal photographs printed on postcard paper, some of which contain brief notes about the contents of the image and letters. Many of the photographs are of women, and couples. These include pictures taken at their homes and in photography studios. Other photos show children at play with their animals and women engaged in domestic activities. A smaller portion of the photographs presumably have Eddy, Montana as the backdrop. There are images of Eddy, Montana businesses and residents.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 393(II)1: Unidentified man, woman, and cat
|
undated |
| 1/2 | 393(II)2: Three unidentified women standing
near railroad tracks |
undated |
| 1/3 | 393(II)3: Unidentified woman standing in
barnyard |
undated |
| 1/4 | 393(II)4: Otto Wolfe family and horse cart
|
undated |
| 1/5 | 393(II)5: Children in horse-driven cart,
Post Office and store,undated |
|
| 1/6 | 393(II)6: Unidentified young girl, Eddy,
Montana (?) |
undated |
| 1/7 | 393(II)7: Unidentified woman stacking wood
|
undated |
| 1/8 | 393(II)8: Three unidentified men and woman
|
undated |
| 1/9 | 393(II)9: Woman, child, and blooming bush
|
undated |
| 1/10 | 393(II)10: Unidentified woman and girl in
orchard |
undated |
| 1/11 | 393(II)11: Unidentified woman gathering
flowers |
undated |
| 1/12 | 393(II)12: Unidentified woman in front of a
tree |
undated |
| 1/13 | 393(II)13: Unidentified man in garden
|
undated |
| 1/14 | 393(II)14: Unidentified woman standing near
window of house |
undated |
| 1/15 | 393(II)15: Woman holding gun |
undated |
| 1/16 | 393(II)16: Leo Wolfe and gun |
undated |
| 1/17 | 393(II)17: Leo Wolfe and young girl
|
undated |
| 1/18 | 393(II)18: Leo Wolfe (?) and young woman in
Spokane, WA studio portrait |
undated |
| 1/19 | 393(II)19: Man on porch of house
|
undated |
| 1/20 | 393(II)20: Woman on porch, Butte, Montana
(?) |
undated |
| 1/21 | 393(II)21: Unidentified woman on porch of
business, Eddy Montana (?) |
undated |
| 1/22 | 393(II)22: Unidentified infant in wicker
chair |
undated |
| 1/23 | 393(II)23: Unidentified infant in buggy,
Eddy, Montana (?) |
undated |
| 1/24 | 393(II)24: Unidentified girl with toy buggy
|
undated |
| 1/25 | 393(II)25: "Mrs. Barrett's Sisters," undated
|
|
| 1/26 | 393(II)26: Four unidentified men on railroad
cart |
undated |
| 1/27 | 393(II)27: Unidentified group of men on
railroad cart |
undated |
| 1/28 | 393(II)28: Family and railroad car
|
undated |
| 1/29 | 393(II)29: Five unidentified children
|
undated |
| 1/30 | 393(II)30: Woman and child, winter scene
|
undated |
| 1/31 | 393(II)31: Woman in winter clothing, winter
|
undated |
| 1/32 | 393(II)32: People in winter clothing with
snow shoes |
undated |
| 1/33 | 393(II)33: Unidentified wedding party
|
undated |
| 1/34 | 393(II)34: Unidentified bride and groom
(inscribed "To Max from Aunt Carrie") |
undated |
| 1/35 | 393(II)35: Unidentified bride and groom
|
undated |
| 1/36 | 393(II)36: Unidentified young girl near
railroad tracks |
undated |
| 1/37 | 393(II)37: Two children playing near fence
|
undated |
| 1/38 | 393(II)38: Unidentified man standing in
front of path to house |
undated |
| 1/39 | 393(II)39: Unidentified woman and children,
feeding ducks undated |
|
| 1/40 | 393(II)40: Two infants in identical clothes
|
undated |
| 1/41 | 393(II)41: Unidentified boy and dog
|
undated |
| 1/42 | 393(II)42: Leo Wolfe as a child with horse
|
undated |
| 1/43 | 393(II)43: Two unidentified with cow on
railroad tracks |
undated |
| 1/44 | 393(II)44: Three unidentified children and
cow on railroad tracks |
undated |
| 1/45 | 393(II)45: Four unidentified children in
hammock |
undated |
| 1/46 | 393(II)46: Unidentified child in chair
|
undated |
| 1/47 | 393(II)47: Unidentified boy and snakeskin
(?) |
undated |
| 1/48 | 393(II)48: Unidentified man gardening with
shovel |
undated |
| 1/49 | 393(II)49: Unidentified boy and girl,
undated (inscribed "lover's quarrel") |
undated |
| 1/50 | 393(II)50: Unidentified girl |
undated |
| 1/51 | 393(II)51: Unidentified old man and woman
|
undated |
| 1/52 | 393(II)52: Unidentified woman and child near
water tower |
undated |
| 1/53 | 393(II)53: Group of unidentified people
|
undated |
| 1/54 | 393(II)54: Group of people, undated
(inscribed "Frank's head is off, but then that is all right") |
undated |
| 1/55 | 393(II)55: Unidentified man |
undated |
| 1/56 | 393(II)56: Unidentified man, studio portrait
|
undated |
| 1/57 | 393(II)57: Unidentified woman, portrait
|
undated |
| 1/58 | 393(II)58: Young girl (inscribed from Miss
Minnie Wolfe to Uncle Otto) |
undated |
| 1/59 | 393(II)59: Unidentified child in chair
|
undated |
| 1/60 | 393(II)60: Two children in horse-driven cart
in front of Post Office Store, Eddy, Montana (?) |
undated |
| 1/61 | 393(II)61: Unidentified group on porch of
house |
undated |
| 1/62 | 393(II)62: Two unidentified children and dog
near railroad tracks |
undated |
| 1/63 | 393(II)63: Unidentified woman and child
|
undated |
| 1/64 | 393(II)64: Unidentified infant in buggy
(inscribed "To Grandpa, from Dick") |
undated |
| 1/65 | 393(II)65: Unidentified infant |
undated |
| 1/66 | 393(II)66: Two unidentified children, Easter
photo |
undated |
| 1/67 | 393(II)67: Two children in matching coats
and hats |
undated |
| 1/68 | 393(II)68: Unidentified child in chair
|
undated |
| 1/69 | 393(II)69: Unidentified infant |
undated |
| 1/70 | 393(II)70: Lester Wolfe, age seven (with
description) |
undated |
| 1/71 | 393(II)71: View near Belknap, Montana (?)
(with letter) |
undated |
| 1/72 | 393(II)72: Hills near Plains, Montana (?)
(with letter) |
ca. 1914 |
| 1/73 | 393(II)73: Mrs. Mass and children in
background of home in Missoula, Montana (with description) |
undated |
| 1/74 | 393(II)74: Baby Iris, at 9 months old (with
letter to Mrs. Wolfe) |
undated |
| 1/75 | 393(II)75: "Grandpa Luber's farm at Bagley,
WI" |
1910 |
| 1/76 | 393(II)76: View of Bagley, WI. (with letter)
|
ca. 1910 |
| 1/77 | 393(II)77: Phil Luber family at their
Chicago, IL, home (with letter) |
ca. 1910 |
| 1/78 | 393(II)78: "B.B. in blossom," (with letter)
|
undated |
| 1/79 | 393(II)79: Man, horses, and wagon (with
letter) |
undated |
| 1/80 | 393(II)80: Leonard and Leo (?) Wolfe and
unidentified men (with letter) |
ca. 1912 |
| 1/81 | 393(II)81: Cousin Lloyd and other children
in Miss. River (with letter) |
ca. 1911 |
| 1/82 | 393(II)82: Fred and Nettie in front of a
house (with letter) |
undated |
| 1/83 | 393(II)83: View of river, location unknown
(with letter) print damaged |
undated |
| 1/84 | 393(II)84: Two children hauling hay,
location unknown |
ca. 1918 |
| 1/85 | 393(II)85: Rooster in barnyard (with letter)
|
ca. 1913 |
| 1/86 | 393(II)86: Rocky shore, location unknown
(with letter) |
undated |
| 1/87 | 393(II)87: Boy on horseback (with letter)
|
ca. 1913 |
| 1/88 | 393(II)88: Bush in bloom (with letter)
|
ca. 1913 |
| 1/89 | 393(II)89: Man holding dead animal (with
letter) |
undated |
| 1/90 | 393(II)90: Phil and Julia Luber's house in
Chicago, IL (with letter) |
ca. 1916 |
| 1/91 | 393(II)91: House, location unknown
|
undated |
| 1/92 | 393(II)92: House, location unknown
|
undated |
| 1/93 | 393(II)93: House, location unknown
|
undated |
| 1/94 | 393(II)94: House, location unknown
|
undated |
| 1/95 | 393(II)95: Unidentified infant |
undated |
| 1/96 | 393(II)96: Francis, portrait |
undated |
| 1/97 | 393(II)97: Herbert Wolfe |
undated |
| 1/98 | 393(II)98: Unidentified infant |
undated |
| 1/99 | 393(II)99: Woman in nurse's uniform
|
undated |
| 1/100 | 393(II)100: Group of schoolchildren, location
unknown |
undated |
| 1/101 | 393(II)101: Woman and three children
|
undated |
| 1/102 | 393(II)102: Four children and a dog
|
undated |
| 1/103 | 393(II)103: Three children, laundry on line
in background |
undated |
| 1/104 | 393(II)104: Unidentified woman reading a book
|
undated |
| 1/105 | 393(II)105: Woman at desk writing and man
|
undated |
| 1/106 | 393(II)106: Woman and child in orchard
|
undated |
| 1/107 | 393(II)107: Unidentified woman |
undated |
| 1/108 | 393(II)108: Two men in fighter's stance,
studio picture |
undated |
| 1/109 | 393(II)109: Unidentified boy, studio portrait
|
undated |
| 2/1 | 393(II)110: Unidentified woman, portrait,
Chicago |
undated |
| 2/2 | 393(II)111: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wolfe, wedding
portrait |
undated |
| 2/3 | 393(II)112: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wolfe and child
portrait |
undated |
| 2/4 | 393(II)113: Unidentified child in bonnet
|
undated |
| 2/5 | 393(II)114: Unidentified man standing on
front path to house |
undated |
| 2/6 | 393(II)115: Unidentified woman |
undated |
| 2/7 | 393(II)116: Woman in front of water tower
|
undated |
| 2/8 | 393(II)117: Unidentified man near fence
|
undated |
| 2/9 | 393(II)118: Unidentified old woman and
unidentified woman |
undated |
| 2/10 | 393(II)119: Unidentified young girl
|
undated |
| 2/11 | 393(II)120: Unidentified young girl
|
undated |
| 2/12 | 393(II)121: Unidentified boy |
undated |
| 2/13 | 393(II)122: Unidentified woman and man
|
undated |
| 2/14 | 393(II)123: Unidentified woman working her
garden |
undated |
| 2/15 | 393(II)124: Unidentified man with gun on farm
|
undated |
| 2/16 | 393(II)125: Unidentified man and dead animal
on farm |
undated |
| 2/17 | 393(II)126: Unidentified man and woman near
flowering bush |
undated |
| 2/18 | 393(II)127: Unidentified old woman and bush,
Eddy, Montana (?) |
undated |
| 2/19 | 393(II)128: Unidentified man, woman, and
child |
undated |
| 2/20 | 393(II)129: Unidentified group of
schoolchildren in front of school house, Eddy, Montana (?) |
undated |
| 2/21 | 393(II)130: Unidentified group of men and
boys in front of business "Horseshoeing, Blacksmith, and Wagonwork," Eddy,
Montana |
undated |
| 2/22 | 393(II)131: Unidentified woman, child, and
flowering bush |
undated |
| 2/23 | 393(II)132: Unidentified flower girl
|
undated |
| 2/24 | 393(II)133: Unidentified girl |
undated |
| 2/25 | 393(II)134: Three unidentified infants
|
undated |
| 2/26 | 393(II)135: Two unidentified girls
|
undated |
| 2/27 | 393(II)136: Unidentified man and woman
|
undated |
| 2/28 | 393(II)137: Unidentified man and woman,
portrait |
undated |
| 2/29 | 393(II)138: Unidentified garden |
undated |
| 2/30 | 393(II)139: Unidentified group of people
|
undated |
| 2/31 | 393(II)140: Unidentified bride |
undated |
| 2/32 | 393(II)141: Unidentified child, portrait
|
undated |
| 2/33 | 393(II)142: Unidentified family in garden
|
undated |
| 2/34 | 393(II)143: Unidentified infant |
undated |
| 2/35 | 393(II)144: Unidentified infant |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- German Americans--Montana--Eddy
- German Americans--Montana--Eddy--Photographs
- German Americans--Montana--Plains
- Infants--Montana--Plains--Death
Personal Names
- Wolfe, Otto--Family
Family Names
- Wolfe family
Geographical Names
- Eddy (Mont.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Family papers--Montana--Eddy
- Family papers--Montana--Plains
- Photographs--Montana--Eddy
Finding aid prepared by Jennifer
Rusk
2002
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