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Lucile Speer Papers, 1911-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Speer, Lucile, 1899-1987
- Title
- Lucile Speer Papers
- Dates
- 1911-1972 (inclusive)19111972
- Quantity
- 3.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 585
- Summary
- The collection contains materials from Lucile Speer’s career at The University of Montana, and her involvement in the Montana Farmer-Labor Institute, the Eugene McCarthy Campaign, and the Montana Constitutional Convention of 1972.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lucile Speer was born on January 7, 1899, in Branch County, Michigan. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Montana, where her older brother, J.B. Speer, was registrar and business manager. She later got her Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Chicago.
She returned to Montana for two years of library study. After completing the library training course, she became a member of the staff and then the faculty of The University of Montana. She started out as a library assistant in 1928-1929, worked as an assistant cataloguer, and became Documents and Serials Librarian by 1938. She retired in 1968, as Documents Librarian and professor.
Speer was a member of numerous professional associations. She served as secretary and president of the University Teachers Union. She was a founding member of the Montana Farmer-Labor Institute, serving as its secretary from 1944 to 1949. On campus, she was a member of the Faculty Senate and the Chairman of the Archives Committee. She was politically involved through the League of Women Voters of Montana and the Missoula Democratic Club. She later worked on Eugene McCarthy’s campaign in 1968. She was selected as a delegate to the Montana Constitutional Convention of 1972, as a Democrat from Missoula. She wrote the work We, The People…An Introduction to the Montana Constitutional Convention (1972), a public information publication about the new constitution. Speer died in October 1987, in Missoula, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes correspondence and other materials from the Montana Farmer-Labor Institute, of which Speer was secretary. There are materials from The University of Montana, including clippings about the Duniway Affair, the University Teacher’s Union, and from the library, including the Archives Committee. A small portion of the collection contains materials from the Eugene McCarthy Campaign of 1968. The largest part of the collection contains materials related to the Montana Constitutional Convention of 1972. This part of the collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. It contains correspondence, committee papers, and Speer’s manuscript of We, The People…An Introduction to the Montana Constitutional Convention [1972].
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 unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Lucile Speer 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 four series
Series I: Montana Farmer-Labor Institute, 1.0 linear foot, 1944-1965
Series II: The University of Montana, 0.5 linear feet, 1911-1965
Series III: Eugene McCarthy Campaign, 3 folders, 1968
Series IV: Montana Constitutional Convention (1972), 2 linear feet, 1967-1972
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lucile Speer, 1974.
Processing Note
The creator’s original arrangement and folder descriptions were maintained wherever possible. The materials were divided into series based on subject. Series I through III are arranged chronologically. Series IV is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Montana Farmer-Labor Institute, 1944-1965 and undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence |
1944 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence |
1944 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence |
1945 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence, A-L |
1945 |
| 1/5 | Correspondence, M-Z |
1945 |
| 1/6 | Contributions |
1945 |
| 1/7 | Financial report |
1945-1946 |
| 1/8 | Publicity and
clippings |
1945-1948 and undated |
| 1/9 | Registration, announcements,
financial reports |
1946 |
| 1/10 | Correspondence |
1946 |
| 1/11 | Addresses, registration
lists |
1947-1949 |
| 1/12 | Joint committee on
minutes |
1947-1965 |
| 2/1 | Correspondence |
1947 |
| 2/2 | Correspondence |
1948-1949 |
| 2/3 | Correspondence, A-L |
1948 |
| 2/4 | Correspondence, M-Z |
1948 |
| 2/5 | Correspondence |
1949 |
| 2/6 | Photographs |
circa 1944-1949 |
Series II: The University of Montana, 1911-1965 and undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | Duniway Affair,
clippings |
1911 and undated |
| 3/2 | Duniway Affair |
1911-1937 and undated |
| 3/3 | The University of Montana
Archives |
1933-1952 and undated |
| 3/4 | The University of Montana
Archives Committee |
1945-1965 and undated |
| 3/5 | Keeney Case |
1938 and undated |
| 3/6 | University of Montana Teacher’s
Union, includes minutes |
1943-1965 and undated |
| 3/7 | University Teacher’s
Union |
1944-1962 and undated |
| 3/8 | Montana State Federation of
Teachers |
1943-1963 and undated |
| 3/9 | Education Committee |
circa 1944 and undated |
| 3/10 | President Oscar J.
Craig |
1949 and undated |
| 4/1 | Bottomly Memorial
Fund |
1961-1963 and undated |
Series III: Eugene McCarthy Campaign, 1968Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/2 | Democratic National
Convention |
1968 |
| 4/3 | Campaign stickers |
1968 |
| 4/4 | Correspondence and
clippings |
1968 |
Series IV: Montana Constitutional Convention (1972), , 1967-1972 and undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/5 | Bill of Rights, Right to Bear
Arms |
1972 |
| 4/6 | Clippings |
1972 |
| 4/7 | Committee assignments/hearings
calendar |
1972 |
| 4/8 | Committee reports |
1971-1972 |
| 5/1 | Correspondence-official |
1971-1972 |
| 5/2 | Court Improvement; Montana Plan
for |
[1972] |
| 5/3 | Drafts of pamphlet A
Constitutional Convention for Montana |
1970 and undated |
| 5/4 | Education |
1971-1972 |
| 5/5 | Education article of Montana
Constitution, correspondence regarding government aid to parochial
schools |
1972 |
| 5/6 | Education article of Montana
Constitution, correspondence regarding government aid to parochial
schools |
1972 |
| 5/7 | Education article of Montana
Constitution, correspondence from schoolchildren regarding government aid to
parochial schools |
1972 |
| 5/8 | General government |
1971-1972 |
| 5/9 | Local Government Article, marking
draft of proposals |
[1972] |
| 5/10 | Local Government
Committee |
undated |
| 5/11 | Local Government Committee
Testimony |
1972 |
| 5/12 | Local government
correspondence |
1971-1972 |
| 6/1 | Miscellaneous |
1971-1972 |
| 6/2 | Miscellaneous
correspondence |
1972 |
| 6/3 | Natural resources and
environment |
1971-1972 and undated |
| 6/4 | Notes; handwritten |
[1972] |
| 6/5 | Opposition-Citizens for
Constitutional Government |
[1972] |
| 6/6 | Possible issues for
Constitutional Convention |
[1972] |
| 6/7 | Proceedings of the Constitutional
Convention, Helena, Montana |
1971-1972 |
| 6/8 | Public information |
1972 |
| 6/9 | Public Information
Committee |
1971-1972 |
| 7/1 | Public Information Program
Referendum/Constitution Revision Commission Staff |
1968-1970 and undated |
| 7/2 | Publications and
miscellaneous |
1971-1972 |
| 7/3 | Questionnaires |
1971 and undated |
| 7/4 | Ratification;
campaign |
1972 |
| 7/5 | Resolutions |
1971-1972 |
| 7/6 | Revision Commission |
1969-1970 |
| 7/7 | Revision Commission and
other |
1971-1972 |
| 7/8 | Right-to-Work-Labor |
1972 |
| 7/9 | Speeches and
miscellaneous |
1971-1972 |
| 7/10 | Style, Drafting, and Transition
Committee |
1967-1971 and undated |
| 8/1 | We, The People…An Introduction to
the Montana Constitutional Convention, manuscript |
[1972] |
| 8/2 | Unidentified reel-to-reel
audiotape [from K.V.C.K., Wolf Point, Montana] |
circa 1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers' unions--Montana--Missoula
- Constitutional conventions--Montana
- Labor movement--Montana.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1968
- Women in politics--Montana
- Women in the labor movement--Montana
Personal Names
- McCarthy, Eugene J.,--1916-
Corporate Names
- University of Montana--Missoula
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government--20th century
Occupations
- Academic librarians--Montana--Missoula
Titles within the Collection
- We, The People…An Introduction to the Montana Constitutional Convention
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Montana Farmer-Labor Institute
- Montana. Constitutional Convention--(1971-1972)
- University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.)
Finding aid prepared by Jennifer
Rusk
2004
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