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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
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
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