AHJ_ah00406 Inventory of the William Edward Mullen Papers, 1887-1939 (Bulk 1911-1937) Mullen (William Edward) Papers Processed by Steven Mares, June 2015 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013; 2015

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort March 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Mullen, William Edward, 1866- William Edward Mullen papers 1887-1939 1911-1937 00406 5.45 cubic feet (6 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Legal cases of a lawyer who practiced in Sheridan and Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the first half of the twentieth century Biography of William Edward Mullen

Mullen (1866-1945) was born in Illinois and graduated with a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1893. He practiced law in Sheridan, Wyoming from 1895 to 1905 and served as Wyoming's attorney general from 1905 to 1911. Mullen was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Wyoming's governorship in 1910. From 1911 until his death in 1945, he was in private practice in Cheyenne, Wyoming specializing in civil law.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains materials mainly relating to Mullen's practice of law in Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1887 to 1939, including correspondence (1927-1937) mainly between Mullen and other lawyers regarding specific cases. There is a small amount of correspondence with his daughter Josephine Mullen and with his mother, Mary Mullen.

The collection includes legal case files (1907-1930) containing briefs, motions, transcripts of testimony, petitions, summons, correspondence and notes for specific cases in which Mullen served as counsel. These cases involve estate settlements, personal injury and worker's compensation, bankruptcy, divorce, oil or water rights, and oversight of the transfer or sale of stock.

The collection also contains correspondence and reports relating to Mullen's work on drafting procedures for attorneys who practice in federal courts.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by William Edward Mullen at the date of processing.

 Additional Information

Finding aid available in repository.

 Acquisition Information

The papers were donated to the American Heritage Center by Mrs. William Mullen and Josephine Mullen in 1957.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Mark L. Shelstad in July 1995. The collection's original order was maintained. The finding aid was re-keyed for online use by Steven Mares in June 2015.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Mullen, Josephine. Mullen, Mary. Practice of law -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History -- To 1889. Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945. Legal files. Lawyers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Politics, Government, and Law Civil Procedure and Courts Wyoming Container List Series I. Correspondence, 1927-1937

This series contains mainly professional correspondence between Mullen and other lawyers regarding specific cases. There is a small amount of correspondence with his daughter Josephine Mullen while she attended a preparatory school in Boston, Massachusetts, during the early 1930s and with Mullen's mother, Mary Mullen.

 1 1-2 Correspondence 1927 1 3-4 Correspondence 1928 1 5-7 Correspondence 1929 1 8-9 Correspondence 1930 1 10-12 Correspondence 1931-1932 1 13 Correspondence 1937 Series II. Case files, 1887-1939

This series contains briefs, motions, transcripts of testimony, petitions, summons, correspondence and notes for specific cases for Mullen served as counsel or for individuals or companies which Mullen represented. These cases involve estate settlements, personal injury and worker's compensation, bankruptcy, divorce, oil or water rights, and oversight of the transfer or sale of stock.

This series also includes correspondence and reports relating to Mullen's work on drafting procedures for attorneys who practice in federal courts.

 1 14-15 Afton Electric Company V. Public Service Commission of Wyoming 1932-1935 1 16 Allen Oil Company V. H.E. Johnson, Et Al. 1918 2 1 Amerada Petroleum Corporation 1935-1937 2 2 American National Bank of Cheyenne V. J.H. King 1933-1935 2 3 Argonaut Petroleum Company 1923-1927 2 4 Berringer, A.M. V. J.S. Cosden 1919 2 5 Blydenburgh. Charles E., Estate 1921-1922 2 6 Carbon Timber Company 1915-1920 2 7 Casper Shale Oil Company 1919 2 8 Cheyenne Country Club 1922,1936 2 9-10 Chicago Title & Trust Company V. Lake View Irrigation Company 1907-1914 2 11 Colorado Fuel & Iron Company 1923-1924 2 12 Continental Oil Company 1936 2 13-14 Cox, Mark T., Estate 1923-1926 2 15 Crow, G.E 1919 2 16 Delfelder, Evelyn M., V. American National Bank of Cheyenne 1921-1933 2 17 Delfelder, Evelyn M., Micellaneous 1933-1938 2 18 Delfelder, Evelyn M. V. Lon J. Poston 1921-1937 2 19 Delfelder. Evelyn M. V. Teton Land and Investment Company 1933 2 20 Decker, Nina E., Estate 1919-1920 2 21 Douglas Land Company V. La Prele Ditch and Reservoir Company, Et Al. 1917 2 22-23 Douglas Lumber Company 1923-1925 3 1 Drayton, Elmer, V. Greybull Refining Company 1916-1917 3 2-3 Eddy, Jerome O. 1929-1934 3 4 First National Bank of Chicago V. Central Coal and Coke Company 1931-1933 3 5 Ford, Dorothy A. V. Leslie L. King 1937-1939 3 6 Fremont Oil Company, LTD V. Edgar H. Hunt 1917 3 7 Frontier Oil Company 1916-1917 3 8-9 Grass Creek Oil & Gas Comapny 1914-1916 3 10 Hall J.J. V. Y Oil and Gas Company 1922 3 11 Hammond Packing Company 1924-1926 3 12 Hunter, Frank C. V. Carbon Timber Company 1915-1917 3 13 Hynds, Nell M. V. American National Bank of Cheyenne 1933-1934 3 14-16 Irvine, William C., Estate 1917-1928 3 17-18 J.M. Carey & Brother 1932-1933 3 19 Kendrick-Irvine Corporation 1918-1919 3 20 Keystone Land and Cattle Compnay V. George Grant, Water Commissioner 1919-1931 3 21 King, Margaret E. V. Francis S. King 1930-1933 4 1 Lampitt, Albert V. State of Wyoming 1923 4 2 Laramie Irrigation and Power Compnay V. George Grant, Water Commissioner 1919-1930 4 3-4 Laramie Stock Yards V. Pioneer Canal Company 1887,1889, 1918-1919 4 5-6 Last Chance Canal Company, Limited, Et. Al. V. Bear River Water Users Association 1935-1939 4 7 Meyer, Raymond D. 1920-1923 4 8-9 Miscellaneous Cases 1911-1937 4 10 National Park Bank of New york V. Moorcroft Bank 1922-1923 4 11-12 Natrona Alkali Company 1923-1935 4 13 Nebraska National Bank V Walters Company 1925-1926 4 14 North Platte Valley Irrigation Company 1909-1914 4 15 North Side State Bank V. W.W. Luce, Et. Al. 1924-1927 4 16 O'Donnell, Canton V. E.A. Grant, Treasurer of Casper, Wyoming 1934 4 17 O'Heare, J.E. V. Argonaut Petroleum Company 1923-1934 4 18 Peterson, Peter, Estate 1919-1922 4 19 Platte River Refiners Corporation 1921-1926 4 20 Producers and Refiners Corporation 1917-1923 5 1 Producers and Refiners Corporation 1917-1923 5 2 Producers and Refiners Corporation 1924-1927 5 3 Producers and Refiners Corporation 1927-1932 5 4-7 Producers and Refiners Corporation 1932-1935 5 8 Pulliam, J.W. V. Investors Gauranty Corporation 1922 5 9 Rambler Consolidated Mines Corporation 1925-1926 5 10-11 Richards, Deforest, Estate 1906-1920 5 12 Salt Creek Syndicate 1920-1927 5 13 Salt Creek Syndicate 1933-1934 5 14-15 Salt Creek Syndicate 1935 5 16 Salt Creek Syndicate 1936-1939 5 17-18 Shaul, Arthur W. V. Colorado Fuel & Iron Company 1931-1933 5 19 Smith, Jacob B. V. Wyoming Development Company 1918-1922 5 20 Stein, Charles 1920-1931 5 21 Strader, G.L. 1930 5 22 Teton Land and Investment Compnay V. Evelyn M. Delfelder 1931-1932 5 23 U.S. Court Committee on Law Rules 1934-1935 5 24 United States of America V. George H. Curner 1934 6 1 West, Hugh E. 1920 6 2 Wheatland Irrigation Company 1924-1930 6 3 Willard, E.W. V. L.L. Gantz, Et Al. 1923-1924 6 4 Wyoming-Montana Development Compnay V. Patrick Sullivan, Et Al. 1917-1918 6 5 Wyoming Development Company 1928-1936 6 6 Wyoming Livestock Association 1937-1939 6 7 Wyoming Oil Company V. Mary Iba 1907-1911 6 8 Wyoming Wool Cooperative Marketing Association V. Lincoln Hide and Fur Compnay 1933-1935 6 9 Y Oil and Gas Company 1931-1934