Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 182
Vanek, Mona Leeson
Mona Leeson Vanek Papers
1966-1986
5 in.
Author and historian, originally of Spokane, Wash., later of
Bull River Valley, Mont.; b. 1932. Research files, including correspondence, interviews,
clippings, and other material, relating to Vanek's compilation of articles on Bull River
Valley history and her book on Noxon, Mont., entitled Behind These Mountains (1986);
materials concerning the history and activities of U.S. Forest Service and Asarco Inc.
(formerly American Smelting and Refining Company) mining operations, in the same area; and
correspondence with various publishers and fund-raising agencies.
English
Biographical Note
A Spokane native, Mona Leeson Vanek moved to the Bull River Valley, MT in 1945. She has
served at various times as clerk to the public school system, a technical writer, and a
newspaper correspondent. Vanek published historical articles and collected reminiscences and
documents on the Bull River Valley region. Her work on Noxon, MT,
Behind These
Mountains, was published in 1986.
The collection consists of Vanek’s research files; letters, oral interviews, newspaper
clippings, and documents used by her in the compilation of her book and articles on Bull
River Valley history. Also included is information concerning the history and activities of
the U.S. Forest Service in that area as well as the ASARCO mining operations. There is also
Vanek’s correspondence with various publishers and grant-funding agencies.
Collection is restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Mona Leeson Vanek Papers (MsSC 182), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by Mona Leeson Vanek.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Vanek, Mona
Leeson--Archives
United States. Forest
Service
Asarco Inc.
American Smelting and Refining
Company
Publishers and publishing
Authors and publishers--United States
Mines and mineral resources--Montana
Mining corporations--Montana
Smelting furnaces
Forests and forestry--Montana
Montana--History,
Local
Bull River Valley
(Mont.)--History
Noxon (Mont.)
Spokane (Wash.)--Resident
of
Washington (State)--Resident
of
Montana--Mines, mining, and
mineral resources
Montana--Natural
resources--Forests and forestry
Interviews
Histories
Authors, American--Montana
Women authors, American--Montana
Historians--Montana
Women historians--Montana
Montana
Literature
Women
Forestry and
Forestry Products
Mines and Mineral
Resources