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Walter Tuchscherer Papers, 1905-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Tuchscherer, Walter, d. 1960
Title
Walter Tuchscherer Papers
Dates
1905-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet, 12 artifacts, 88 photographs
Collection Number
Mss 343 (collection)
Summary
Walter Tuchscherer was a brewer and pharmacist in Montana and other western states. This collection contains items that pertain to Walter Tuchscherer's life, with documents dating from 1905-1978.
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.
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Biographical Note

Walter Tuchscherer graduated from Gonzaga in University, Spokane, Washington in 1909. Due to his interest in the family brewery business, he graduated from the Hantke's Brewer's School in Milwaukee in 1915. Walter was fluent in German, and was deployed to the Siberian front in 1918 to serve as a translator for the United States intelligence division. Returning to Anaconda, Montana, in 1919, Walter found the family brewery closed due to Prohibition. Walter became a co-owner of Washoe Coal, with his brother-in-law, R. A. Kelly, and married Maybelle Malloy on June 9, 1921.

In 1925, the Tuchscherer family became the owners of the Standard Drug store. Walter again returned to school, this time to the Capitol School of Pharmacy in Denver, Colorado. Walter passed the state boards in 1930 to become a pharmacist. When Prohibition ended, Walter returned to working at the Anaconda Brewery. Walter worked at the brewery during the days, which left his wife, Maybelle, to run the drug store in the day, and at night Walter attended to his pharmacist career. The Anaconda Brewery closed in 1958, where Walter returned to working at the pharmacy full-time. Walter died in 1960.

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Content Description

This collection contains items that pertain to Walter Tuchscherer's life, with documents dating from 1905-1978. The collection contains memorabilia from Walter's college years at Gonzaga College, World War I memorabilia from Siberia, and writings by Walter and correspondence to and from Walter. There are clippings from World War I, clippings about his wedding, his involvement with the B.P.O.E., the Knights of Columbus, the Boy Scouts, and the Rotary Club. This collection also contains artifacts and photographs. The artifacts are personal items of Walter's from college, World War I, and the Boy Scouts. The photographs include pictures from World War I - personal photos and souvenir photos, and a photograph of the graduating class from the 1915 Hantke's Brewer's School in Milwaukee.

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Use of the Collection

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], Walter Tuchscherer Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into seven series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1 folder, 1909-1930

Series II: Writings, 1 folder, 1910

Series III: World War I, 6 folders, 1917-1919

Series IV: Clippings, 7 folders, 1913, 1921-1922, and 1978

Series V: Memorabilia, 1 folder and 1 oversize item, 1905, 1907-1909

Series VI: Artifacts, 12 artifacts, 1908-1909, 1917-1921

Series VII: Photographs, 88 photographs, 1915-1921

Custodial History

Materials in this collection were retained by the Tuchscherer Family until donation the K. Ross Toole Archives.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. Mabel D. Tuchscherer, 1992.

Processing Note

The actions of the original processors are unknown. Materials in this collection were formerly part of Mss 167, the Anaconda Brewery Papers. In 1999, the collection was reprocessed. The original collection has been separated into two separate collections. Materials directly related to the Anaconda Brewery are now housed within Mss 167 and materials particular to Walter Tuchscherer are housed within Mss 343. In 2014 the box numbering for boxes two, three and four were revised to more accurately reflect arrangement.

Separated Materials

Materials in this collection were formerly part of Mss 167, the Anaconda Brewery Papers. During reprocessing of Mss 167 Walter Tuchscherer's materials were identified as a separate collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Boy Scouts--Montana--Anaconda
  • Breweries--Montana--Anaconda
  • Drugstores--Montana--Anaconda
  • Friendly societies--Montana--Anaconda
  • German Americans--Montana--Anaconda
  • Men--Montana--Anaconda--Societies and clubs
  • Pharmacists--Montana--Anaconda
  • Veterans--Montana--Anaconda
  • World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--United States
  • World War, 1914-1918--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
  • World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Montana--Anaconda

Corporate Names

  • Elks (Fraternal order)
  • Gonzaga University--Alumni and alumnae
  • Hantke's Brewers' School (Milwaukee, Wis.)--Alumni and alumnae
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Rotary International

Geographical Names

  • Anaconda (Mont.)--Social life and customs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Artifacts
  • Personal papers--Montana--Anaconda
  • Photographs

Finding aid prepared by Brooke Simpson
1999

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