AHJ_ah08236 Inventory of the Thomas B. Muths Papers1892-1987 (Bulk 1963-1982) Muths (Thomas B.) papers Processed by Inez Dillon Prinster University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort March 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Muths, Thomas B., 1931-1987. Thomas B. Muths papers 1892-1987 1963-1982 08236 17.18 cubic feet (38 boxes) + oversize University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Correspondence, construction records, photographs and other papers of an architect who specialized in historic preservation in Wyoming. Biography of Thomas B. Muths

Thomas B. Muths was an architect and authority on historic preservation. After beginning his career in Seattle, Washington, he moved to Sheridan, Wyoming in 1964 and to Jackson, Wyoming in 1968, where he worked with two partners before establishing his own firm in 1972. He was involved in many municipal building and historic preservation projects throughout Wyoming and other western states. Muths moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1984 and operated a consulting firm specializing in historic preservation. He died in Washington in 1988. Muths served on the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation from 1976-1986 and on the Advisory Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation from 1973-1979.

 Scope and Content

Collection includes architectural drawings, specifications, notes, correspondence, construction records, legal documents, photographs, business records, etc., all related to new construction and historic restoration projects, chiefly in Wyoming. There is also biographical information on Muths.

 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 Thomas B. Muths at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

In 1982, the first of Thomas B. Muths' Wyoming papers were given to the American Heritage Center from his office in Jackson, Wyoming. Further material was received from Thomas Muths' widow, Erin A. Muths (Morgan), 1988-1997.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Inez Dillon Prinster in August 1992. The architectural drawings had to be unrolled and were placed in map drawers. The rest of the papers were arranged in series of files as they were found. Original folder titles were kept.

The finding aid was encoded and new material was added by D. Claudia Thompson and Jonel Wilmot in 2017. Photographs and negatives were re-sleeved. Some labels had become detached and some identifications have become uncertain. New photographic material was integrated with previous material and the series was re-organized.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Kendrick, John Benjamin, 1857-1933 -- Homes and haunts -- Wyoming -- Sheridan. Morris, Esther Hobart, 1814-1902 -- Homes and haunts -- Wyoming -- South Pass City. White, William Allen, 1868-1944 -- Homes and haunts -- Colorado -- Rocky Mountain National Park. Sheridan Inn (Sheridan, Wyo.) Museum of the Mountain Man (Pinedale, Wyo.) Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Dubois. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Evanston. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Kemmerer. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Lovell. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Rock Springs. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Sublette County. Public buildings -- Wyoming -- Afton. Public buildings -- South Dakota -- Sioux Falls. Architecture -- Designs and plans. Architecture -- Wyoming. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- Conservation and restoration. Historic sites -- Wyoming -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- South Pass City -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- Sheridan -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- Grand Teton National Park -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Yellowstone National Park -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Colorado -- Rocky Mountain National Park -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- Fort Bridger -- Conservation and restoration. Historic buildings -- Wyoming -- Jackson Hole -- Conservation and restoration. Architecture. Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Fort Caspar (Wyo.) Architectural drawings. Architectural photography. Photographs. Specifications. Legal documents. Architects. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List Series I. Architectural Drawings

Arranged alphabetically by name of drawing/project. Architectural drawings of projects, plans, master plans, original prints of new, historic preservation, historic restoration construction projects. All but 4 projects located in Wyoming, 18 total.

 29 Dubois City Hall and Law Enforcement Facilities 1976-1979 29 Evanston City Hall 1977-1978 29 Esther Morris Cabin Reconstruction, South Pass City, Wyoming 1975 30 Fort Caspar circa 1970-1971 28 Houghton/Colter Store Reconstruction 1973 31 IBM Building for University Properties, Seattle, Washington 1963 28 Kendrick Mansion (Trail End), Sheridan, Wyoming 1909, undated 28 Lincoln County Law Enforcement Facility, Kemmerer, Wyoming undated 28 Lovell Municipal Swimming Pool, Wyoming 1977-1978 28 Miller Cabin Restoration Plan, Jackson Hole, Wyoming undated 32 Minnehaha County Building, Sioux Falls, South Dakota undated 29 Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale, Wyoming, Sublette County Historical Society 1975-1979 33 Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale, Wyoming, Sublette County Historical Society 1981 34 Old Faithful Tavern, Upper Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 1903 29 Rock Springs City Hall, Wyoming 1977 35 Sheridan Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming 1892 29 South Pass City, Wyoming, Master Plan 1968-1972 29 Sublette County Courthouse, Pinedale, Wyoming 1931 29 Sublette County Law Enforcement and Emergency Operations Center, Pinedale, Wyoming 1974 29 U.S. Customs House, Denver, Colorado 1973-1977 29 William Allen White Cabins, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1977 Series II. Specifications and Notes

Arranged alphabetically by name of project. Building specifications and notes may include details, construction progress reports, legal papers, job time records, payment records, correspondence, drawings, reports, and photographs.

 1 Afton City Building Remodel, Afton, Wyoming 1977-1978 1 Dubois City Hall and Law Enforcement Facility, Dubois, Wyoming 1977-1978 1 Dubois City Hall - Furnishings 1978 1 Evanston City Hall, Evanston, Wyoming 1977 1 Fort Bridger - Materials Estimate 1973 1 Fort Bridger - Wyoming Recreation Commission 1971 2 Granger Stage Station - Wyoming Recreation Commission 1971 2 Houghton/Colter Store Building Reconstruction, South Pass City, Wyoming - Wyoming Recreation Commission 1973-1974 2 Kendrick Mansion - Planning 1967. 1970-1971 2 Kendrick Mansion - Stabilization 1970-1972 2 Kendrick Mansion - Repair Report 1970-1972 2-3 Lincoln County Law Enforcement Facility, Kemmerer, Wyoming 1977-1979 3 Lovell Municipal Swimming Pool, Lovell, Wyoming 1977, 1979 3 Esther Morris Cabin Reconstruction, South Pass City, Wyoming 1972-1974-1976 3 Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale, Wyoming 1976-1980 4 Rock Springs City Hall, Rock Springs, Wyoming 1977 4 South Pass City, Wyoming 1968-1977 4-5 Sublette County Law Enforcement and Emergency Operations Center, Pinedale, Wyoming 1974 5 William Allen White Cabins, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1973-1982 Series III. Photographs and Negatives Sub-series 1. Photographs 36 Afton circa 1976 6 Bar BC Ranch, (Grand Teton National Park) 1979 36 Cokeville; Lincoln County Law Enforcement Facility; Kemmerer; Lyman 1976, 1979 36 Custer Battlefield National Monument undated 36 Dubois 1977 6 Dubois City Hall 1977-1978 36 Evanston 1977 6 Evanston City Hall undated 6 Fort Caspar, Casper, Wyoming 1977 6 Fort Yellowstone Building #1 1978 36 Gordon Cabin (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) undated 36 Grand Teton National Park Survey 1975-1976 36 Jenny Lake Store 1979 6 Jenny Lake Ranger Station and Jenny Lake Store (Crandall Store) 1978 36 Johnson Wax Co. (Racine, Wisconsin) undated 6 Lincoln County Jail (Lincoln County Law Enforcement Facility, Kemmerer, Wyoming) 1978 36 Miscellaneous undated 36 Museum of the Mountain Man (Pinedale, Wyoming) 1974, 1977 6 Museum of the Mountain Man (Pinedale, Wyoming) 1980 36 Riddell 1981 36 Rock Springs 1979 36 Rocky Mountain National Park (Holzmuth's Never Summer Ranch) undated 36 Sublette County Jail and Law Enforcement Building 1974-1975 Negatives: 37 Auge Addition undated 37 Bar BC Ranch (Grand Teton National Park) 1979 37 Big Red - Apache undated 37 Bismarck, North Dakota undated 37 Cheyenne undated 37 Custer Battlefield undated 37 Custer Battlefield? undated 37 Elk Ranch undated 37 El Paso County Courthouse (Colorado Springs, Colorado) undated 37 Esther Morris Cabin undated 37 Evanston City Hall undated 37 Fort Bridger - Goodrick House; Granger Stage Station undated 37 Fort Caspar 1977 37 Fort Caspar? undated 37 Fort Caspar - Historical undated 37 Fort Yellowstone - Building #1 1978 37 Francis Residence? undated 37 Geraldine Lucas Place (Fabian) undated 37 Geraldine Lucas Place (Fabian)? undated 37 Grand Forks (North Dakota) undated 37 Grand Forks (North Dakota)? undated 37 Grand Teton National Park Survey 1976 37 Granite Canyon Area (Grand Teton National Park Survey) undated 37 Houghton/Colter Store undated 37 Jenny Lake Area (Grand Teton National Park Survey) undated 37 Jenny Lake Store (Crandall Store) 1980 37 JY Ranch 1976 37 Lincoln County undated 37 Lovell undated 37 McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colorado) 1978 37 Minnehaha County Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) undated 37 Minot, North Dakota undated 37 Missoula, Montana - Post Office/Federal Office Building 1973 37 Museum of the Mountain Man (Pinedale, Wyoming) undated 37 Museum of the Mountain Man (Pinedale, Wyoming)? undated 37 Old Teton Science School undated 37 Pembina, North Dakota undated 37 Pinedale Courthouse and Library undated 37 Pipe Springs National Monument (Arizona) 1976 37 Porter undated 37 Porter? undated 37 Sheridan Train Station undated 37 South Pass City - Recorder's Office undated 37 South Pass City/Tetons, by Jackson undated 37 Taylor Ranch; Elbo Ranch; Phieffer; Mangus; Moulton undated 37 Three Rivers Ranch undated 37 Trail Ranch undated 37 Unidentified undated 37 Western Wyoming College 1977 Series IV. Office Records-Named Projects

Arranged alphabetically by project name, then subject matter such as contracts, furnishings, shop drawings. Records kept in the office.

 7 Afton, Wyoming, Jail Remodel 1975-1980 7 Afton, Wyoming, City Building Remodel - Construction File 1977-1980 8 Afton, Wyoming, Shop Drawings 1978-1980 8 Afton, Wyoming, City Building Remodel - Payroll Records 1978-1979 8-11 Dubois, Wyoming, City Hall and Law Enforcement Facility 1977-1981 11-15 Evanston, Wyoming, City Hall 1976-1980 15-18 Lincoln County Law Enforcement Facility, Kemmerer, Wyoming 1976-1980 18-20, 21A-21B Lovell, Wyoming, Municipal Swimming Pool 1977-1981 22-24 Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale, Wyoming 1970-1981 24-27 Sublette County Law Enforcement Facility and Emergency Operations Center, Pinedale, Wyoming 1970-1977 27 Wyoming Post Offices: U.S. Post Office Buildings in Douglas, Evanston, Rock Springs, Rawlins, Lander Sheridan, Mammoth (Yellowstone National Park), and Fort Yellowstone (Yellowstone National Park) - Building Surveys 1968-1969 Series V. Biographical Material 29 Presidential Certificates of Appointment to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 1976, 1981-1982 27 Professional Resume, Photograph, News Clippings 1931-1987