MZFCollection0761.xml Guide to the Lewistown Public Library O.O. Mueller Collection1929-1967 Lewistown Public Library O.O. Mueller Collection Kim Allen Scott, 2016 Montana State University-Bozeman Library
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Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Collection 0761, MtBC, us Lewistown Public Library (Lewistown, Montana) Lewistown Public Library O.O. Mueller Collection 1929-1967 .2 linear feet The Oscar O. Mueller collection consists of positive photocopies of various documents held by the Lewistown Public Library in 1967. They include resources that Mueller used to compose his published historical writing and occasionally copies of those publications. Topics include: the history of Central Montana, especially in the Judith Basin and Lewistown areas, Winnett, Yellowstone National Park, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, vigilantes, the Fort Carroll Trail, and the Battle of the Bear’s Paw. People either mentioned or whose correspondence Mueller collected include: James Fergus, Charles M. Russell, E. C. “Teddy Blue” Abbott, W. E. “Limestone” Wilson, Luther S. “Yellowstone” Kelly, Charles C. Cook, David E. Folsom, Clifton B. Worthen, Charles Kuhlman, and E. A. Brininstool. Collection materials are in English Biographical Note

Oscar O. Mueller was born March 29, 1877 and moved to Lewistown, Montana after his graduation from the University of Iowa Law School in 1908. He worked as a county attorney, mayor, and city attorney while pursuing his avocational interest in historical research. His articles appeared in Montana The Magazine of Western History, the Great Falls Tribune, and the Lewistown Daily News. He died on January 3, 1964.

The Oscar O. Mueller collection consists of positive photocopies of various documents held by the Lewistown Public Library in 1967. They include resources that Mueller used to compose his published historical writing and occasionally copies of those publications. Topics include: the history of Central Montana, especially in the Judith Basin and Lewistown areas, Winnett, Yellowstone National Park, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, vigilantes, the Fort Carroll Trail, and the Battle of the Bear’s Paw. People either mentioned or whose correspondence Mueller collected include: James Fergus, Charles M. Russell, E. C. “Teddy Blue” Abbott, W. E. “Limestone” Wilson, Luther S. “Yellowstone” Kelly, Charles C. Cook, David E. Folsom, Clifton B. Worthen, Charles Kuhlman, and E. A. Brininstool. The material has been placed in topically labeled folders.

This collection is open for research.

Original, transcribed, and published documents collected or created by Oscar O. Mueller were first given to the Lewistown Public Library in the early 1960s and temporarily loaned to Montana State University for photocopying in 1967. There is likely much duplication between this collection and materials Mueller donated to the Montana Historical Society and processed by them as Manuscript Collection 93. This collection has incorporated files formerly assigned collection numbers 762 and 764.

This collection was processed 2016 August 22

 Fergus, James, 1813-1902 Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926 Abbott, E. C. (Edward Charles), 1860-1939 Wilson, W. E. Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928 Cook Charles W. 1939-1927 Folsom, David E. Worthen, Clifton Boyd, 1899-1963 Kuhlman, Charles, 1872-1959 Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957 Bear Paw, Battle of (Montana : 1877) Indian Wars (Nez Percé : 1877) Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876) Montana -- History Carroll Trail (Mont.) -- History Montana Montana -- Carroll Trail Montana -- Fergus County Nez Percé Indians -- Wars, 1877 Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877 Vigilantes -- Montana -- Fergus County Vigilantes Military National Parks Native Americans Pioneers Montana Documents Correspondence History 1/1 Battle of the Little Bighorn / general materials 1/2 Central Montana and Judith Basin history / vigilantes 1/3 Charles W. Cook / Yellowstone National Park 1/4 James Fergus 1/5 Wilder and Winnett, Montana 1/6 Charles M. Russell 1/7 W. E. “Limestone” Wilson 1/8 E. C. “Teddy Blue” Abbott