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Finding aid encoded by Donna McCrea 2014 Finding aid written in English. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections

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Mss 846 Maley Family Maley Family papers 1880-1974 10.5 linear feet The Maley family was a prominent Missoula, Montana family in the late 19th and early 20th century. The bulk of the collection consists of the financial, personal, teaching, and university related materials of Frances Jean Maley. Collection materials are in English Biographical Note

John Maley was born in Portland, Maine in February of 1854. He married Frances Josephine McCloskey, who was born in Ireland, on November 27, 1875 in Portland. The couple lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota. On October 18, 1875, John and Frances Maley welcomed their first child, Margaret Ann. Their second child, Susie Isabella, was born on December 5, 1879. Katherine Maria was born on December 17, 1880 and Frances Jean Maley was born on January 24, 1884. On January 12, 1885, Frances Josephine Maley gave birth to twin girls, May Josephine and Agnes Dora, who both died in March of that same year. Leonora Maley was born in March of 1886. She died ten years later. Mary Josephine, the Maley's eighth daughter, was born on March 15, 1887 but died in July at four months old.

Sometime in the mid to late 1880s the Maley family moved from their home in Saint Paul to Missoula, Montana. John Maley made a modest living as a plaster. He was a member of Division 1 Ancient Order of the Hibernians and the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasters International Labor Union. On October 10, 1901, Maley left his home and did not return. After a week, his body was recovered from the north bank of the Missoula (Clark Fork) River. The coroner suspected foul play; the circumstances of his death continue to be a mystery. In 1925, Frances Josephine passed away.

Margaret Ann married Charles Donovan in January 1900. Charles worked as a business man in the Missoula and Hamilton areas. Donovan died on December 10, 1945. Margaret died on August 28, 1948.

Sue Maley graduated from Missoula Public School in 1894. She never married. She died on April 26, 1966.

Katherine, the Maley's third daughter, married Leon Gutman a manager at Mike's Trading Store in Spokane, Washington. Katherine lived in Spokane for about twenty five years. She died on April 11, 1946. Her husband, Leon Gutman died in January 1968.

Frances Maley attended Sacred Heart Academy before entering the University of Montana from 1896 to 1902. During her years at the University, she assisted Morton J. Elrod with his research for his Butterflies of Montana book. Frances graduated in 1902 with a degree in teaching. She taught in Hamilton from 1902 till 1906. She then returned to Missoula and taught at Roosevelt School for thirty-six years. Frances retired after forty-three years of teaching. She ran for Missoula County Superintendent in 1950. Frances never married and lived with her sister, Sue, for most of her life. She was a member of American Association of University Women, American Red Cross, Clarkia Literary Society, Montana Education Association, Montana State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Retired Teachers Association, Saint Ann Society, and Saint Anthony Alter Society. She died on October 13, 1974.

The Maley Family papers consist of a wide variety of documents, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera and other materials related to the various Maley family members’ lives. The bulk of the collection documents Frances Jean Maley, life-long resident of Missoula, Montana. Her materials range from university coursework to sympathy cards to pressed flowers to recipe books to a travel journal. Together the collection provides insight into the lives of John Maley, who was born in 1854 and moved to Missoula in the 1880s, and several of his daughters. The collection was compiled by Frances Maley, who outlived all her siblings, and includes documents about them including funeral books and correspondence.

The collection is divided into ten series and arranged chronologically:

Series I: John Maley, 1.1 linear feet, 1880-1901

Series II: Frances Jean Maley, 6.0 linear feet, 1887-1974

Subseries 1: Financial, 0.3 linear feet, 1887-1971

Subseries 2: Personal, 1.1 linear feet, 1894-1974

Subseries 3: University Related Materials, 1.0 linear feet, 1896-1942

Subseries 4: Scrapbooks, 2.5 linear feet, 1901-1967

Subseries 5: Teaching Career, 0.5 linear feet, 1903-1950

Subseries 6: Miscellaneous, 0.6 linear feet, 1914-1950

Series III: Sue Maley, 0.3 linear feet, 1890-1966

Series IV: Maley Family, 2.1 linear feet, 1892-1921

Series V: Leonora Maley, 0.1 linear feet, 1896

Series VI: Margaret Donovan, 0.2 linear feet, 1900-1948

Series VII: Kathrine Maley Gutman, 0.1 linear feet, approximately 1907

Series VIII: Charles Donovan, 0.3 linear feet, 1926-1945

Series IX: McCloskey Family, 0.15 linear feet 1926-1951

Series X: Leon Gutman, 0.15 linear feet, 1941-1968

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.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not explicitly transferred to the University of Montana.

Maley Family Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

This collection was held by Frances Maley until her death in 1974.

The materials in this collection were held by Robert E. Sullivan, Frances Maley’s executor of estate, following her death. Sullivan donated the materials to the Archives in December of 1974.

Most of the materials in this collection were loose in boxes upon receipt. These materials were sorted and foldered according to content and organized into series by creator. Frances Maley's university related materials received in binders were removed from the binders and placed into folders. Glass plate negatives were placed in protective sleeves.

As noted by Frances Maley’s executor, her book collection was donated to Carroll College in Helena and her period clothing to the Montana Historical Society. Archival items relating to the Diocese of Helena were also removed before the collection was donated to the Archives at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Maley, Frances Jean, 1884-1974 Maley, John, 1854-1901 Photographs Home and Family Missoula Montana Women Series I John Maley 1880-1901 1.1 linear feet 1/1 Ancient Order of Hibernians Life Insurance Benefit Certificate 1896 10 Architectural Plans for John Maley's Home in Saint Paul, Minnesota undated Map Drawer Architectural Plans for John Maley's Home in Saint Paul, Minnesota undated 1/2 Clippings of John Maley's Death 1901 1/3 Due Book and Union Card 1900 1/4 Federal Labor Union Working Card of John Maley 1901 Series II Frances Jean Maley 1887-1974 6.0 linear feet

This series has been divided into six subseries.

Subseries 1 Financial 1887-1971 0.3 linear feet 1/5 Deeds and Correspondence relating Kappa Alpha Theta House 1937-1942 1/6 Household expense ledgers 1942-1947 1/7 Life Insurance Related materials 1908-1943 1/8 Mayo Clinic Receipts undated 1/9 New Day Oil Company Stock undated 1/10 Personal checks and credit card 1890-1971 1/11 Property deeds 1894-1900 1/12 Receipts 1907- 1968 1/13 State Income Tax 1943 1/14 Tax Receipts and Statements 1929-1965 1/15 Tax Receipts and Statements 1960-1971 1/16 Title history of the property located on Gerald and Daly Block, Missoula, MT 1887-1902 Subseries 2 Personal 1894-1974 1.1 linear feet 1/17 Address books undated 1/18 American Association of University Women Membership 1935-1936 1/19 American Red Cross Membership Cards 1918-1948 1/20 Cake Secrets Recipe Book 1922 2/1 Christmas Cards undated 2/2 Christmas Cards undated 2/3 Correspondence 1909-1949 2/4 Correspondence 1952-1973 and undated 2/5 Crescent recipes for everyday undated 2/6 Delegate Card of the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association of the United States 1947 2/7 Easter Cards undated 2/8 Electric Cooking School Menus 1927-1930 2/9 Funeral Book of Frances Maley 1974 2/10 Greeting Cards 1946-1969 2/11 Honorary Left Member of Air Defense Team Certificate 1959 2/12 Invitations 1902-1944 and undated 3/1 Letters of Recommendation 1902-1906 3/2 Mansfield Christmas cards undated 3/3 Missoula Public School Diploma of Fanny Jeanette Maley 1895 3/4 Membership cards 1937-1949 3/5 Postcards addressed to both Frances and Sue Maley 1939-1948 3/6 Postcards to Frances Maley 1905-1971 3/7 Pressed Flowers for Christmas 1894 3/8 Recipe Book 1922 3/9 Recipe Book undated 3/10 Recipe Book undated 3/11 Recipe undated 3/12 Recipe Book undated 3/13 Registration of Rental Dwellings 1946 3/14 Sympathy Cards undated 3/15 Travel Journal undated 3/16 Valentines undated Subseries 3 University Materials 1896-1942 1.0 linear feet 4/1 Art notebook 1902 4/2 Blue Book and Notes approximately 1903 4/3 Brown School of Correspondence Certificate 1904 4/4 Butterflies of Montana by Morton J. Elrod 1906 4/5 Butterfly Photos and Notes 1905 Map Drawer Certificate of Acceptance to Clakia Literary Society 1902 4/6 Certificates of University Correspondence Study 1925-1942 4/7 Color and Design Notes undated 4/8 Composition Notebook of notes related to university coursework undated 4/9 Drawing Course Notes 1905 4/10 Fifty-year Alumni Anniversary Homecoming Ribbon 1952 5/1 History of Art Notes approximately 1900 5/2 Miscellaneous Class Notes undated 5/3 Montana State University, Missoula, MT Receipt 1942 5/4 Preliminary Study of the Butterflies in Montana by Frances Maley approximately 1900 5/5 Notebook and Notes from Social Psychology 1920 5/6 Notes from Beginning Spanish undated 5/7 Notes Related to Course grades 1898-1924 5/8 Report Cards 1901-1903 Map Drawer "Teacher's Life Diploma" from the Montana State Board of Education 1904 5/9 University Miscellaneous 1938 Map Drawer University of Montana Diploma 1902 5/10 University Photos 1899-1902 5/11 University transcripts 1896-1926 5/12 "What Should the School Girl Wear?" Essay by Frances Maley approximately 1902 Subseries 4 Scrapbooks 1901-1967 2.5 linear feet

The first scrapbook includes newspaper clippings related to the University of Montana and other stories related to the Missoula, Montana area. The second scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to the Missoula, Montana area and the Donovan family. The third scrapbook includes Missoula, Montana newspaper clippings. The fourth scrapbook contains newspaper clippings all related to the first and second world wars.

13 Clippings Scrapbook 1901-1967 13 Clippings Scrapbook 1902-1950 14 Clippings Scrapbook undated 14 Liberty War Scrapbook 1918 Subseries 5 Teaching Career 1903-1950 0.5 linear feet 6/1 Composition Notebook of Students 1911 6/2 Missoula County Superintendant Election Materials 1950 6/3 Daily Program 1936 6/4 Graded Items and Teaching Materials 1940s 6/5 Maxson's Self-Keyed Fundamental Number Work Flashcards undated 6/6 Mnemotechnical Dictionary 1913 6/7 Montana State Teachers Association Ribbons 1912 6/8 National and Montana Education Association Convention 1949 6/9 Notes on Penmanship undated 6/10 One Hundred Words of 1942 for students to learn 1942 6/11 Rating Card for Teachers undated 6/12 Ravalli County Teaching Certificate 1903 6/13 Reading 6 Notebook undated 6/14 Retirement Related Materials 1941-1949 6/15 Salary Schedules 1923-1949 6/16 School pictures 1910-1929 6/17 State Examinations for Public School Diplomas 1900 6/18 Superintendent office bulletin 1920-1943 6/19 Teaching Contracts 1916-1948 6/20 Teaching Correspondence 1906 6/21 Teachers' Directory for School Year 1935-1936 6/22 Teaching Overhead Projector Slides with alphabet undated Subseries 6 Miscellaneous 1914-1950 0.6 linear feet 7/1 Blank Postcards undated 15 Box with Sympathy Cards undated 7/2 Bridge Scorecards undated 7/3 Business Cards undated 7/4 Etiquette Entertaining and Good Taste Pamphlet 1923 7/5 Hand Written prayers undated 7/6 Horse Tail undated 7/7 Irene Castle Corticelli Fashions Catalog sold by Frances Maley 1925 7/8 Miscellaneous clippings undated 7/9 Miscellaneous correspondence 1952 and undated 7/10 Miscellaneous Notebooks undated 7/11 Miscellaneous Notes undated 7/12 Miscellaneous Pamphlets undated 7/13 Missoula Religious 1923 7/14 Mother's Day Cards undated 7/15 Pink Chiffon Fabric with appliqués undated 7/16 Pray Cards undated 7/17 Ration Coupons and Tokens undated 7/18 Religious Clippings undated 7/19 Religious leaflets undated 7/20 Religious pamphlets and missals undated 7/21 Stamp Review Magazine 1937 7/22 Tickets of Admittance to U.S. Senate Chamber 1947 8/1 Unidentified Written Poem undated 8/2 Velox paper undated 8/3 Will and Testament of Robert Oslund 1947 8/4 World War II Newspaper Cartoons 1940s Series III Sue Maley 1890-1966 0.3 linear feet 8/5 Certificate of Susie Maley's First Communion 1890 8/6 Correspondence 1919-1920 Map Drawer Diploma from Central School, Missoula 1893 8/7 Funeral Book 1966 8/8 Letters probably from Maureen Mansfield 1943-1947 8/9 Letters from Mike Mansfield 1946 8/10 Masses offered for Sue Maley approximately 1966 8/11 Missoula Public School Diploma of Susie Maley 1894 8/12 Photo of Jeanette Rankin approximately 1895 8/13 Postcards to Sue Maley 1906-1956 8/14 Rent to Montana Building 1927 8/15 Sympathy Cards 1966 Series IV Maley Family 1892-1921 2.1 linear feet

This series contains general materials from the Maley family and members of the Maley family that did not have enough material to warrant their own series.

8/16 Genealogy Materials undated 8/17 John Maley Correspondence 1921 8/18 John Maley's Obituary 1911 8/19 Maley Family Birth and Death dates undated 11 Maley family unidentified photos undated 12 Maley family unidentified photos undated 8/20 Religious Cards of the Maley Family 1892-1896 Series V Leonora Maley 1896 0.1 linear feet 9/1 A Catechism of Christian Doctrine Pamphlet of Lenore Maley 1896 9/2 Leonora Maley Remembrance cards 1896 Series VI Margaret Donovan 1900-1948 0.2 linear feet 9/3 Correspondence 1941-1947 9/4 Funeral Book 1948 9/5 Marriage License 1900 9/6 Notice Probate of Will for Margaret A. Donovan 1948 9/7 Postcards from Margaret Donovan 1942-1947 Series VII Kathrine Maley Gutman 1907 0.1 linear feet 9/8 Clippings undated 9/9 Correspondence 1907 Series VIII Charles Donovan 1926-1945 0.3 linear feet 9/10 Copper Name plates undated 9/11 Correspondence 1941-1947 9/12 Death Certificate 1945 9/13 Deeds of Charles Donovan 1926-1929 9/14 Diet Cards 1942 9/15 Postcards to Charles Donovan 1927-1942 9/16 Receipts 1931 9/17 Specifications for the Residence for Charles H. Donovan Missoula, Missoula undated 9/18 Tax receipts and statements 1928-1942 Series IX McCloskey Family 1926-1951 0.15 linear feet 9/19 Certificate for Passionist Fathers Purgatory Society Joseph McCloskey 1928 9/20 John McCloskey academic transcript and pay stubs 1949-1950 9/21 Religious cards of Reverend Eugene McCloskey 1926-1951 Series X Leon Gutman 1941-1968 0.15 linear feet 9/22 Correspondence 1943-1963 9/23 Other correspondence related to Leon Gutman 1962-1968 9/24 Postcards to Leon Gutman 1941-1947