Collection Summary
Mondell, Frank W. (Frank Wheeler), 1860-1939.
Frank W. Mondell papers
1894-1959
01050
9.13 cubic
ft. (23 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Frank W. Mondell was a Republican politician who served as the mayor of Newcastle, Wyoming and then in the Wyoming Legislature. The collection contains correspondence, his autobiography, photographs, speeches, newspaper clippings, printed material, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement of the Collection
Collection is arranged into 7 series.
BiographyFrank W. Mondell was born 6 November 1860 in St. Louis Missouri. He settled in Wyoming in 1887 and was a Wyoming politician, coal prospector, developer of the Cambria mines and oil property in what is now the Newcastle, Wyoming area. He took an active role in establishing the town of Newcastle and served as Newcastle's first mayor. Mondell was elected State Senator to the first and second legislatures, 1890-1893, and served as president of the Wyoming State Senate in 1893. In 1894 Mondell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and then defeated for re-election in 1896. After serving as assistant commissioner of the General Land Office, he was again elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in1898, a position he held until 1923. He served as Republican House Majority Leader for the 66th and 67th Congresses. After an unsuccessful candidacy for the U.S. Senate, he retired from Congress in 1923. He was appointed director of the War Finance Corporation from 1923-1925, and thereafter practiced law in Washington D.C.. He died in Washington D.C. on 6 August 1939.
Scope and ContentThe Frank W. Mondell papers contain correspondence which includes references to the Teapot Dome scandal and samples of his daily correspondence (1895-1934), photographs of politicians that he knew (1903-1934), scrapboooks regarding his political career (1894-1926), newspaper clippings (1906-1959), printed material (1914-1939), and speeches given by Mondell and his wife, Ida (1911-1931). There is also his autobiography that covers the early history of the Mondell family and Mondell's activities untill the end of his Congressional career in 1923 (ca. 1935).
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 Frank W. Mondell at the date of
processing.
Acquisition Information
The Frank W. Mondell Papers were donated to the University of Wyoming by Mrs. Dorothy Davis in the early 1960s and by Frank W. Mondell, Jr. in 1991.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Susan Horan in August 1998
Parts of this collection have been digitized by Abaigeal Eagen in February 2020.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Frank W. Mondell Papers, Collection
Number 01050, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at
https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~163~163.
Access Terms
Mondell, Ida.
United States--Congress--House.
Teapot Dome Scandal--1921-1924.
Politics--Practical--Wyoming.
Politics--Practical--United States.
Politicians--Wyoming.
Coal mines and mining--Wyoming--Weston County.
Public lands--United States.
Newcastle (Wyo.)--History.
Cambria (Wyo.)--History.
Wyoming--History--To 1889.
Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
Wyoming--Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.
Autobiographies.
Memorabilia.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Politicians.
Politics, Government, and Law
Politics and Politicians
Mines and Mineral Resources
Laws and Legislation
Wyoming
Container List
Series I. Autobiography
1-2
Frank W. Mondell Autobiography, Volumes 1 - 4
ca. 1930s
Series II. Correspondence
2
1
General
1895-1934
2
Routine (Bound Volume)
1917
2
2
Teapot Dome Scandal
1922-1928
Series III. Speeches
3
1
Speeches
1911-1925
3
2
Speeches
1926-1927
3
3
Speeches - Mrs. Mondell (Ida)
1923-1931
3
4
Speeches
undated
Series IV. Scrapbooks
Sub-series I. Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks
4
Scrapbook #01
1894 - September 1896
4
Scrapbook #1a
September 1896 - February 1897
4
Scrapbook #2
August 1898 - February 1900
5
Scrapbook #3
January 1900 - July 1902
5
Scrapbook #4
April 1901 - November 1902
6
Scrapbook #5
December 1902 - June 1906
7
Scrapbook #6
December 1905 - November 1907
7
Scrapbook #7
January 1908 - February 1909
8
Scrapbook #7a
March 1909 - May 1910
9
Scrapbook #8
April 1910 - April 1911
9
Scrapbook #9
January 1911 - April 1911
10
Scrapbook #10
April 1911 - September 1912
10
Scrapbook #11
August 1912 - June 1914
11
Scrapbook #12
August 1914 - April 1915
11
Scrapbook #13
April 1915 - October 1916
12
Scrapbook #14
July 1916 - January 1918
12
Scrapbook #15
September 1916 - April 1918
13
Scrapbook #16
December 1917 - March 1919
13
Scrapbook #17
March - September 1919
14
Scrapbook #18a
1922
15
Scrapbook #18
August 1919 - April 1921
15
Scrapbook #18b
1923
16
Scrapbook #19
July 1922 - January 1923
17
Scrapbook #20
1923-1926
Sub-series II. Invitation Scrapbooks
18
Scrapbook 1
1905-1912
18
Scrapbook 2
1901-1903
19
Scrapbook 3
1900-1932
20
Scrapbook 4
1921-1922
20
Scrapbook 5
1915-1916
21
Scrapbook 6
1908-1926
22
Scrapbook 7
1919-1931
Series V. Newspaper Clippings
23
1
Miscellaneous
1906-1959
23
2
Mrs. Frank W. Mondell (Ida)
1931-1934
23
3
"My Story" (F.W. Mondell's Autobiography)
July 26 - November 2, 1935
23
4
"My Story" (F.W. Mondell's Autobiography)
November 2, 1935 - February 2, 1936
Series VI. Printed Material
23
5
Artwork , "The Homesteaders Friend" - Etching of Frank W. Mondell with a Wyoming Homesteader
undated
23
6
Award - University of Wyoming Law Degree
1934
23
7
Invitations and Programs
1914-1939
Series VII. Photographs
23
8
Photographs and Negatives
1919-1934
23
9
Stereocards - President Theodore Roosevelt in Newcastle, Wyoming, 4 items (photocopies)
1903
Stereocard Box
Stereocards - President Theodore Roosevelt in Newcastle, Wyoming, 4 items (originals)
1903