Edmund S. Muskie papers Edmund S. Muskie personal papers correspondence education military service financial and legal records writings by and/or about Edmund S. Muskie private club memberships miscellanea death and memorials Jane Gray Muskie (1927 2004) Josephine Czarnecki Muskie (1891 1973) Stephen Muskie (1883 1956) Other Muskie family members Table of Contents Page No. 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 1 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie correspondence 1 from Cousins John & Henry Bycznski 1927 from Uncle T. Casey Czarnecki & Cousin Henry Bauman January July 1928 from family and Christmas cards August December 1928 from Uncle T. Casey Czarnecki & Cousin Henry Bauman 1929 from cousin Dorothy Dot Quinn & Christmas cards 1930 from friends and family 1931 May 1932 (2 folders) 2 from friends and family June Dec. 1932 (4 folders) Christmas cards received 1932 from friends and family January February 1933 from R. W. Wagner Co. and Mutual Sales Co. of Rumford, ME 1933 3 from friends and family March 1933 June 1935 (8 folders) 4 from friends and family, circa 1932 1936 Edmund S. Muskie to Lucy Muskie 1932 1936 Edmund S. Muskie to parents 1934, 1936 from friends 1937 1940 Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity 1938 1939 New York Life Insurance Co. 1938 1942 job search 1937 1942 from friends 1941 1942 greeting cards and personal mailing list 1941 address list n.d. from Marge Hutchinson while in service 1943 from family while in service 1943 from friends while in service 1942 1943 5 from friends while in service 1944 1945 Edmund S. Muskie to parents 1941 1948 from Viola Williams 1945 1946 from friends 1945 1948 from family 1947 1953 during and regarding hospital stay 1953 correspondence and notes regarding personal matters handled for Muskie by Marge Hutchinson 1959 1970 (3 folders) 5A correspondence and notes regarding personal matters handled for Muskie by Marge Hutchinson 1959 1970 (5 folders) correspondence from and about sisters Irene Chaisson and Lucy, handled for Muskie by Marge Hutchinson 1962 1964
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 2 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie correspondence (continued) 5 (continued) correspondence from and about sisters Irene Chaisson and Lucy 1975 1976 get well cards and notes 1982 get well letters 1982 get well correspondence from family 1982 6 condolences on death of sister Betty Breau (Elizabeth Muskie) 1983 birthday greetings 1983 get well thank you s 1983 1984 (6 folders) 6A 6B 6C get well thank you s 1983 1984 (6 folders) unanswered get well correspondence 1983 1984 unanswered get well correspondence 1983 1984 (2 folders) get well thank you s (appendectomy) 1984 thank you s received for thank you s 1984 75 th birthday messages 1989 from Joshua Chamberlain & Ed Smith 1992 1994 80 th birthday correspondence (includes VIP s) 1994 80 th birthday correspondence 1994 (3 folders) 80 th & 81 st birthdays correspondence and tributes 1994 1995 81 st birthday cards from 4 th grade, Bristol School, Pemaquid, ME 1995 greeting cards 1987 1989 greeting cards n.d. (2 folders) 7 greeting cards n.d from Polish relatives [includes photographs] 1956 1960 from Polish relatives 1981 1994 (2 folders) with Lawrence and Louise Butler 1959 1981 (donation of the Butlers) regarding book contracts 1975 1984 Edmund S. Muskie education grade IV history notebook [1923 1924] Red Cross weight chart and weight report tags grades IV & V 1922 1924 report cards grades V and VI 1924 1926 Stephens High School (Rumford, Maine) basketball team 1925 1926 football playbook and Notre Dame game diagram circa 1930 Stephens High School and Notre Dame sports scrapbook 1930 1931 Boys Athletic Association correspondence & ephemera 1930 1931 student government correspondence 1932
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 3 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie education (continued) Stephens High School (Rumford, Maine) (continued) 8 course of study and objective outlines c. 1930 grade reports (4) and transcript 1928 1932 The Tribute [yearbook] 1928 Photographs from The Tribute (?) 1929 The Tribute [yearbook] 1930 The Tribute [yearbook] 1931 The Tribute [yearbook] 1932 The Tributary semi annual publication 1931 ephemera from events 1932 graduation announcement and calling cards 1932 draft of valedictory speech Destiny [1932] state scholarship contest exams in science and literature 1931 English Words From Latin book w/ Edmund S. Muskie name on cover A First Course in Laboratory Physics workbook 1932 chemistry experiment reports [1930 1931] Bates College 9 transcript [copy made in 1942] The Story of the Microscope biology lab [may be high school or Bates circa 1932] poetry and notes on public speaking course [1932 1933] miscellaneous debate publications 1931 1933 miscellaneous debate notes circa 1933 Muskie copy of Bates Debate Manual 1934 Muskie speech on fascism from Puerto Rico Debate Feb. 28, 1935 Muskie speech from Bates v. Bowdoin debate November 15, 1935 debate note cards on The Chain Store Question circa 1933 debate materials on The Chain Store Question 1928 1932 (2 folders) sociology notes [1932 1933] 10 notes from History 235, Classical Civilization [1934] (3 folders) notes from Economics I [1934] notes on business organization course [1935 1936] notebook [1934 1935] (2 of 3 folders) 11 notebook [1934 1935] (folder 3 of 3) academic notes and papers [1932 1936] exams 1932 1936 Student Activities Committee and Student Government 1933 1936 suggestions for proctors and deficiency reports [RESTRICTED until 2011 contains student academic records] 1935 1936
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 4 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie education (continued) Bates College (continued) 11(continued) ephemera 1932 1936 Muskie Ivy Day President s Address May 28, 1935 Muskie chapel address Sanctions vs. Peace November 14, 1935 Class Day script (includes Muskie Class Oration) 1936 correspondence with Bates College (Harry Rowe, Brooks Quimby, Clifton Gray, Alumni Loan Fund, etc.) 1931 1940 (2 folders) Bates Class of 1936 class constitution, correspondence, etc. 1936 1941 correspondence and documents re: 10 year reunion 1946 notes and speech for 40 th reunion 1976 newspaper clipping re: cribbage tournament 1979 12 correspondence, etc. 1981 1995 The College Club (Bates) 1951 1952 Kennebec Valley Bates Club 1952 1953 events and press releases featuring Muskie 1953 1955 [from Bates College records] events and press featuring Muskie 1968 1969 [from Bates College records] (includes Muskie s reading copies of speeches) events featuring Muskie (other than archives opening) 1970 1991 80 th birthday event and publicity 1994 [from Bates College records] correspondence with Bates administrators 1981 1996 miscellaneous 1981 1989 13 Muskie recommendations 1982 1989 [RESTRICTED contains student academic records] Muskie Archives correspondence and plans 1981 1996 Muskie Archives photograph exhibit Apr. 14, 2008 Cornell Law School transcript and correspondence from Cornell 1936 1942, 1981 1982 correspondence from George Farnsworth and William Bingham regarding financial aid 1937 1944 notes and assignments (4 folders) [1936 1939] 13A notes and assignments (3 folders) [1936 1939] class notes handwritten notes (8 notebooks in 4 folders) [1936 1939] 13B handwritten notes (4 notebooks in 2 folders) [1936 1939] Examinations, assignments and lectures [1936 1937] Torts [1936 1937]
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 5 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie education (continued) Cornell Law School (continued) class notes (continued) 13B (continued) Property I [1936 1937] Contracts and Criminal Law [1936 1937] 14 Outline of Equity I 1937 Assignment Memorandum on Wage Hour Law 1938 Administrative Law 1939 Municipal Corporations and Securities 1939 Conflict of Laws 1939 bound notes [Vol. 1 1936 1937] 15 Vol. II 1937 1938 Vol. II A 1937 1938 Vol. 3 February June 1938 Vol. 4 1938 1939 15A Cornell Law School comprehensive examination 1939 Cornell Alumni profile 1988 Muskie autobiography [resume] for law jobs [1938] admission to Massachusetts Bar 1939 admission to Maine Bar 1940 1946 Edmund S. Muskie military service 16 will, lists of assets, etc. 1942 naval appointment certificate and certificate of service 1942, 1945 draft board and orders re: naval training 1942 1944 U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) Christmas menu and card 1942 The Log (Naval Academy publication) reserve issue December 11, 1942 Army Navy & Navy Yale football programs 1942 graduation announcement January 1943 (gift of Lawrence and Louise Butler) Pennsylvania State College Naval Engineering booklet (includes photo of Muskie) [photocopy donated by Francis Mascianica in conjunction with his Muskie Oral History interview] training materials, notes, exams, etc. electrical engineering 1942 navigation, resistance and powering of ships, lubrication and lubricants [1943] (3 folders) Edmund S. Muskie military service (continued)
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 6 of 12 training materials, notes, exams, etc (continued) 17 electricity and machine design 1943 thermodynamics 1943 navy orders 1944 1945 travel related documents 1942 1945 pocket notebooks from naval service 1944 1945 shipboard newsletters 1944 1945 navy hazing/fraternal organizations 1944 1945 photograph and history of USS Brackett (DE41) naval reserve documents 1946 1954 naval reserve law unit newsletter 1947 1950 Edmund S. Muskie financial and legal records bank statements, canceled checks & deposit book 1932 1933 ledger of income and expenses July Sept. 1935 18 ledger of income and expenses Sept. Dec. 1938 check stubs and bank statement (1) from Rumford National Bank Sept. 1938 April 1939 check stubs, receipts and bank statements from 1 st National Bank of Pennsylvania 1943 bank statements and canceled checks from New York Trust Co. 1943 1945 deposit books from Federal Trust Co. of Waterville, Maine 1940 1949 Depositors Trust Co. statements and canceled checks Feb. Jun. 1951 (2 folders) 19 Depositors Trust Co. statements and canceled checks July 1951 Feb. 1954 (6 folders) 20 Depositors Trust Co. statements and canceled checks Mar. 1954 Dec. 1954 (3 folders) ESM and family medical information/records/bills 1959 1963 [R] income tax returns 1940 1966 (3 folders) income tax returns 1958 1966 Washington household business [handled by Marge Hutchinson] 1971 1974 (2 folders) income tax questions 1977 1979 income taxes 1979, 1980 furniture & artwork appraisals 1979 retirement from Federal service 1981 financial statements through Mid September 1981 [R] indicates that researcher access to a file is restricted to protect personal privacy; staff may review file contents to allow partial access upon request.
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 7 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie financial and legal records (continued) 21 personal budgeting documents 1980 1981 income taxes 1981 1985 (2 folders) donations and contributions 1981 1982 Understein & Assoc. (investments) 1981 1986 Virginia Properties LLP (investment) 1985 Maine income tax question 1986 (2 folders) 22 Maine income tax question 1986 income taxes 1988 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 (5 folders) marriage certificate 1948 Edmund & Jane Muskie wills 1942, 1950, 1965 medical bills and insurance documents related to back injury 1953 automobiles 1941 1951 miscellaneous insurance and financial documents 1941 1954 23 insurance policies 1958 1959 mortgages and deeds Waterville 1949 1955 mortgages and deeds China Lake 1946 1959 South China deeds 1960 1965 Westwood (Albia Road house) 1955 1961 miscellaneous mortgages & deeds 1955 1969 Kennebunk and Albia Road homes 1970 1979 Kennebunk home addition and renovation 1981 Kennebunk home & Deertrees Development 1986 1987 (2 folders) 24 Kennebunk home & Deertrees Development 1986 1995 (6 folders) writings by and/or about Edmund S. Muskie 25 Personal History drafts 1951 1954 So Goes the Nation manuscript by Edmund S. Muskie with feedback by Frank Coffin 1965 Biographical data February 1968 Stan Franczyk biography of Edmund S. Muskie chapter I draft and notes 1969 publication of chapters I VIII in Am Pol Eagle Aug. Dec. 1988 galley proofs of Muskie of Maine with a few Edmund S. Muskie notes 1972 transcript of Edmund S. Muskie interviews with Sam Vaughan circa 1972 Memos and correspondence re: Journeys 1972 Journeys interview and manuscript material (3 folders) 26 Journeys interview and manuscript material (7 folders)
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 8 of 12 writings by and/or about Edmund S. Muskie (continued) 27 Journeys interview and manuscript material Journeys manuscript 1972 (4 folders) Ed Muskie of Maine: A Personal History prepared by the Maine for Muskie Committee 1976 correspondence from Bernard Asbell 1977 1978 The Senate Nobody Knows manuscript circa 1977 (3 folders) 28 The Senate Nobody Knows manuscript circa 1977 (4 folders) A Generation of Muskie Watching And Listening by Ray Whitcomb (pamphlet) [1980] biographical data 1981 correspondence and notes on Jim Ross thesis on Muskie s early life 1986 The Story that Nags at me Still by David Broder 1987 correspondence and notes regarding potential biography project 1993 student papers on Edmund S. Muskie 1996 & n.d. If You Would See Their Memorial, Look Around: Edmund Muskie, Richard Nixon and the Founding of the Environmental Protection Agency 1970, a student paper by Twyla Dell, Dec. 2001 portraits (drawings) and cartoons of Edmund Muskie, various dates Edmund S. Muskie private club memberships 28A Alfalfa Club 1983 1995 Burning Tree Club 1981 1992 City Club of Washington 1986 1987 International Club of Washington newsletters and directories 1983 1987 29 correspondence Lotos Club directories 1981 1990 correspondence 1981 1995 (2 folders) Maine State Society of Washington, D.C. 1981 2000 Megantic Falls Fish & Game Corp. (Maine) membership directories and cards 1982 1995 correspondence 1983 1995 30 correspondence 1983 1995 The Metropolitan Club of Washington, D.C. membership directories 1982, 1988 correspondence 1981 1989 University Club of New York Member Lists, Bulletins, etc. 1980 1986
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 9 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie private club memberships (continued) University Club of New York (continued) 30 (continued) Committee of 1,000 (pro admission of women) 1987 Misc. correspondence 1981 1987 Webhannet Golf Club of Kennebunk Beach, Maine 1932 1965 Edmund S. Muskie miscellanea Rumford, Maine promotional brochure, bus schedule & sports ephemera 1927 1935 Important Historical Events of The Day composition book 1928 31 ephemera from Kennebunk Beach, Maine 1932 diary 1933 ephemera from Narragansett by the Sea (Kennebunk Beach, Maine) c. 1935 handwriting analysis and numerology by Patricia Drew of Old Orchard Beach, Maine circa 1937 Maine hunting and trapping laws, and brochure from Eagle Lake Camps (Eagle Lake, Maine) circa 1940 honors and certificates of appreciation 1946 1954 humorous Muskie inspired lyrics [1960 1980] Muskie Christmas Cards 1955 1958 Muskie Christmas Cards circa 1960 1970 Muskie Christmas card 1984 Muskie Christmas card 1987 Muskie Christmas cards circa 1960 1987 (donated by Lawrence & Louise Butler) invitations to Muskie related events 1970 1985 (donated by Lawrence & Louise Butler) mementos from events honoring or featuring Muskie 1959 1969 (2 folders) 32 mementos from events honoring or featuring Muskie 1970 1993 (2 folders) sponsorships 1980 1982 80 th birthday luncheon planning (received from Muskie Foundation records) 1994 invitations/ mementos from White House & VIP events 1957 1997 (2 folders) inventories of boxes stored in Muskie home circa 1960 inventory of photography equipment circa 1980 safe inventory circa 1981 33 Edmund S. Muskie FBI records FOIA request documentation 2003 Edmund S. Muskie FBI records (4 folders)
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 10 of 12 Edmund S. Muskie death and memorials 33 (continued) death certificate and grave 1996 funeral program Mar. 30, 1996 Bates College memorial event 1996 media tributes compiled for Ned Muskie 1996 34 estate general (4 folders) appraisals Chadbourne & Parke retirement plan 35 taxes, etc. (4 folders) Remembering the First Generation of Environmental Policy: Lessons for the Next Generation inaugural Muskie lecture given by Leon Billings April 28, 1998 Muskie Access to Justice Award programs 1999, 2000 Jane Muskie speech on George Mitchell 1999 Muskie/Chafee Award Leon Billings remarks May 31, 2000 Muskie Foundation brochure n.d. Muskie School of Public Service brochures n.d. published memorials 1996 36 memorials, non religious memorial condolences, religious condolences Special Notes (4 folders) 37 41 condolences (33 folders) 42 condolences Jane Gray Muskie (1927 2004) correspondence 1954, 1958 correspondence 1970 1976 (2 folders) correspondence (incoming only) 1979 1988 correspondence 1993 2001 (3 folders) 43 Mother s Day cards received n.d. International Clubs and International Neighbors Clubs membership directories 1973 One Woman Lost correspondence, etc. 1978 1986 One Woman Lost correspondence, etc. 1986 (2 folders) One Woman Lost Abigail McCarthy draft
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 11 of 12 Jane Gray Muskie (1927 2004) (continued) 43 (continued) White House invitations & menus 1961 1998 miscellany n.d. Chellie Pingree campaign mailing, featuring Jane Muskie s name as Campaign Co Chair, 2002 [donated by Kenneth Spirer in 2009] funeral program 2004 Josephine Czarnecki Muskie (1891 1973) 44 baptism and marriage records, copies made 1956 Christmas cards received from Edmund S. and Eugene Muskie n.d. correspondence received 1954 1972 correspondence with Edmund S. Muskie 1957 1971 Polish American mother of the year award 1972 greeting and post cards received documents related to burial and estate 1973 1981 estate appraisal 1974 (donated by Robert Nelson 2002) newspaper clippings saved by condolences sent to Edmund S. Muskie 1973 (2 folders) 45 48 condolences sent to Edmund S. Muskie 1973 (29 folders) 49 condolences sent to Edmund S. Muskie 1973 (2 folders) Stephen Muskie (1883 1956) customer ledger 1914 1944 ledger of income/profit 1914 1930 ledger of income and expenses 1935 1939 ledger of income and expenses 1940 1942 trainee record for Vito A. Umbro, Jr. 1946 contract of sale for tailoring business to Vito A. Umbo 1947 50 employer s tax returns 1937 1947 (2 folders) individual tax returns 1930 1954 receipts for household goods 1911 naturalization certificate 1912 mortgages & deeds 1912 1921 misc. receipts 1916 1947 correspondence received (in Polish) 1918 1948 Rumford Falls Trust Co. deposit books (2) 1912 1921 Social Security benefits 1952 1956 list of WWII War Savings Bonds purchased estate related documents 1956 1959 estate related documents from Marge Hutchinson s files 1956 1960 obituaries and lists of floral arrangements received [1956]
Edmund S. Muskie papers Page 12 of 12 Stephen Muskie (1883 1956) (continued) 51 funeral guest/memorial book 1956 memorial mass cards [1956] (2 folders) condolences [1956] (4 folders) 52 condolences [1956] (3 folders) condolences sent to Gov. Muskie (Edmund S. Muskie) 1956 (2 folders) Other Muskie family members Copies of birth records for Muskie children b. 1912 1923 (Edmund S. Muskie and siblings) Eugene Muskie postcards to parents during WWII 1944 Irene Muskie (Chaisson) marriage announcement circa 1937 Irene Muskie (Chaisson) correspondence regarding and with Ed and Jane Muskie c. 1954 1974 Arthur Chaisson death 1962 Ned Muskie birth announcement Melinda Muskie wedding 1979