Records relating to Maloney's service as
supervisor (1936) of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at McGee Ranger
Station, Idaho, detailing work in eradicating Ribes (wild current or
gooseberry), an intermediate host of the fungus, blister rust, devastating
white pine; records (1943-1945), chiefly bulletins, forms, and instructions,
reflecting his activities as district manager of the Spokane, Wash., office of
U.S. War Manpower Commission; and correspondence and printed material
(1950-1964), concerning Maloney's tenure as employee and later postmaster
(1951-1964) with U.S. Post Office Dept., in Spokane; and various financial
records.
Repository:
Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 363-5313 Fax: (509) 363-5303 Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Languages:
Materials are in
English.
Sponsor:
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a Department of Education Teaching American History
grant administered by Educational Service District 101 and Eastern Washington
University
Biographical Note
Joseph Maloney went to work for the Panhandle Lumber Company at Spirit
Lake, ID in 1915. He later served as superintendent. In 1936 he supervised a
Civilian Conservation Corps camp at McGee Ranger Station, ID. He became
district manager of the Spokane office of the War Manpower Commission in 1943,
and manager of the Spokane office of the Washington State Tax Commission in
1945. Maloney began working for the United States Post Office in Spokane in
1951 and retired as postmaster in 1964. Active in the Democratic Party, Maloney
twice served as a presidential elector and was a treasurer of the Spokane
County Democratic Party.
Content Description
The bulk of the collection consists of Maloney’s records as
superintendent of the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at McGee Ranger Station,
ID, 1934-1939. Maloney’s crews were engages in eradicating Ribes (wild current
or gooseberry), an intermediate host of the fungus, blister rust, that was
devastating stands of white pine. The records, while fragmentary, are quite
detailed.
The War Manpower Commission records are fragmentary, mostly forms and
printed bulletins and instructions, 1943-1945.
The records of Maloney's tenure with the U.S. Post Office are
incomplete, containing some correspondence and printed materials,
1950-1964.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is not restricted.
Restrictions on Use :
Collection is open for use.
Preferred Citation :
Joseph L. Maloney Papers (Ms 60), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The collection is arranged into series as follows: inventory and
miscellaneous person materials, 1901-1942; Civilan Conservation Corps,
1934-1939; Democratic Party activites, 1939-1966; insurance business activies,
1911-1943; vocational education, 1943-1944; War Manpower Comission, 1942-1968.
Acquisition Information :
Donated by John McCarthy, 1986 (L85-84).
Additional Reference Guides :
Described in: A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society / Edward W. Nolan (1987), entry 182.
Related Materials :
See also:
Railway Mail Service (Ms 59)
Jay J. Kalez (Ms 6)
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Inventory and Miscellaneous
Personal Materials
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Joseph L. Maloney, biography and
inventory
1/2
Anna Maloney, wedding
picture
1/3
Michael Maloney, condolences on
death; insurance
Feb. 1930
1/4
Joseph L. Maloney, B.P.O.E. Lodge
228
1901 and
1942
1/5
Joseph L. Maloney, boy scout
activities
June 7,
1926
1/6
Joseph L. Maloney, charity
sweepstakes: army/Navy veterans in Canada
June 5,
1935
1/7
Joseph L. Maloney, check register
and household expense record
Jan. - Oct.
1927
1/8
Joseph L. Maloney, Disabled
American Veterans Convention
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring
materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using
these headings.
Personal Names :
Maloney, Joseph L., 1892-1985--Archives
Corporate Names :
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Idaho
Spokane Post Office (Spokane, Wash.)
United States--Post Office Dept.
United States--War Manpower Comission
Geographical Names :
McGee Ranger Station (Idaho)
Spokane (Wash.)--History--World War, 1939-1945
Spokane (Wash.)--Postal service
Washington (State)--History--World War,
1939-1945
Washington (State)--Postal service
Subject Terms :
Blister
rust--Idaho
Civil
service--Idaho
Civil
service--Washington (State)
Conservation
of natural resources--Idaho
Currents--Idaho
Gooseberries--Idaho
Labor
supply--Washington (State)
Postal
service--Washington (State)
Public
service employment--United States
Ribes--Idaho
White
pine--Idaho
World War,
1939-1945--Manpower--Washington (State)
