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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION |
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| Creator: | Musser, John M., 1908-1990. | |
| Title: | John M. Musser and family papers. | |
| Date: | 1918-1991. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, estate files, business files, community affairs files, travel files, diaries, biographical and genealogical materials documenting the career and family life of a Weyerhaeuser corporate executive and St. Paul (Minn.) community leader. | |
| Quantity: | 35.25 cubic feet (35 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. | |
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN M. MUSSER
John Miller Musser, Weyerhaeuser Company executive and St. Paul (Minn.) community leader, was born in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Clifton Robert and Margaret (Kulp) Musser. The Musser family was closely involved in Weyerhaeuser corporate interests, and John's grandfather, Peter Miller Musser (1841-1919), was Frederick Weyerhaeuser's partner in the formation of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1900.
John Musser graduated from the Hotchkiss School (1929), Yale University (1930), and the Harvard Business School (1933). Musser joined the General Timber Company, a Weyerhaeuser subsidiary, in 1934 as an auditor in its St. Paul offices, from which position he rose to become its president, as well as an officer or board member in many other Weyerhaeuser firms, including a long tenure (1950-1978) on the Weyerhaeuser Company's board of directors.
Musser's community service encompassed a wide range of activities on the local, national, and international scenes, including service as a trustee of Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) and Yale University; as a leader of such local organizations as the Boy Scouts, the United Way, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Urban Coalition, and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church; as a trustee of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies; and with environmental groups like the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (Hawaii).
Musser married Elizabeth Willet in 1936 and died in St. Paul in 1990. Biographical information was taken from the collection.
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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Correspondence, estate files, business files, community affairs files, travel files, diaries, and biographical and genealogical materials documenting the career and family of a Weyerhaeuser corporate executive and St. Paul (Minn.) community leader.
The papers contain a great deal of information on the Musser family, particularly on Clifton and Margaret Musser, with emphasis on the business interests owned by Clifton Musser and the family's financial and other contributions to Muscatine, Iowa. The largest groups of papers, however, document John Musser's Weyerhaeuser corporate activities and his involvement in other business interests They contain a good deal of information on the operation of Weyerhaeuser firms, as well as on the development of the U.S. lumber industry during this period.
They also evidence his involvement in the affairs of many nonprofit institutions. These include his work as a trustee for Carleton College, Yale University, and other educational institutions; as a leader in such local organizations as the Boy Scouts, the United Way, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Urban Coalition, and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church; as a trustee of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies; and with environmental groups like the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (Hawaii).
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ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION |
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| Personal and Family Papers: | ||
| Organizational Files: | ||
| Miscellaneous Printeds: | ||
| Biographical and Genealogical Information | ||
| Musser Family Business Background Materials | ||
| Clifton R. and Margaret K. Musser Estate Files | ||
| John M. Musser Personal Files | ||
| Educational Institutions | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Business Enterprises | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Firms | ||
| Miscellaneous Timber Industry Printed Materials | ||
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RELATED MATERIALS |
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| Many other materials relating to the Musser family and its members are in the Minnesota Historical Society book and manuscript collections. | ||
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INDEX TERMS |
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Topics: | ||
| Agricultural colleges -- Iowa -- Ames. | ||
| Air conditioning equipment -- Iowa. | ||
| Building materials. | ||
| Economic development -- Minnesota. | ||
| Economic development projects -- Asia. | ||
| Employee attitude surveys. | ||
| Environmental protection. | ||
| Forest conservation -- United States. | ||
| Forest management -- United States. | ||
| Forest productivity -- United States. | ||
| Forest products industry -- United States. | ||
| Foundations -- Iowa. | ||
| Foundations -- Minnesota. | ||
| International business enterprises -- Australia. | ||
| International business enterprises -- New Zealand. | ||
| International business enterprises -- South Africa. | ||
| Investments, Foreign. | ||
| Leucaena -- Hawaii. | ||
| Lumber trade -- United States. | ||
| Lumbering -- United States. | ||
| Minority business enterprises -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. | ||
| Ocean travel. | ||
| Real estate business -- United States. | ||
| Trees -- Hawaii -- Development. | ||
| Universities and colleges -- Minnesota -- Northfield. | ||
| Places: | ||
| Asia -- Economic conditions, 1945-. | ||
| Australia -- Economic conditions, 1945-. | ||
| Europe -- Description and travel, 1945-1970. | ||
| Japan -- Description and travel, 1945-. | ||
| New Zealand -- Economic conditions, 1945-. | ||
| South Africa -- Economic conditions, 1945-. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Clapp, Norton. | ||
| Hidy, Ralph Willard, 1905-. | ||
| Kohlmeyer, Frederick W. | ||
| Maunder, Elwood R., 1917-. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Musser family. | ||
| Musser, Clifton R. (Clifton Robert), 1869-1956. | ||
| Musser, Margaret Kulp, 1875-1967. | ||
| Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Allied Building Credit, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.). | ||
| Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.). | ||
| First National Bank of Saint Paul. | ||
| General Service Foundation. | ||
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Minneapolis, Minn.). | ||
| Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (Hawaii). | ||
| Northwest Paper Company (Cloquet, Minn.). | ||
| Red Jacket Manufacturing Company (Davenport, Ia.). | ||
| Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. | ||
| Saint Paul Urban Coalition. | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Company. | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Sales Company. | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. | ||
| Yale University -- Alumni. | ||
| Types of Documentation: | ||
| Diaries. | ||
| Interviews -- Minnesota. | ||
| Photographs. | ||
| Occupations: | ||
| Businessmen -- Minnesota. | ||
| Lumbermen. | ||
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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| Restrictions: | ||
| Until 2012, access to the collection requires written permission. Quotation or publication from collection materials, beyond the fair use provisions of the copyright law, until 2012 requires written permission. | ||
| Preferred Citation: | ||
| [Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. John M. Musser and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
| See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. | ||
| Accession Information: | ||
| Accession number: 14,756 | ||
| Processing Information: | ||
| Processed by: Kathryn M. Johnson, January 1995 | ||
| PALS ID number: 09-00320069 | ||
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