Edmund S. Muskie Papers, Series I: Personal and family records

*Note: This is a finding aid for part of the Edmund S. Muskie Papers. An overview of the entire collection is available here.*

The documents in this series comprise a variety of personal records belonging to Edmund S. Muskie and his immediate family.

Documents related to Edmund S. Muskie in this series include documents from his student years and his service in the U.S. Navy, as well as personal correspondence, financial records from throughout his lifetime, and documents related to his death and estate. This series does not contain much information about Muskie's Senate years (1958-1979), since his Senate office maintained personal files for him, which are included in series V.A: U. S. Senate, Washington Office. Of particular note are documents related to Bates Class of 1936, of which Muskie was president.

This series also contains personal records related to Edmund S. Muskie's wife, Jane Gray Muskie (1927-2004); his mother, Josephine Czarnecki Muskie (1891-1973); his father, Stephen Muskie (1883-1956); and a few other Muskie family members.

Documents in this series were received from a variety of sources, including the Muskie family, Bates College records, the Muskie Foundation, and other donors. This series includes a copy of Edmund S. Muskie's FBI file, which was obtained by Bates College in 2005 through a request under the Freedom of Information Act.