Mike and Maureen Mansfield

 

Mike and Maureen Mansfield Sources at Lewis & Clark Library Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center Online Resources

 

Michael Joseph Mansfield was born in New York City, New York, in 1903. His mother died in 1910. After his father was injured the same year, Mike and his siblings were sent to live with their Uncle Richard in Great Falls, Montana. At age 14, Mike enlisted in the Navy. From 1919 to 1920, he was in the Army, and from 1920 to 1922 he served in the Marines. By 1922 Mike was working as a miner in Butte, where he met Maureen Hayes. They married in 1932. In 1933 Mike graduated from Montana State University in Missoula. He continued his education until earning a PhD from the University of California. He was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1942, and served until 1952, when he was elected to the Senate. Mike remained in the Senate until 1977. For the next 11 years he served as U. S. ambassador to Japan. Mike died in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2001. Biographer Oberdorfer wrote that Mansfield was one of the "most important and admired public servants of the Twentieth Century."

 

Maureen Hayes Mansfield was born in 1905 and grew up in Butte, Montana. She taught school after attending St. Mary's, the women's college of Notre Dame University. During her courtship with Mike Mansfield, Maureen encouraged him to continue his education. Working as a social worker, she supported the family while Mike attended college. During this time she continued her own education. Maureen received an M.A. in English in 1934, the same year Mike graduated with an M.A. in history and political science. Maureen supported Mike during his decades long career. She died in 2000. In her eulogy, Senator Mansfield said "she gave of her time to my time so that together we could achieve our goals."

 

 

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

 

1. Baldwin, Louis. Hon. Politician, Mike Mansfield of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, 1979. [Shelfmark M B MANSFIELD]
2. Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 2002. [Shelfmark M B MANSFIELD]
3. Valeo, Francis R. Mike Mansfield, Majority Leader: A Different Kind of Senate. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1999. [Shelfmark M B MANSFIELD]
4. Tributes to Mike Mansfield of Montana; Commemorating the Longest Tenure as Majority Leader of the United States Senate. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. [Shelfmark M B MANSFIELD]
5. Gould, Lewis L. The Most Exclusive Club: A History of the Modern United States Senate. New York: Basic Books, 2005. 67, 96, 189, 214, 232, 233-235, 237-238, 239, 241 (photo), 241-242, 251, 262, 268, 269. [Shelfmark 328.7307 G]
6. "Mrs. Mike Mansfield-A Busy Husband, Quiet Life." The Independent Record 25 June 1967.
7. Devlin, Sherry. "Mike Mansfield - 1903-2001: Montana Hero Dies." Independent Record 6 October 2001: 1A, 10A.
8. Ritchie, Donald A. "The Senate of Mike Mansfield." Montana: The Magazine of Western History 48 (Winter 1998): 50-62.

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

 

1. Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 2003. [Shelfmark B M3170B 2003]
2. Valeo, Francis R. Mike Mansfield, Majority Leader: A Different Kind of Senate, 1961-2006. Armonk, N. Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1999. [Shelfmark 973.92 V543M]
3. Baldwin, Louis. Hon. Politician, Mike Mansfield. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, 1979. [Shelfmark 320.97 B193H 1979]
4. Mike Mansfield Papers, Small Collection 2227.
5. Mansfield, Mike. Vertical File.
6. Mansfield, Maureen Hayes, Vertical File.
7. Cohen, Betsy. "Maureen Mansfield Guided Husband from Butte Mines to U. S. Senate." Missoulian 21 September 2000: 1A, 11A.  
8. "Mrs. Mike Mansfield-A Busy Husband, Quiet Life." The Independent Record 25 June 1967.
9. Devlin, Sherry. "Mike Mansfield - 1903-2001: Montana Hero Dies." Independent Record 6 October 2001: 1A, 10A.
10. Ritchie, Donald A. "The Senate of Mike Mansfield." Montana: The Magazine of Western History 48 (Winter 1998): 50-62.

 

Online Resources

 

1. "Mrs. Mike Mansfield-A Busy Husband, Quiet Life." The Independent Record 25 June 1967.
2. Jackson, Harold. Michael Mansfield. The Guardian Obituaries 8 October 2001.
3. Devlin, Sherry. "Mike Mansfield - 1903-2001: Montana Hero Dies." Independent Record 6 October 2001: 1A, 10A.
4. Devlin, Sherry. "Montana Hero Dies." Independent Record 6 October 2001. (web version)
5. Johnson, Charles S. "Mansfield Known for Integrity, Intellect." Independent Record 6 October 2001. (web version)
6. "A Statesman and Gentleman." Independent Record 7 October 2001. (web version)
7. "State Leaders Present, Past Remember." Independent Record 13 October 2001. (web version)
8. "Mansfield Buried in Arlington National." Independent Record 11 October 2001. (web version)
9. "They Were Partners in Everything." Independent Record 21 September 2000. (web version)
10. "UM Memorial Service Pays Tribute to Mansfield, ‘Montana’s First Lady.’" Independent Record 7 October 2000. (web version)
11. "When Is a Majority a Majority?" TIME Magazine 20 March 1964. (Magazine cover)
12. "Mansfield, Michael Joseph (Mike) (1903-2001)." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present. 18 December 2007.

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