Victor Mullenix Collection

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

Name/Title

Victor Mullenix Collection

Entry/Object ID

MS.152

Scope and Content

Victor Mullenix Collection MS 152 Victor Mullenix, born in Florence, Colorado on December 17, 1898, came to Nevada around 1924, and on May 16, 1931 went to work at the Las Vegas post office as the night dispatching clerk. At work in his office during long, hot nights, Mullenix was fascinated by the strange names of the post offices he read on the letters he handled. Around 1933 he started a correspondence project where he wrote to the post masters of these odd stations asking how they acquired such unusual names. He received hundreds of replies, in many cases first-hand accounts from local pioneers or post masters who had been there when their stations were named as far back as the late 19th century. Mullenix planned to publish these replies in a series of newspaper feature columns. Victor wasn't a healthy man and often missed work from illness. In July 1937 he checked himself into the Las Vegas Hospital with pneumonia. At first, he refused treatment, but when he realized he was critical he gave in to his doctor. It was too late, however; on Saturday night, July 17, Mullenix called in his nurse and doctor and announced he was going to die. He wrote a will, paid his hospital bill through Sunday, made arrangement for the disposition of his effects, then sent everyone away. He died early on Sunday, July 18, 1937. His body was sent back to Florence for his family to bury. How this amazing collection survived is lost in time. The material was donated to the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association by Hans Ring, whose companion, Hal Erickson--a prominent stamp collector and founder of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Special Collections Department--acquired it sometime in the 1960s-70s. It sat forgotten in the men's garage until Mr. Ring retrieved it and donated it to the museum. The collection includes correspondence files and postal histories, as well as news clippings on a variety of subjects such as cattle branding, Hoover Dam worker nomenclature, cowboy songs, Death Valley Scotty, and commercial merchandising. * * *

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Archive Items Details

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MS 152 Victor Mullenix Collection inventory [7 boxes] Box 1 of 7 ff no. 1. Victor Mullenix biographical information 2. postal histories: AK: Juneau 3. postal histories: AK: Kake 4. postal histories: AK: Livengood 5. postal histories: AK: Mile Seven 6. postal histories: AK: Poorman 7. postal histories: AL: Choccolocco 8. postal histories: AL: Healing Springs 9. postal histories: AL: Jack Wade 10. postal histories: AL: Jeff 11. postal histories: AL: Oaky Streak 12. postal histories: AL: Vinegar Bend 13. postal histories: AR: Democrat 14. postal histories: AR: Elevenpoint 15. postal histories: AR: Figure Five 16. postal histories: AR: Hon 17. postal histories: AR: Fiftysix 18. postal histories: AR: Forty Four 19. postal histories: AR: Ink 20. postal histories: AR: Self 21. postal histories: AR: Stamps 22. postal histories: AR: Steprock 23. postal histories: AR: Sweet Home 24. postal histories: AR: correspondence 25. postal histories: AZ: Bumble Bee 26. postal histories: AZ: Chin Lee 27. postal histories: AZ: Christmas 28. postal histories: AZ: Crown King 29. postal histories: AZ: Inspiration 30. postal histories: AZ: Octave 31. postal histories: AZ: Show Low 32. postal histories: AZ: Skull Valley 33. postal histories: AZ: Tombstone 34. postal histories: AZ: Tortilla Flat 35. postal histories: CA: Brisbane 36. postal histories: CA: Crows Landing 37. postal histories: CA: Hearst 38. postal histories: CA: Long Barn 39. postal histories: CA: Lost Hills 40. postal histories: CA: Ono 41. postal histories: CA: Point Peter 42. postal histories: CA: Ripley 43. postal histories: CA: Rough and Ready 44. postal histories: CA: Tarzana 45. postal histories: CA: Wild 46. postal histories: CA: Wonderland 47. postal histories: CA: Yankee Jims 48. postal histories: CA: correspondence 49. postal histories: CO: Crestone 50. postal histories: CO: Joes 51. postal histories: CO: Officer 52. postal histories: CO: Powderhorn and Gunnison 53. postal histories: CO: Troublesome 54. postal histories: CO: Wagon Wheel 55. postal histories: CO: correspondence 56. postal histories: CT: correspondence 57. postal histories: DE: correspondence 58. postal histories: FL: Christmas 59. postal histories: FL: Doctor Phillips 60. postal histories: FL: Kissimmee 61. postal histories: FL: correspondence 62. postal histories: GA: Ohapee 63. postal histories: GA: Swords 64. postal histories: GA: Talking Rock 65. postal histories: GA: correspondence 66. postal histories: HI: correspondence Box 2 of 7 1. postal histories: IA: Correctionville 2. postal histories: IA: Jolley 3. postal histories: IA: Morning Sun 4. postal histories: IA: Lost Nation 5. postal histories: IA: Spirit Water 6. postal histories: IA: What Cheer 7. postal histories: IA: correspondence 8. postal histories: ID: Ketchum 9. postal histories: ID: correspondence 10. postal histories: IL: Blue Mound 11. postal histories: IL: Golf 12. postal histories: IL: Oblong 13. postal histories: IL: Ripley 14. postal histories: IL: correspondence 15. postal histories: IN: Floyds Knobs 16. postal histories: IN: Santa Claus 17. postal histories: IN: Young America 18. postal histories: IN: correspondence 19. postal histories: KS: Big Bow 20. postal histories: KS: Blue Mound 21. postal histories: KS: Coldwater 22. postal histories: KS: correspondence 23. postal histories: KY: Barefoot 24. postal histories: KY: Biscuit 25. postal histories: KY: Bug 26. postal histories: KY: Democrat 27. postal histories: KY: Dice 28. postal histories: KY: Ed 29. postal histories: KY: Eighty Eight 30. postal histories: KY: Eve 31. postal histories: KY: Gee 32. postal histories: KY: Grab 33. postal histories: KY: Jamboree 34. postal histories: KY: Jayem 35. postal histories: KY: Keno 36. postal histories: KY: Kite 37. postal histories: KY: Lexington 38. postal histories: KY: OK 39. postal histories: KY: Ordinary 40. postal histories: KY: Pewee Valley 41. postal histories: KY: Sacredwind 42. postal histories: KY: Salt Gum 43. postal histories: KY: Seventy Six 44. postal histories: KY: Sip 45. postal histories: KY: Soft Shell 46. postal histories: KY: Stepstone 47. postal histories: KY: Thousandsticks 48. postal histories: KY: Uz 49. postal histories: KY: Waddy 50. postal histories: KY: White Rose 51. postal histories: KY: Zag 52. postal histories: KY: correspondence 53. postal histories: LA: Happy Jack 54. postal histories: LA: Jigger 55. postal histories: LA: Marcel 56. postal histories: MA: Humarock 57. postal histories: MA: Smith’s 58. postal histories: MA: correspondence 59. postal histories: MD: Cabin John 60. postal histories: MD: Detour 61. postal histories: MD: RockaWalking 62. postal histories: MD: correspondence 63. postal histories: ME: Flagstaff 64. postal histories: ME: North East Carry 65. postal histories: ME: Passadumkeag 66. postal histories: ME: Sabbathday Lake 67. postal histories: ME: South Port 68. postal histories: ME: Technology 69. postal histories: ME: correspondence 70. postal histories: MI: Bad Axe 71. postal histories: MI: Coldwater 72. postal histories: MI: Les Cheneaux Club 73. postal histories: MI: Payment 74. postal histories: MI: White Pigeon 75. postal histories: MI: correspondence Box 3 of 7 1. postal histories: MN: Embarrass 2. postal histories: MN: Prosper 3. postal histories: MN: Three River Falls 4. postal histories: MN: Young America 5. postal histories: MN: correspondence 6. postal histories: MO: Devils Elbow 7. postal histories: MO: Enough 8. postal histories: MO: Ink 9. postal histories: MO: Map 10. postal histories: MO: Pea Ridge 11. postal histories: MO: Rocket 12. postal histories: MO: Seventysix 13. postal histories: MO: Tavern 14. postal histories: MO: Zebra 15. postal histories: MO: correspondence 16. postal histories: MS: Hushpuckens 17. postal histories: MS: Pass Christian 18. postal histories: MS: Ripley 19. postal histories: MS: Soso 20. postal histories: MS: Splinter 21. postal histories: MS: correspondence 22. postal histories: MT: Coffee Creek 23. postal histories: MT: Family 24. postal histories: MT: Giltedge 25. postal histories: MT: Miles City 26. postal histories: MT: Quietus 27. postal histories: MT: Radio 28. postal histories: MT: Rocky Boy 29. postal histories: MT: Silverstar 30. postal histories: MT: Sixteen [aka XVI] 31. postal histories: MT: Soo 32. postal histories: MT: Southern Cross 33. postal histories: MT: Telegraph Creek 34. postal histories: MT: Yaak 35. postal histories: MT: correspondence 36. postal histories: NC: Democrat 37. postal histories: NC: Erect 38. postal histories: NC: High Point 39. postal histories: NC: Joe 40. postal histories: NC: Maggie 41. postal histories: NC: Old Hundred 42. postal histories: NC: Pee Dee 43. postal histories: NC: Relief 44. postal histories: NC: Shoe 45. postal histories: NC: Spear 46. postal histories: NC: Spies 47. postal histories: NC: correspondence 48. postal histories: ND: Devils Lake 49. postal histories: ND: Fried 50. postal histories: ND: Prosper 51. postal histories: ND: correspondence 52. postal histories: NE: Quick 53. postal histories: NE: Wahoo 54. postal histories: NE: Weeping Water 55. postal histories: NE: correspondence 56. postal histories: NH: correspondence 57. postal histories: NJ: Colts Neck 58. postal histories: NJ: Ship Bottom 59. postal histories: NJ: correspondence 60. postal histories: NM: Highrolls 61. postal histories: NM: Mule Creek 62. postal histories: NM: Organ 63. postal histories: NM: Salt Lake 64. postal histories: NM: Shiprock 65. postal histories: NM: Wagon Mound 66. postal histories: postal histories: NM: White Signal 67. postal histories: NM: correspondence Box 4 of 7 1. postal histories: NV: Jiggs 2. postal histories: NV: Rawhide 3. postal histories: NV: Tonopah 4. postal histories: NV: correspondence 5. postal histories: NY: Speculator 6. postal histories: NY: Swastika 7. postal histories: NY: Ripley 8. postal histories: NY: correspondence 9. postal histories: OH: Bowling Green 10. postal histories: OH: Morning Sun 11. postal histories: OH: Okey 12. postal histories: OH: Ripley 13. postal histories: OH: Rush Run 14. postal histories: OH: Seventeen 15. postal histories: OH: Station 15 16. postal histories: OH: Temperanceville 17. postal histories: OH: Toledo 18. postal histories: OH: correspondence 19. postal histories: OK: Bowlegs 20. postal histories: OK: Cloud Chief 21. postal histories: OK: Hominy 22. postal histories: OK: Ketchum 23. postal histories: OK: Lone Wolf 24. postal histories: OK: Ripley 25. postal histories: OK: Tie 26. postal histories: OK: Wheeless 27. postal histories: OK: correspondence 28. postal histories: OR: Government Camp 29. postal histories: OR: John Day 30. postal histories: OR: Lookingglass 31. postal histories: OR: Persist 32. postal histories: OR: Sipes 33. postal histories: OR: correspondence 34. postal histories: PA: Eightyfour 35. postal histories: PA: Frugality 36. postal histories: PA: Helen Furnace 37. postal histories: PA: Herndon 38. postal histories: PA: Intercourse 39. postal histories: PA: Jollytown 40. postal histories: PA: Jonas 41. postal histories: PA: King of Prussia 42. postal histories: PA: North East 43. postal histories: PA: Red Cross 44. postal histories: PA: Sally Ann Furnace 45. postal histories: PA: Tire Hill 46. postal histories: PA: Seven Stars 47. postal histories: PA: Shickshinny 48. postal histories: PA: Slippery Rock 49. postal histories: PA: Torpedo 50. postal histories: PA: Wilkinsburg 51. postal histories: PA: correspondence 52. postal histories: RI: correspondence 53. postal histories: SC: Due West 54. postal histories: SC: Little Rock 55. postal histories: SC: Okatie 56. postal histories: SC: Round O 57. postal histories: SC: correspondence 58. postal histories: SD: Faith 59. postal histories: SD: Iron Nation 60. postal histories: SD: Pierre 61. postal histories: SD: Rapid City 62. postal histories: SD: Red Owl 63. postal histories: SD: Reliance Box 5 of 7 1. postal histories: TN: Cross Plains 2. postal histories: TN: Finger 3. postal histories: TN: Greenback 4. postal histories: TN: Jingo 5. postal histories: TN: Jonah 6. postal histories: TN: Reliance 7. postal histories: TN: Ripley 8. postal histories: TN: correspondence 9. postal histories: TX: Ace 10. postal histories: TX: Austin 11. postal histories: TX: Cross Cut 12. postal histories: TX: Cross Plains 13. postal histories: TX: Dime Box 14. postal histories: TX: Edge 15. postal histories: TX: George West 16. postal histories: TX: Gunsight 17. postal histories: TX: Jolly 18. postal histories: TX: Justiceburg 19. postal histories: TX: Lariat 20. postal histories: TX: Lovelady 21. postal histories: TX: Muleshoe 22. postal histories: TX: Old Glory 23. postal histories: TX: Rising Star 24. postal histories: TX: Tarzan 25. postal histories: TX: Telegraph 26. postal histories: TX: Telephone 27. postal histories: TX: White Face 28. postal histories: TX: correspondence 29. postal histories: UT: Dragon 30. postal histories: UT: Helper 31. postal histories: UT: correspondence 32. postal histories: VA: Cuckoo 33. postal histories: VA: Haymakertown 34. postal histories: VA: Ka 35. postal histories: VA: King and Queen 36. postal histories: VA: King William 37. postal histories: VA: Lady 38. postal histories: VA: Smoky Ordinary 39. postal histories: VA: Snowflake 40. postal histories: VA: Sunrise 41. postal histories: VA: correspondence 42. postal histories: VT: Breadloaf 43. postal histories: VT: correspondence 44. postal histories: WA: Hoh 45. postal histories: WA: Jumping Branch 46. postal histories: WA: Smoke Hole 47. postal histories: WA: Soap Lake 48. postal histories: WA: Startup 49. postal histories: WA: correspondence 50. postal histories: Washington, DC: correspondence 51. postal histories: WI: Blue Mound 52. postal histories: WI: Cross Plains 53. postal histories: WI: Jump River 54. postal histories: WI: Spooner 55. postal histories: WI: Sugar Bush 56. postal histories: WI: correspondence 57. postal histories: WV: Eight 58. postal histories: WV: Hotcool 59. postal histories: WV: Hundred 60. postal histories: WV: Joker 61. postal histories: WV: Left Hand 62. postal histories: WV: Let 63. postal histories: WV: Maggie 64. postal histories: WV: Man ... 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