Norma Marie Mueller collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OBC149
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and certificates for Norma Marie Mueller and her parents ranging from 1882 to 1938.
Dates
- 1882-1938
Creator
- Mueller, Norma Marie (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Norma Marie Mueller was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1905 to (Frederick) Eugene (1856-1945) and Ottilie Elizabeth (Sondermann) Mueller (1872-1958). She had an older brother named Frederick Eugene (ca. 1903-1931). Her family were of German descent and her mother immigrated to the United States in 1881, while her father, the son of German immigrants, was born in Louisiana. Her father Eugene Mueller taught German and later, history, at Shortridge High School for 48 years before retiring in 1933. He continued to teach night classes at the Normal College of American Gymnastic Union for several more years. Her mother also worked as a teacher for 8 years, before Norma's birth. The family lived at 1156 Churchman Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana for decades.
After high school, Norma Mueller studied music, piano and violin. She later became a successful music teacher, especially of piano and violin. Mueller frequently travelled to Europe for music festivals and to study piano and violin. She met her future husband, Fritz Moser, a government lawyer from Bern, Switzerland in 1936 on an ocean liner on the way back to New York. In 1937, she went to Switzerland and they were engaged. Their wedding was delayed due to illness in their families and the outbreak of World War II; they were not married until June 1949, after which the couple lived in Bern. Her mother moved to Bern to live with her and her husband 9 years before her death on October 29, 1958. Norma Mueller Moser died there in 1987.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Eugene Mueller." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Eugene Mueller, Shortridge Teacher 48 Years, Dies Here." Indianapolis Star, February 21, 1945, 24. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Eugene Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974111/eugene-mueller.
Findagrave.com. "Frederick Eugene Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974135/frederick-eugene-mueller.
Findagrave.com. "Ottilie Elisabeth Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974315/ottilie-elisabeth-mueller.
"Frederick E. Mueller." [Obituary.] Indianapolis Star, December 4, 1931. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"'Improbable' Romance Takes Hoosier to Swiss Wedding." Indianapolis Star, May 15, 1949, 52. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"Mrs. Mueller Dies Overseas." Indianapolis Star, November 6, 1958, 27. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
After high school, Norma Mueller studied music, piano and violin. She later became a successful music teacher, especially of piano and violin. Mueller frequently travelled to Europe for music festivals and to study piano and violin. She met her future husband, Fritz Moser, a government lawyer from Bern, Switzerland in 1936 on an ocean liner on the way back to New York. In 1937, she went to Switzerland and they were engaged. Their wedding was delayed due to illness in their families and the outbreak of World War II; they were not married until June 1949, after which the couple lived in Bern. Her mother moved to Bern to live with her and her husband 9 years before her death on October 29, 1958. Norma Mueller Moser died there in 1987.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Eugene Mueller." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Norma M. Mueller." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 25, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Eugene Mueller, Shortridge Teacher 48 Years, Dies Here." Indianapolis Star, February 21, 1945, 24. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Eugene Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974111/eugene-mueller.
Findagrave.com. "Frederick Eugene Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974135/frederick-eugene-mueller.
Findagrave.com. "Ottilie Elisabeth Mueller." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45974315/ottilie-elisabeth-mueller.
"Frederick E. Mueller." [Obituary.] Indianapolis Star, December 4, 1931. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"'Improbable' Romance Takes Hoosier to Swiss Wedding." Indianapolis Star, May 15, 1949, 52. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"Mrs. Mueller Dies Overseas." Indianapolis Star, November 6, 1958, 27. Accessed January 25, 2022. ProQuest.
Extent
0.12 Cubic Feet (2 large oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mr. and Mrs. George H. Maley on 2017/02/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/11/02 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2021/11/02 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2022/01/25 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Mueller, Norma Marie (Person)
- Title
- Norma Marie Mueller collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
