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Guide to the E. Jayne Mockler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H2007-92

Scope and Content

The bulk of the collection consists of files of correspondence, clippings, and notes concerning issues considered by the Wyoming Legislature during Senator Mockler’s years in the State House and Senate. Records related to Ms. Mockler’s campaigns and to her family are also included

Copies of the pages from a scrapbook (1930s-1950s, ca. 1974) highlighting the career of state legislator Frank C. Mockler, Jayne’s grandfather, are also in the collection

Some items were removed from the accession and cataloged separately. A list of these items is included at the end of the inventory

Dates

  • 1930’s (1991)-2008

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

E. Jayne Mockler was born in Jackson, Wyoming in 1957. She was raised on a ranch near Dubois, Wyoming before moving to Cheyenne, where she graduated from Cheyenne East High School. She received a B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College in 1980

After an unsuccessful 1990 campaign for a seat in Wyoming’s House of Representatives, Ms. Mockler switched parties and was elected to the House as a Democrat, serving from 1992 to 1996. She served as State Senator from 1996 to 2008. She ran unsuccessfully for the office of Secretary of State in 1998

Ms. Mockler has served her community on a number of boards and has been employed as a legal administrator, researcher, and as Executive Director of the Wyoming Democratic Party

Extent

1.5 cubic foot

Abstract

E. Jayne Mockler Collection. Political files and memorabilia

Arrangement

Alphabetical by file title

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated in 2007

Separated Materials

Five photographs were moved to the Historical Photograph Collection under P2007-65. See also lists at end of finding aid

Processing Information

Processed by Curtis Greubel. Finding aid last updated in 2008. Encoded in 2022.

Title
Guide to the E. Jayne Mockler Collection
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Curtis Greubel
Date
© 2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826