Charles Mutschler

Charles V. Mutschler (May 28, 1955 – March 10, 2019) was an archivist and Interim Dean of Eastern Washington University Libraries.[1] He served as Assistant Archivist and Acting University Archivist and was hired as University Archivist in 2001.[2] He became Interim Dean in 2018.[3]

In addition to his work at EWU, he was an avid railroad and model railroad enthusiast, speaking locally on railroad history topics and authoring publications about railroad history.[4]

Early life

Mutschler was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and traveled around the southwestern United States while his father worked as a mining geologist.[5] He attended middle school in Colorado.[5] Mutschler received a BA from Eastern Washington State College (1977), an MA from Eastern Washington University (1981), an MA in Archival Administration from Western Washington University (1992), and a Ph.D. in History from Washington State University (1999).[4] He had lived in Cheney, Washington since 1969.[5] He was killed in an automobile crash on March 10, 2019 near Cheney, Washington.[6]

Publications
  • Spokane’s Street Railways: An Illustrated History (1987)
  • Wired for Success: The Butte Anaconda & Pacific Railway (2002)
  • A Doctor Among the Oglala Sioux: The Letters of Robert H. Ruby, 1953–1954 (co-edited with Cary C. Collins) (2010)

References
  1. "Passing of Charles Mutschler – Eastern 24/7". Eastern 24/7. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. "Mutschler biography" (PDF). Eastern Washington University. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Mutschler to serve as interim dean of EWU Libraries – Eastern 24/7". Eastern 24/7. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  4. ""Saving our Station (SOS!): The Cheney Depot Restoration Project."". Westerner Spokane Corral. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  5. Rebar, Erin (2018-02-12). "Between the Shelves". The Easterner. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  6. "EWU Dean of Libraries killed in three-car crash in Spokane County". KREM. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-11.


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