Leland Case Office and Library

The Middle Border Museum was founded in 1939, and was an idea and a dream of Leland D Case. Case attended Dakota Wesleyan and other universities and became an editor of THE ROTARIAN in Chicago. Later, he was editor of TOGETHER magazine, a widely distributed Methodist publication. He was also founder of Westerners International. He believed that there was a need for a center to celebrate the middle border's literature, art, music, and heritage. This office was from his home in Arizona, where he moved when he contracted tuberculosis. This office had a view of the desert, mountains, and giant cacti. 

A visionary leader, Leland D Case worked tirelessly to collect stories, artifacts, and memories that would otherwise be lost. The museum and its programs are a tribute to his and many others efforts. They understood that the tale of the middle border was not only one of hardship and perseverance, but also of community, creativity, and vision.