Swigart Family Papers 1896-1983 1982-1983

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Swigart Family Papers 1896-1983 1982-1983

Research materials gathered for and the manuscript of "Leslie, The Swigarts, and the Case of the Purloined School House," including correspondence, photographs, reports concerning the Strong Mine (Albany County, Wyoming), and a diary documenting the Swigart family journey from Kansas to Wyoming in 1896.

cubic ft. (1 slim document box)

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Swigart, I. R.

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Evans, Lloyd R.

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Swigart Family

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Isaac R. Swigart, M.D., his wife Mary Frances Farman Swigart, and their four children, Leslie, Francis, Natalie, and infant son John, set out from Beloit, Kansas in May 1896 on their way to Oregon. The move was due to John’s poor health. When the family reached Laramie, Wyoming, residents persuaded Dr. Swigart that the city needed another physician, so the family abandoned their plans to go on to Oregon and settled in Laramie instead. Dr. Swigart obtained permission to practice medi...

Kent, Leslie S. (Leslie Swigart), 1882-1953.

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