S. N. Leek papers, 1882-1946

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S. N. Leek papers, 1882-1946

http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah03138.xml

S.N. Leek was a hunter, trapper, dude rancher, politician, and guide as well as a writer and wildlife photographer. This collection consists of materials related to Leek's life and various careers.

cubic ft. (98 boxes)

eng,

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Leek, S. N. (Stephen Nelson), 1858-1943

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Stephen Nelson Leek (1858-1943) was one of the earliest settlers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was born in Turkey Point, Ontario, Canada and lived in Kearney, Nebraska, and Salt Lake City, Utah, before moving to Wyoming sometime around 1882. He worked on several ranches in southeast Wyoming before settling permanently in Jackson Hole between 1886 and 1888 where he homesteaded a ranchsite three miles south of the present town of Jackson. Stephen Leek was a hunter, trapper, dude rancher and guide a...