WILLIAM N. BYERS AND FAMILY PAPERS

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WILLIAM N. BYERS AND FAMILY PAPERS

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The collection contains the personal papers of William N. Byers and family. The papers date from 1850 to 1938. Most of the material was generated by William Byers. The collection contains his diaries, correspondence, letter books and a small portion of his financial and legal documents. The material primarily documents his personal life, although the diaries and letter books contain information on his business transactions, both personal and professional. The financial records document his investment in land such as the Byers Subdivision and also his ventures in mining. Included in the collection are the papers generated by Byers' wife, Elizabeth Minerva Sumner Byers. Mrs. Byers papers comprise personal correspondence with her children, Frank S. and Mary; a diary; financial papers; and a small portion of the business records and correspondence from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys. The collection contains the correspondence of Frank S. Byers, Mary Byers Robinson and her husband, William F. Robinson. Correspondence between the members of the Sumner family, (Elizabeth Byers' family) forms a small portion of the collection. Probate records for the estate of Moses Watson Byers (William N. Byers' father) in Muscatine County, Iowa, are also included.

3 Boxes (3 linear feet) 2 OVBoxes, 2 OVFF 1 PhotoBox, 1 PhotoOVFF 8 reels ilm (Mflm 206)

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6819884

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Byers Home for Boys

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In 1893, Elizabeth M. Byers established a boys' home (first called Working Boys Home and School) in Denver, Colorado, and a summer camp on U.S. Forest Service Land in Pike National Forest; operated until 1978. From the description of E.M. Byers School for Boys 1893-1981. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 43932560 ...

Byers, Wm. N. (William Newton), 1831-1903

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William Byers was a Colorado pioneer, surveyor, and newspaper editor. Founder of the Rocky Mountain News. Built the first telegraph line from Denver, Colo. to New Mexico. Served as director and vice-president of the Tramway Company. Elizabeth Byers founded and provided for the E.M. Byers School for Boys. From the description of William N. Byers and family papers, 1850-1938 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13280346 Colorado pioneer, surveyor, and new...

Byers family

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Byers, Frank Robinson

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Byers, Elizabeth M.

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