Swigart family papers, 1896-1983 (bulk 1982-1983).

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Swigart family papers, 1896-1983 (bulk 1982-1983).

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The Swigart Family Papers contain the research materials gathered for and the manuscript of "Leslie, The Swigarts, and the Case of the Purloined School House," written by Dr. Lloyd R. Evans. They include a small amount of biographical information on Leslie Swigart Kent, M.D., correspondence between Natalie Swigart Hanson and Dr. Evans regarding family history, and photographs of Leslie Swigart as well as Dr. I.R. Swigart and his family's horse-drawn "wagon-house," designed and built for the family's move from Kansas to Wyoming. That trip is also recorded in a diary kept by then 14-year old Leslie during the journey from May to July 1896. Reports concerning the Strong Mine and information on the town of Leslie, in Albany County, Wyoming, are also included.

.25 Cubic ft. (1 Box)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Swigart family.

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The Swigart Family moved from Beloit, Kansas, to Laramie, Wyoming, in 1896. Dr. Isaac R. Swigart practiced medicine in Laramie and operated the Strong Mine on Horse Creek 18 miles northeast of Laramie. The town of Leslie, named for Swigart's oldest daughter, was founded as part of the development of the mine, and the family lived there between 1904 and 1909. Following in the footsteps of her father, Leslie Swigart became a doctor, graduating from Lincoln Medical College at Lincoln, Nebraska, in ...

Evans, Lloyd R.

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Swigart, I. R.

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

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