Papers, 1878-1958.

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Papers, 1878-1958.

This photocopied collection includes personal and business correspondence (1878-1951) of John J. LeCron, James D. LeCron and other family members. Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, and Nelson A. Rockefeller. There are transcriptions of diaries by Harriet Frazer (1935, 1938) and James D. LeCron (1901, 1905-1907, 1909, 1930-1931, 1934-1936), genealogical materials on the LeCron, Frazer, Defrees and Ristine families, and John J. LeCron's will. There are articles, poetry and school papers by James D. LeCron, as well as personal memorabilia. There is one box of glass plate negatives and negatives, including many Wyoming locations (ca. 1908-1912).

2.25 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979

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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954....

LeCron, John J.

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LeCron family.

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Frazer family.

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LeCron, James D.

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James D. LeCron was appointed Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1941. A graduate of Northwestern University, he was a newspaperman in Des Moines, Iowa, before joining the Department of Agriculture in 1934 as Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture. From the description of Papers, 1878-1958. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27594547 ...

Ristine family.

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Defrees family.

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Frazer, Harriet

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