Diaries 1888-1923.

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Diaries 1888-1923.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27702781

The collection consists of John Leet's business diaries from 1888-1889, 1893-1897, 1899-1920. He recorded expenditures and receipts, business and personal memoranda and noted his and his family's daily activities. He also commented on the local and national economy and politics. There is information on Leet's trips to Douglas, Wyoming, and numerous other places, and on his attempts in 1901 to establish a sugar beet plant in Denver. Diary entries are daily and substantive, and beginning in 1904 the diaries are indexed by names and subjects. The collection also includes an incomplete 1923 diary of Dorothy Leet and a Leet family genealogical chart.

2.25 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7246812

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Leet, Daniel Moore, 1814-1900.

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Roller, Laura Leet, 1873-1920.

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Leet, Edmond, 1883-

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Leet, Modeste Caillier, 1852-1910.

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Downing, Emma Leet, 1874-

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Leet family.

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Leet, John E., 1847-1922.

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John Edward Leet was a pioneer real estate businessman and journalist in Denver, Colorado. He was from New Orleans and came to Denver in 1879. Leet's father, Daniel, had founded Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, but had joined his son's family in Denver and entered into business with John. John was engaged in various investments and real estate ventures in Colorado and surrounding states. He also wrote columns for various newspapers and owned a cattle ranch (Leetsisle Ranch) near Douglas, Wyoming. His bu...

Leet, Dorothy.

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