Records 1897-1946.

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Records 1897-1946.

Collection contains the papers of the Wyoming Development Company and its subsidiary companies. Wyoming Development Company materials include correspondence (1924-1946); subject files on oil and gas leases, water resources development, and reports (1897-1946); legal files relating to lawsuits over water rights (1932-1946); maps of Wyoming (1929-1946) and reports on water resources development and irrigation. The collection also contains reports and trial balances for the Wheatland Industrial Company and the Wheatland Development Company.

11.45 cubic ft. (23 boxes)

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Wheatland Industrial Company.

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Wheatland Development Company.

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Wyoming Development Company

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The Wyoming Development Company was incorporated in 1883 in Wheatland, Wyoming, to construct irrigation systems for farming and general industrial development. The Wyoming Development Company served as the parent company for the Wheatland Industrial Company, founded in 1897, which constucted reservoirs and general building sites; the Wheatland Development Company; and the Wheatland Roller Mill Company, which was acquired in 1938. From the description of Records 1897-1946. (University...