Family papers, 1890-1941.

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Family papers, 1890-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28205552

Collection contains professional and personal papers of Burdick and of Margaret and George Hewlett. Included are Burdick's extensive business files (1890-1927) containing correspondence, reports, statements and leases which concern his various business interests and his law practice. There are several files on the following: Enalpac Oil & Gas Company, Franco-Wyoming Oil Company, Franco Contention Mining Company, Oregon Basin Oil & Gas Company, Central Wyoming Oil & Development Company, Wyoming Oil Fields Company, Jumper California Gold Mines Company, and Salt Creek oil field. There are financial records (1910-1929) of Burdick's law practice and Franco-Wyoming Oil Company, Franco Contention Mining Company, Saratoga Livestock Company and Cheyenne Petroleum Corporation. Also included are maps of Salt Creek oil field, blueprints of structures at Shellback Ranch and other family dwellings, and files (1899-1932) with correspondence and statements relating to Burdick's business interests and assets and the settling of his estate. Papers of Margaret and George Hewlett include extensive business files (1924-1938) containing correspondence (some with family members), statements and reports, all concerning Saratoga Livestock Company, Shellback Ranch, the Hewlett's other business interests, and George's involvement in local politics. The collection also includes photographs of family members and residences and eight boxes (3.6 cubic ft.) of popular and classical sheet music.

92 cubic ft.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7256007

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Wyoming Oil Fields Company.

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Central Wyoming Oil and Development Company.

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Franco Contention Mining Company.

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Burdick, Charles W. (Charles Williams), 1860-1927

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Burdick (1860-1927), a Wyoming attorney, businessman, rancher and politician, was originally from Ohio and moved to Wyoming in 1879. He settled in the Saratoga Valley area in Carbon County and engaged in the livestock business. He became involved in local politics serving as Wyoming's first state auditor from 1890 to 1895 and then as Wyoming secretary of state from 1895 to 1899. Burdick practiced law in Cheyenne and while representing Wyoming foreign investors became interested in t...

Hewlett, Margaret, 1888-1976.

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Oregon Basin Oil and Gas Company.

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Saratoga Livestock Company.

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Enalpac Oil and Gas Company.

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Cheyenne Petroleum Corporation.

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Jumper California Gold Mines Company.

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Franco-Wyoming Oil Company.

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Hewlett, George W., d. 1948.

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