Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916)

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Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916)

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Collection contains the manuscript for "The Johnson County War: The Narrative of Dr. Charles Bingham Penrose" (ca. 1914); 4 letters from Charles to his brother Boies Penrose, Bob Ralston and Owen Wister in 1892; miscellaneous telegrams and newspaper clippings regarding the Johnson County War; and Charles Penrose's correspondence with Boies Penrose, Amos Barber, Owen Wister, William C. Irvine, and Grace Raymond Hebard regarding the invasion (1913-1915). Collection also includes two photographs of the invading party; a map of the KC ranch (probably drawn by Irvine) and a list of places connected with the invasion; a list of names of those prosecuted by the State of Wyoming for participating in the raid; and 1 letter from Wister to Charles' son Boies Penrose (1936).

1.17 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7290564

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000028 Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, he...

Ralston, Robert, 1863-1916

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Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921

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Born in Philadelphia in 1860, Boies Penrose graduated from Harvard University and practiced law in his native city in 1883. From 1884 until 1897 he served in the Pennsylvania legislature as a representative and senator. An unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1895, he served as a United States senator from 1897 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1921. From the description of Boies Penrose political and legal journal, 1889. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries)...

Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925

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Charles B. Penrose, a doctor from Philadelphia, came to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1891 for his health. He was invited to accompany a group of stockgrowers in a raid on cattle rustlers in Johnson County, Wyoming, in April 1892 which later became known as the Johnson County War. Penrose fell behind the main group and did not participate in the actual raid on the KC Ranch but was arrested near Douglas, Wyoming, for being a member of the party. He corresponded with his brother Senator Boies...

Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936

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Grace Raymond Hebard taught and served as librarian at the University of Wyoming. From the description of Marking the old Oregon trail in Wyoming, ca. 1915. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31912428 Collection materials relating to Hebard's career as University of Wyoming professor, librarian, and western historian. Collection includes subject files containing correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts and printed materials concerning places an...

Irvine, William C., 1852-1924.

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Barber, Amos W. (Amos Walker), 1861-1915

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Penrose, Boies, 1902-1976

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Boies Penrose was an author, traveler, and collector of geographical materials related to the English Tudor and Stuart periods. He was the author of "Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620" (1952) and editor of several books, including "Sea Fights in the East Indies in the Years 1602-1639" (1931) and the privately printed "The Travels of Captain Robert Coverte" (1931). From the description of Papers, 1921-1976. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat r...