Papers, 1861-1936.

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Papers, 1861-1936.

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Collection contains mostly diaries (1861-1936) along with a partial transcript for the diaries from 1861-1890; 3 notebooks; 4 photographs of Sturgis and his home in Cheyenne; programs and playbills for various theaters and operas in Cheyenne (1872-1901); and miscellaneous other materials. The collection also includes a 23-page manuscript written by Sturgis in 1875 entitled "The Nation's Ward," and the rejection letter from "Old and New" magazine editor Edward Everett Hale. The manuscript comments on the federal government's relationship with Indians in the West.

1.73 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7352633

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

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Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author and Unitarian minister. Hale was involved in many social reform movements, including abolition and popular education. He is best known for his 1863 short story, "The Man Without a Country," which promoted patriotic support of the Union. From the guide to the Edward Everett Hale Letters, 1884-1897, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Sturgis, William, 1861-1936.

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Sturgis (1842-1936) served with the Union forces of the Civil War and along with his brother Thomas, managed several farms near Neosho, Missouri from 1868-1872. In 1872 William and Thomas Sturgis along with Gorhham B. Goodell formed Sturgis, Goodell & Co., which raised cattle in Laramie County, Wyoming. William and Thomas both helped to organize the Wyoming Stock Growers Association in 1873 and William served as an assistant secretary. William Sturgis remained in Wyoming until 1901 and then ...

Sturgis, Goodell & Co.

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