Papers, 1955-1976.

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Papers, 1955-1976.

Collection includes the manuscript for "Beaver Dick," extracts of interviews with Teton Basin settlers by historian Merrill D. Beal, and the manuscripts and newsclippings for thirteen other articles on western history written by Thompson.

.8 cubic ft. (1 envelope)

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Thompson, William Leigh, 1937-

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Thompson, Edith M. Schultz, 1907-

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Thompson (1907-1987) was married in 1926 to C.W. Thompson, grandson of Jackson Hole, Wyoming area trapper Richard "Beaver Dick" Leigh. In 1981 Thompson with her son, William Leigh Thompson, co-authored the book "Beaver Dick, the Honor and the Heartbreak: An Historical Account of Richard Leigh." From the description of Papers, 1955-1976. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 39058803 ...

Beal, Merrill D., 1898-1990

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Idaho State University history professor. From the guide to the MS 4022 Merrill D. Beal research files 1938-1969 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...