Ward W. Husted papers, 1928-1980.

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Ward W. Husted papers, 1928-1980.

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The Ward W. Husted papers largely contain materials concerning his twenty-year involvement in the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. This portion of the collection includes reports and minutes of the NTUA board of directors and correspondence concerning its actions. Husted also collected material on other Navajo economic developments. Other gas industry related material includes newsletters of the St. Joseph Gas Company from the time Husted was employed there along with miscellaneous reports and articles. Local history is documented by Husted's club memberships and by the articles he collected. Husted helped organize the Laramie Booster Club, a division of the Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Jesters, a drama club. Playbills, scripts, and newspaper articles about the performances are included in the collection. Husted supported the University of Wyoming, especially the construction of the Arena Auditorium. Probably due to his participation in the NTUA, Husted collected information about the Navajo tribe. Also of interest to Husted was the Lincoln and Douglas Debate Centennial and Carl Sandburg Celebration in his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois. He saved brochures, newspapers, and correspondence concerning the events. Some photographs of Husted and the NTUA board are found in the collection. Several artifacts, including honorary medals from the NTUA, press passbooks to the World's Fair in 1939, a gasoline ration book from World War II, and other Wyoming souvenirs are also included.

2.23 cubic ft. (6 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7552271

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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University of Wyoming.

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Newcomen Society of the United States

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St. Joseph Gas Company.

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Jesters Club (Laramie, Wyo.)

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Laramie Booster Club.

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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

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Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American author, editor and poet. He won three Pulitzer prizes, two for his poetry and the third for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. From the guide to the Carl Sandburg Collection, 1924-1954, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) American poet, novelist and historian, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Abraham Lincoln: the War Years and the other for The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg ...

NTUA (Tribal utility authority)

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Husted, Ward W., 1895-1986.

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Ward Walker Husted was born June 20, 1895, in Galesburg, Illinois. He graduated from Lombard College in Galesburg in 1917. After serving in the aviation section of the U.S. Signal Corps during World War I, Husted moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, to begin his career in the gas industry. In 1929, he moved to Laramie, Wyoming, to manage the Laramie Gas Company. While in Laramie, Husted involved himself in numerous community service organizations including the Booster Club, the Jesters, the American L...