Andrew Springs Gillespie papers, ca. 1895-1965.

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Andrew Springs Gillespie papers, ca. 1895-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45998748

The collection contains correspondence, some of it with local historian and ranch owner Edith Blunk, manuscripts, an oral history interview on audiocassette, artifacts and photographs documenting ranch, rodeo, and cowboy life in southern Wyoming in the early 1900s.

1.37 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560846

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Swan Land and Cattle Company

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Organized in the United Kingdom in 1883, the Swan Land and Cattle Company invested in the trade of land, sheep, cattle, and horses in the western United States, headquartering its American office in Chugwater, Wyoming. In 1926, the American board of directors abandoned the British charter and established the Swan Company, also headquartered in Chugwater, but chartered under the laws of the state of Delaware. The new company focused on sheep breeding and the production of wool, primarily purchasi...

Horn, Tom, 1860-1903

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Blunk, Edith Williams.

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Gillespie, Andrew Springs.

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A.S. "Bud" Gillespie was an Albany County, Wyoming rancher and author of books about Wyoming history. Gillespie worked as a cowboy for the Swan Land and Cattle Company and performed in rodeos during the early 1900s. He took over operation of the Gillespie Ranch on the Laramie River and bought the former Taylor Ranch on Rock Creek in 1922. He later became an authority and writer on the early history of Albany County. From the description of Andrew Springs Gillespie papers, ca. 1895-19...