Daniel Wallace Greenburg papers, 1879-1966.

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Daniel Wallace Greenburg papers, 1879-1966.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81152922

The collection contains a large number of photographs (stored in general photographic file) dealing with Western history including: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, the Dakotas, Native Americans, cattle ranching, Fort Laramie, General Custer and other historical personalities. Included are slides of William Henry Jackson photographs of the Hayden Survey, Jackson's photographs and letters, and artwork of Jackson, Eugene Willard Deming and others. Motion picture films portray Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills among other areas. There are deeds, claims, and documents concerning Fort Laramie and the Lapwai Reservation (Nez Perce). Greenburg's correspondence (1929-1966), military reports, orders and papers of Fort Laramie (1879-1888), a copy of William Henry Jackson's diary (1866-1867), and maps are included.

5.72 cubic ft. (18 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8258484

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Greenburg, Daniel Wallace, 1867-1940

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