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Wyoming State Penitentiary

 Organization

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Capitol Building Commission/State Building Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0103
Abstract

The Wyoming Capitol Building Commission records document the aquisition, construction, and maintenance of state buildings, as well the as the placement of monuments and plaques in the State Capitol Complex Grounds.

Dates: 1886-2016

Guide to the Felix Alston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H2010-62
Abstract

Original records and research materials pertaining to Felix Alston, Big Horn County Sheriff and warden of the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Various books about Wyoming and the American West were also part of the donation

Dates: 1891-1974

Guide to the Governor DeForest Richards records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.15
Abstract The papers from Governor DeForest Richard's office deal with routine matters associated with the office. This includes communications with federal government offices, and topics such as requisitions, inquiries, Commercial Fairs and Conferences, School Lands, Game and Fish Laws, Arid Lands, Hot Springs Reservation, Rhodes Scholarship, U.S. Monitor Silver Service, financial records and reports, petitions for pardon, Spanish-American War medals, Tom Horn and Willie Nickels incident, and...
Dates: 1899-1903

Guide to the Governor Frank Houx records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.20
Abstract

Records of Frank Houx' term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include World War I, Wyoming Council for the National Defense, Women's War Work, the establishment of the US Food Administration, and prohibition. Many extradition and requisition records are included.

Dates: 1917 - 1919, 1910-1929

Guide to the Governor John B. Kendrick records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.19
Abstract

Records of John B. Kendrick's term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include the William F. Cody memorial proposal, World War I, Mexican border incidents, and National Guard. Many petitions for pardons and appointment records are included.

Dates: 1910-1929

Guide to the Governor Joseph M. Carey records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.18
Abstract

Records of Joseph M. Carey's term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include the USS Wyoming, irrigation and water development projects, World War I armistice efforts, and women's suffrage. Many petitions for pardons and appointment records are included.

Dates: 1878; 1910-1929

Guide to the Governor Nellie T. Ross records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.24
Abstract

Records of Nellie Tayloe Ross' term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include petitions for the removal of Arthur Gwynn and Scott Hazen from office, Wyoming State Penitentiary correspondence and petitions for an armory in Riverton, WY Many petition for pardon files and Stage agency correspondence are also included.

Dates: 1925-1927, 1911-1929

Guide to the Governor William B. Ross records, 1923-1924

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.22
Abstract

Records of William B. Ross' term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Two notable issues include the Lake View Canal Project and tax exemption for sugar factories Many appointment records are also included.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1923-1924; 1910-1929