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Larry K. Brown Research Notes on Wyoming Women Prisoners, 1993-1998

 Series — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Western author Larry K. Brown has written seven books, plus articles in such non-fiction publications as the National Cowboy Hall of Fame's Persimmon Hill, Wild West, True West, Old West, American Cowboy, The Roundup of Western Writers of America, Wyoming Magazine, Annals of Wyoming History Journal, plus the journals of the National and Western Outlaw and Lawman associations. His fictional short stories also have been published in the award-winning High Plains literary magazine.

The former Western Writers of America Membership Chairman (1999-2005) and Board Member (2004-2006) and his wife, Florence, make their home in Cheyenne, WY. They have four grown children. Text from the Wyoming Authors wiki.

These are the research files for Brown’s Petticoat Prisoners of Old Wyoming, published by High Plains Press in 2001. They contain notes on women prisoners in Wyoming from 1880 to 2003, arranged roughly by prisoner number. Brown decided not to continue researching prisoners after 1980, when the preponderance of women’s offenses became drug related. He felt coverage of these crimes warranted a different kind of book, one he wasn’t planning to write.

Dates

  • 1993-1998

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 cubic feet

Arrangement

Numerical

Physical Description

1.25 cubic feet

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

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