Guide to the Wyoming Historical Department records
Scope and Content
Records range from Wyoming Historical Department Board administriave records, minutes, correspondence, ledgers, and payroll registers to Historic site legal documents. Collection highlights include a register for military servicemen and pioneers.
Dates
- 1919-1952
Creator
- Wyoming. Historical Department (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Extent
5.6 cubic feet (+ 5 volumes)
Abstract
Records from the Wyoming Historical Department.
Arrangement
Organized by record type. See container list for more information. Item level inventory available on-site.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from Wyoming Historical Department.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives unless otherwise noted in the container list.
Alternate Formats Available
Selected records may be available on microfilm or digital. See container list for more information.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared in 2003 by Wyoming State Archives Staff. Updated as new material received. Encoded by Jessica Cosgrove in 2020.
- Armories -- Wyoming
- Baker, Jim, 1818-1898
- Connor Battlefield State Historic Site (Wyo.)
- Fish hatcheries -- Wyoming
- Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)
- Fort Fetterman State Historic Site (Wyo.)
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.)
- Fort MacKenzie (Wyo.)
- Frontier and pioneer life--Wyoming
- Historic sites--Wyoming
- Jim Baker's Cabin
- Monument dedications
- Monuments and memorials -- Wyoming
- Pioneers--Wyoming
- Public buildings -- Wyoming
- Real property -- Wyoming
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Wyoming
- Wyoming Pioneer Association
- Wyoming State Fair
- Wyoming State Historical Society
- Wyoming State Hospital
- Wyoming Supreme Court Building (Wyo.)
- Wyoming. Office of State Historian
Creator
- Wyoming. Historical Department (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Wyoming Historical Department Records, 1919-1952
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Wyoming State Archives Staff
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov