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Guide to the Kathryn Sisson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H73-29 (MSS 637)

Scope and Content

Collection of records from the estate of Kathryn Beckwith Mertsheimer Sisson. She requested that after she died that the Beckwith records in her possession be donated to the State of Wyoming. The files contain correspondence, articles legal records and other miscellaneous records about Beckwith family members.

Dates

  • 1890-1965

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

Kathryn Sisson was born in 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska and died in 1973 in Springfield, Missouri. She was the daughter of Dora Beckwith Mertsheimer (1859-1937), who was the daughter of A.C. Beckwith of Evanston, Wyoming. Kathryn married M.E. Sisson, assistant to the general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.

Extent

5 folders

Abstract

Correspondence, articles legal records and other miscellaneous records about Beckwith family members.

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Acquisition Information

collection donated in 1973

Processing Information

Processed by Archives staff. Finding aid last updated in 2020. Encoded in 2022.

Title
Guide to the Kathryn Sisson Collection, MSS 637
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Archives Staff
Date
© 2022
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

Contact:
Barrett Building
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Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
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