Guide to the Kathryn Sisson Collection, 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.
Creator
- 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
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov