Guide to the Charles E. Winter Collection
Scope and Content
The collection includes a published copy of the Wyoming State Song, a.k.a the “Wyoming March Song,” with lyrics by Charles E. Winter and music by George E. Knapp. The copyright date is 1920, but a separate note indicates that Bailey School Supply of Casper secured rights to the song in May 1925. See also OH-2256
Also included are accession H2003-77, two 1939 letters from Charles E. Winter to music printers regarding the printing of the song, and H2003-125, a letter from Congressman Winter to Charles B. Stafford concerning the Colorado River Compact and Boulder Dam legislation, 1929
Dates
- circa 1924, 1929, 1939
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
Charles E. Winter was born in Muscatine, Iowa on September 13, 1870. After studying at Iowa Wesleyan and Nebraska Wesleyan, Winter moved to Omaha where he studied law while working for a firm of which his brother, Phillip, was a member. Charles moved to Encampment, Wyoming in 1902, where he continued to practice law. Shortly after moving to Casper in 1913, he was appointed judge of the 6th judicial district, and was elected to that position the following year
Politically active, Winter was elected as Representative to Congress in 1922 on the Republican ticket, after an earlier defeat as a Progressive candidate. He was re-elected in 1924 and in 1926. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a Senate seat in 1928. In 1932 Winter was appointed Attorney General of Puerto Rico by President Hoover and served in that position for 19 months
Winter was also a successful author, and published novels about Wyoming including Grandon of Sierra and Ben Warman. He wrote the lyrics for the state song “Wyoming,” which is the subject of this collection. Winter died April 22, 1948
Extent
1 folder
Abstract
Published copy of the Wyoming State Song, lyrics by Charles E. Winter and music by George E. Knapp. Also included are letters concerning publishing the song and the Colorado River Compact and Boulder Dam legislation
Arrangement
Chronological
Acquisition Information
Collection was donated prior to 2001
Processing Information
Processed by Curtis Greubel. Finding aid last updated in 2003. Encoded in 2022.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Charles E. Winter Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Curtis Greubel
- 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