This collection focuses on the work and activities of Loren Clark Bishop as a member and officer of the Wyoming Pioneer Association and private historian. Mr. Bishop was born on March 4, 1885 at Fort Fetterman. He attended Converse County public schools and later pursued a career as an engineer and land surveyor by working on survey crews. He was licensed as a land surveyor in Wyoming in 1907, and subsequently climbed the engineer licensing ladder, culminating with licensure as a Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor in 1925

In addition to running a private surveying and engineering practice in Douglas, Mr. Bishop also served stints as Converse County Surveyor, Douglas City Engineer, Engineer-Manager for the LaPrele Irrigation Project, and Superintendent for Water Division No. 1, which encompassed southeast Wyoming. He served as Wyoming’s State Engineer from 1939 to 1957, when he retired

L.C. Bishop was a member of the Wyoming Pioneer Association from its inception in December 1925. He served as the Association’s first secretary, and as its president. He sponsored a mapping project for emigrant trails and old roads across Wyoming, and organized “treks” along the Oregon Trail. L.C. Bishop died on February 20, 1961