Guide to the Governor Jack R. Gage records
Scope and Content
Correspondence and record series primarily subject files ranging from state and federal agency correspondence, to appointment records, water compact and water right files, and expense records.
Dates
- 1961-1962
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Access to ad valorem file and some state institutional records may be restricted. Generally, there are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the remainder of the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Biography of
Jack R. Gage, was born in Worland,Wyoming on January 13, 1899. He completed his education at the University of Wyoming and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1924. Gage was the first University of Wyoming graduate to hold any state elective office when he took over the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the 1934 to 1939 term. He was later postmaster in Sheridan until he successfully ran for Secretary of State in the 1958 election. Gage was serving as Secretary of State when Governor Hickey resigned to enter the U.S. Senate. He became acting Governor January 2, 1961 and served for the duration of Hickey's term. Governor Gage was a popular lecturer and author of several books including Ten Sleep and No Rest, Pack of Lies, and Afoot and Horseback. Jack Gage died March 14, 1970 in Cheyenne.
Extent
16 cubic feet (16 boxes)
Abstract
Records of Jack Gage's term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include water compact commission and water project records, state and federal agency correspondence, appointment files and government expense records.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is divided into two subgroups including: Subject Files, and Appointments
Acquisition Information
MA 1618
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Curtis Greubel, Carl Hallberg, Tone Mendoza and Mary Ann Muniz
- American Dental Association
- Apportionment (Election law) -- Wyoming
- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
- Boy Scouts
- Burns Creek Project
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Celebration) (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- Clark, Frank
- Clemency -- Wyoming
- Columbia Basin Interagency Committee
- Communism.
- Council of State Governments
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Extradition -- Wyoming
- F.E. Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)
- Flags--Wyoming
- Floods -- Wyoming
- Fugitives from justice -- Wyoming
- Future Farmers of America
- Gambling -- Wyoming
- Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960 : Washington, D.C.)
- Grand Teton National Park (Agency : U.S.)
- Hansen, Clifford P. (Clifford Peter), 1912-2009
- Harding, Albert
- Hawaii--Statehood.
- Henry, William
- Indians of North America -- Wyoming
- Industrial development--Wyoming
- Jack, William
- John Birch Society
- Legislation
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), 1915-1992
- Mental health -- Wyoming
- Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee
- Morris, Esther Hobart, 1814-1902
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
- Pacific Southwest Inter-agency Committee
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Pole Mountain (Wyo.)
- Postmasters---Wyoming.
- Teapot Dome
- Timber--Wyoming.
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Union Carbide Corporation
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)
- United States Civil Service Commission
- United States. Air Force
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- United States. Bureau of the Budget
- United States. Coast Guard
- United States. Department of the Interior
- United States. Federal Power Commission
- United States. Internal Revenue Service
- United States. National Park Service
- United States. Navy
- United States. Veterans Administration
- Uranium mines and mining -- Wyoming
- Veterans
- Veto--Wyoming.
- Western Governors' Conference
- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
- Wool--Growth
- Wyoming Association of Municipalities
- Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
- Wyoming Mining Association
- Wyoming Stock Growers Association
- Wyoming Taxpayers Association
- Wyoming Trucking Association
- Wyoming. Governor's Committee on the Employment of the Hadicapped
- Yellowstone National Park
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Governor Jack R. Gage records, 1961-1962
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Curtis Greubel, Carl Hallberg, Tone Mendoza and Mary Ann Muniz
- Date
- 2015
- 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