Guide to the Gertrude Ellis Collection

Collection — Box: 366

Identifier: H74-35

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Scope and Content

Scrapbook with cutouts of illustrations, invitations, dance cards, programs, Cheyenne High School ephemera, and a small amount of correspondence. The collection also includes 4 editions of The Elite, 1891-1892, a small newspaper type publication that was apparently issued for theatrical productions, probably at the Cheyenne Opera House.

Of special interest is a paper program and a silk program from the performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" by Edwin Booth at the Cheyenne Opera House in 1887.

Dates

1884-1991

Creator

Gilmore, Gertrude E., 1870-1952 (Person)

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 Note

Gertrude Ellis was born August 29, 1870 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to local confectioner H.H. Ellis and his wife Adelaide. Gertrude was active in Cheyenne society, attending and hosting many parties and dances as well as frequenting theatrical productions. She was a member of Co. K Wyoming Girl Guards during the Wyoming Statehood celebration in 1890. Her brother Lemuel, continued their father's candy business in Cheyenne.

In 1892, Gertrude married James M. Gilmore in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They operated a ranch in the Red Buttes area until 1901, when they sold the property and moved into Cheyenne. The couple had one daughter, Helen Bess Gilmore Brown. Gertrude passed away in Los Angeles, California in 1952.