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Guide to the Nolle Smith/Ellen Crowley Suyematsu Collection

 Collection — Box: 686
Identifier: H2001-58

Scope and Content

Autobiographical memoirs and supporting documents about Nollie Smith and Ellen Crowley Suyematsu.

Dates

  • 1971-1972, 1996

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 Notes

Nolle R. Smith was a native Wyomingite who achieved recognition in a variety of career pursuits around the world. He was a cowboy, a Cheyenne High School and University of Nebraska football player, a member of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature, and Hawaii’s Director of Civil Service. He also worked for the State Department in the Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Haiti, and Brazil.

Ellen Crowley Suyematsu was Wyoming State Librarian, a Cheyenne attorney, a member of the Wyoming Attorney General’s staff, and a member of Wyoming’s House of Representatives. She married fellow lawyer and U.S. District Court judge Tosh Suyematsu.

Smith and the Suyematsus became good friends while Tosh was sent to Hawaii on a temporary assignment for the Attorney General's office and Smith stayed with them often during his visits to Cheyenne.

Extent

.2 cubic feet (2 file folders)

Abstract

Autobiographical memoirs and supporting documents about Nollie Smith and Ellen Crowley Suyematsu.

Arrangement

Organized into two folders by subject matter: Nolle Smith and Ellen Crowley Suyematsu.

Acquisition Information

Donated in 2001 by Mary McCue.

Alternate Formats Available

Records may be available in alternate formats. See container list for more information.

Related Material

H2002-50, Suyematsu Collection, Wyoming State Archives.

H2002-131, Suyematsu Family Collection, Wyoming State Archives.

P2002-32, Suyematsu Photograph Collection, Wyoming State Archives.

Processing Information

Processed in 2009 by Curtis Greubel and Kate Melander. Finding aid encoded in 2019.

Title
Guide to the Nolle Smith/Ellen Crowley Suyematsu Collection, 1971-1972, 1996
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
2019
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

Contact:
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