Guide to the Governor William B. Ross records, 1923-1924
Scope and Content
Correspondence and record series covering appointment records, the requisition and extradition of fugitives, and legislative affairs. Some general topics include Lake View Canal correspondence, a petition to make sugar factories exempt from taxation, and various state and federal government issues.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1923-1924
- 1910-1929
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and 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
William B. Ross, was born in Dover, Tennessee on December 4, 1873 and was educated in the local schools and the Peabody Normal school in Nashville. After working in the office of the Chancellor J.N. Stout of the Sixth Tennessee Judicial Division, Ross moved to Wyoming in 1901 to set up his law practice. Cheyenne had just passed through a time of being very rough and very rich as a result of the cattle empires of the 1890s. This atmosphere had gradually given way to a quieter but pleasant small town. It was this Cheyenne that attracted Ross and his new bride Nellie Tayloe Ross. The Ross' settled down to a life of practicing law and raising a family. Ross became active politically and worked his way from prosecuting attorney of Laramie County to the nomination for Governor on the Democratic Party's ticket. Governor Ross won the election and served from January 1923 to October 2, 1924. William D. Ross died October 2, 1924 and was buried in Cheyenne.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet : 3 boxes
Abstract
Records of William B. Ross' term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Two notable issues include the Lake View Canal Project and tax exemption for sugar factories Many appointment records are also included.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is divided into five subgroups including: General Records, Administrative Records, Appointments, Requisitions and Extraditions, and Legislative Matters
Acquisition Information
MA 2890, transferred to Wyoming State Archives on June 26, 1968
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Don Mason, Tone Mendoza and Mary Ann Muniz
- Derrick Oil Company
- Extradition -- Wyoming
- Fugitives from justice -- Wyoming
- Lakeview Ditch (Wyo.)
- Legislation
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970
- Midwest Oil Company
- Natural gas -- Wyoming
- Public health--Wyoming
- Railroads--Wyoming
- Sugar beet industry--Wyoming
- Sugar factory
- Union Pacific Coal Company
- United States. Congress
- United States. Department of Commerce
- United States. Department of State
- United States. Department of the Interior
- University of Wyoming
- Walden, L. E.
- Water--Wyoming
- Wyoming Insurance Commission
- Wyoming State Penitentiary
- Wyoming. Board of Charities and Reform
- Wyoming. Board of Land Commissioners
- Wyoming. Department of Health
- Wyoming. Game and Fish Commission
- Wyoming. Office of State Examiner
- Wyoming. Office of the Attorney General
- Wyoming. Secretary of State
- Wyoming. State Engineer's Office
- Wyoming. State Highway Department
- Wyoming. State Treasurer's Office
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Governor William B. Ross records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Don Mason, 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