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Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variant(s): Shoshone Indian Reservation (Wyo.) Wind River Reservation (Wyo.) See also: Indian reservations --Wyoming Found in: Work cat.: Vander, J. Song prints ... 1988. Fed. Indian reserv.: p. 415. NUCMC data from Wyoming State Archives for Wyoming. State Engineer’s Office. Shoshone Indian Reservation ceded land, 1904-1906 (The Shoshone Indian Reservation, which officially became the Wind River Reservation in 1938, was formed by the Fort Bridger Treaty in 1863; originally included more than 44 million acres in Colo., Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; it saw the introduction of Arapaho Indians in 1878; subsequent diminutions, including land purchases by the U.S. government because of gold strikes, have resulted in its present size, completely in the state of Wyo.) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] unknown; 43°17ʹ00ʺN 108°50ʹ02ʺW Not found in: Hodge handk. Am. Ind.; Lippincott

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Fremont Club Collection

 Collection — Box 679
Identifier: H97-16
Abstract

Fremont Club booster brochure called "Lander and the Shoshone Reservation to be Opened April 15, 1906"

Dates: circa 1906

Guide to the Governor James E. Geringer records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.40
Abstract

Records of James E. Geringer's two terms as Governor of Wyoming from 1995-2003. Notable issues include water and environmental issues, energy, Indian affairs, and state and federal agency correspondence, and expense records.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1995-2003; 1988-2003

Guide to the Governor Stanley K. Hathaway records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.37
Abstract

Records of Stan Hathaway's term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include water compact commission and water project records, the Black 14 incident, state and federal agency correspondence, and government expense records.

Dates: 1967-1975

Guide to the Henry Wohn Collection

 Collection — Box 686
Identifier: H2001-25
Abstract

Original land records - transactions involving Henry Wohn

Dates: 1895-1918 not inclusive

Guide to the James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H63-125
Abstract

The James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection contains copied postcards and snapshots related to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Reservation.

Dates: 1890s-1910s

Guide to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums and Historical Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0243
Abstract

Wyoming State Archives, Museums and Historical Department records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist department administration records from the State Archives, State Museum, Historical Division, Historic Sites Office, the Centralized Microfilm Department, and the Wyoming State Library, Archives, Museums and Historical Board

Dates: 1961-2005

Guide to the Wyoming State Commerce Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0122
Abstract

Wyoming State Commerce Department records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist department administration records from the Cultural Resources Division, the State Parks and Historic Sites Division, the Economic and Community Division, and the Tourism and State Marketing Division.

Dates: 1949-1950, 1975-2004