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Collection of personal and political records of the Barrett Family.

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Papers include correspondence, notes, court records, financial records, and newspaper articles. Topics include ranching and business interests, family members, legal cases, investments, oil development in northeastern Wyoming (particularly the Kaycee dome), and Wyoming politics featuring information on Joseph Carey, Lester Hunt, John Kendrick, Joseph O'Mahoney, Nellie Tayloe Ross, William Ross, Harry Schwartz, and Nels Smith.

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Includes material relating to the Kimball family in Casper, Wyo.; Edness Wilkins's family; Casper civic groups; Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the U.S. Mint, for whom Wilkins worked as personal secretary; Wyoming politics; and the Democratic Party in Wyoming.

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Collection chiefly has material focusing on Estelle Reel Meyer's life as an educator and particularly as U.S. superintendent of Indian schools. Records include reports, articles, and information about her position and her efforts on behalf of Indian schools; together with correspondence dealing with her political relationships, both state and federal, and also with her attempt to be reappointed in the face of strong public and congressional opposition.

Abstract Governor John A. Campbell's records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist of about one cubic foot of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Many interesting topics are discussed in these letters, such as the organization of Wyoming Territory, Indian affairs, women's suffrage, personnel, and the routine matters of running a territorial government. The correspondence also addresses matters considered by the territorial legislature, such as appointments, arms for citizens, control...

Abstract Governor Thomas Moonlight's correspondence reflects the issues one would expect a Wyoming Territorial Governor to monitor. Subject matter includes petitions for pardons, appointments, requisitions and extraditions, livestock, an addition to the penitentiary in Laramie, land laws and settlement, Indians, militia, game and fish matters, the university, post offices, and a Fourth of July celebration. Separate series include petitions and correspondence concerning the organization of Natrona...

Abstract The Department of Administration and Fiscal Control was empowered to assist the governor in improving management techniques to coordinate and provide services used by more than one agency, to review agency programs, and to establish uniform standards of administration. The department consisted of seven divisions: Budget, Purchasing and Property Control, Central Services, Data Services, Personnel, Research and Statistics, and Telecommunications. Now defunct and most duties transferred to the...

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Wyoming Federation of Women's Club records from the local, state and federal levels.

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The Wyoming Secretary of State records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives range from records documenting the creation of Wyoming state government to corporation charter documents. This includes state constitutional convention files, administrative and election records, state legislative and appointment records, corporation charters and executive criminal filings.