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Fort David A. Russell (Wyo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Geographic subdivision usage: Wyoming Fort David A. Russell Variant(s): Fort D.A. Russell (Wyo.) See also: Fort Francis E. Warren (Wyo.) Found in: Holland, S.L. From mules to missiles, 1987: t.p. (Fort David A. Russell) p. 7-5 (Jan. 1 1930, presidential decree changed name of the post to Fort Francis E. Warren, from Fort David A. Russell) Programme of athletic sports to take place at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, on the fourth of July, 1895 on the post parade, 1895 Encycl. of historic forts, 1988 p. 858 (Fort D.A. Russell; originally est. at the point where the Union Pacific Railroad would cross the Crow Creek; designed to protect railroad construction crews, the post was first known as Post on Crow Creek; officially designated Fort D.A. Russell on Sept. 8, 1867; name changed to Fort Francis E. Warren on Jan. 1, 1930; transferred to the Dept. of Air Force on Apr. 1, 1948, and renamed Francis E. Warren Air Force Base)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Joseph E. Stimson Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C-1615
Abstract

The J.E. Stimson Photograph Collection contains the photographs produced by Joseph Elam Stimson during his more than 50 years as a professional photographer in Wyoming. His photographs document the settlement, agricultural, and industrial development of Wyoming, especially along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad and in Southeast Wyoming.

Dates: 1890s-1952; Majority of material found within 1890s-1930s

Guide to the Kendall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H61-30
Scope and Content The collection consists of Jane R. Kendall’s research on the history of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and its predecessors. Information on the Indian wars is also included. The collection is made up of notes, references to sources, drafts, maps, and clippings. The collection also includes the typewritten manuscript for an article that was published in the Annals of Wyoming in 1946. The original inventory, a copy of which is included with the collection, identifies folder...
Dates: 1919-1954

Guide to the Quartermaster General and Adjutant General Files on Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

 Collection — digitized microfilm collection
Identifier: HC 75
Abstract

Correspondence, specifications, plans and other related records relating to capital construction projects at Fort D.A. Russell. This is digitized microfilm from the National Archives, RG 92, Records of the Quartermaster Genreal Consolidated Correspondence file Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, Roll 524 - part 1 and RG 94, Records of Adjutant Generals Office Reservation File, Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, Roll 524 - part 2

Dates: 1875 - 1890

Guide to the Torrey's Rough Rider Collection

 Collection — Box 326
Identifier: H71-94
Abstract

Book entitled, Torrey’s Rough Riders, Historical and Biographical Souvenir of the Second United States Volunteer Cavalry

Dates: 1898

Guide to the U.S. Department of Justice (Wyoming District) Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG4004
Abstract

Selected records from the United State Department of Justice operations in the state of Wyoming. Records include information on Federal court cases tried in or affecting Wyoming, and registration of aliens (usually Germans), slackers and delinquents in Wyoming during World War I.

Dates: 1866-1949

Guide to the Wagner Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H54-52
Abstract

The Wagner Photograph Collection contains photographs of Cheyenne street scenes and buildings, Fort D.A. Russell, and Tom Horn in jail just prior to his execution in 1903.

Dates: 1880s-1900s