Wyoming Hereford Ranch records

Wyoming Hereford Ranch records, 1885-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Wyoming Hereford Ranch
Title: Wyoming Hereford Ranch records
Dates: 1885-1989 (inclusive)
Date of Collection:Date of Collection:
Quantity: 184 cubic ft. (430 boxes)
Collection Number: 10553
Summary
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In 1883 Alexander H. Swan founded the Wyoming Hereford Association, the predecessor of the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, to establish a pure bred Hereford herd in Wyoming. The ranch was situated in Laramie County, Wyoming, on Crow Creek. Swan went bankrupt in 1887, a disastrous year for ranchers due to bad weather conditions, and the herd was taken over by Henry Altman and Dan McIllvain of Cheyenne, who bought the then 30,000 acre Crow Creek ranch and the herd in 1890. They owned and operated it for twenty-seven years under the name Wyoming Hereford Association.

In 1916 the ranch was sold to the Hereford Association of Wyoming, with James D. Husted as the head of the organization and his nephew Raymond Husted as ranch manager. The philanthropist Henry P. Crowell had a financial interest in the ranch. The Husteds had difficulty meeting running costs and sold the ranch to H.P. Crowell in 1921. In August of that year he renamed it the Wyoming Hereford Ranch.

Crowell brought in Robert Wells Lazear, who was responsible for developing the high quality herd over thirty-seven years as manager. Not originally destined for ranch work, Lazear was trained as an engineer at the University of Michigan. His brother, Edward Tuthill Lazear, came to the ranch at the same time, but became a lawyer, and his firm in Cheyenne represented the ranch.

In 1928 the Wyoming Hereford Ranch bought most of the famous Fulscher and Kepler herd in Holyoke, Colorado, a part of which was the famed bull Prince Domino. Prince Domino spent the last two years of his life improving the herd at the Wyoming Hereford Ranch and is buried in front of the office.

In 1951 two British bulls were introduced who would further define the elite nature of the herd. Free Town Contrite, from P.E. and T.F. Bradstock in Tarrington, Hereford, and Vern Diamond, from Captain R.S. de Quincey of Marden, Hereford, were jointly owned by the Wyoming Hereford Ranch and Suncrest Hereford Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Wyoming Hereford Ranch Foundation was set up in 1938 to ensure the ranch’s continuation after H.P. Crowell’s death, which occurred in 1944. The ranch was sold to Thomas E. Leavey and Dorothy E. Leavey in 1957 after the death of Robert W. Lazear. George W. Lazear, son of Robert Lazear, continued as ranch manger.

The ranch was put up for sale again in 1967 and was purchased by Nielson Enterprises Inc. of Cody, Wyoming. A prairie fire in March, 1968, killed thirty-nine cows and four calves. Another twenty-two calves died soon after in a twenty-four hour blizzard.

When the ranch went up for sale in 1976, Sloan and Anna Marie Hales bought the biggest portion of the herd. They leased the ranch on which they maintained the cattle until it was sold in 1978 in fourteen parcels. The Hales bought 11,300 acres in this sale with the hope of continuing the registered pure bred Hereford herd.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Wyoming Hereford Ranch Records primarily cover the period from 1921 to the late 1960s, during which the Lazear Family managed the day to day operations of the ranch. There is very limited information on the early years of the ranch. Although the main focus of the records is the business concerns of the ranch, some personal information is included. There is information about ranch employees including personnel and training files. Also included is personal correspondence, some of which details the Lazears' mission work, and personal as well as business photographs. The collection also contains maps and blueprints of the Wyoming Hereford Ranch area, and some artifacts that detail both the personal and business life of the ranch.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Wyoming Hereford Ranch Records, Collection Number 10553, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Wyoming Hereford Ranch at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Anna Marie Hales donated the colelction in April 1998.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kim Winters in September 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Correspondence, 1919-1977Return to Top

Arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically within the year. Primarily business correspondence with some personal correspondence of Robert and George Lazear and their families. The years are as indicated on the original file folder and do not necessarily reflect the entire content of the folder.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	General	1919-1924
1	General	1919-1925
1	R.S. Husted	1920
1	Correspondence -- A-K	1921
2	Correspondence -- L-Z	1921
2	Correspondence -- A-B	1922
3	Correspondence -- C-L	1922
4	Correspondence -- L-P	1922
5	Correspondence -- R-Z	1922
5	Correspondence -- A-C	1923
6	Correspondence -- C-L	1923
7	Correspondence -- L-Z	1923
7	Correspondence -- A	1924
8	Correspondence -- A-H	1924
9	Correspondence -- H-M	1924
10	Correspondence -- N-Z	1924
10	Correspondence -- A-B	1925
11	Correspondence -- C-K	1925
12	Correspondence -- L-T	1925
13	Correspondence -- U-Z	1925
13	Correspondence -- A-H	1927
14	Correspondence -- H-W	1927
15	Correspondence -- W-Z	1927
15	Correspondence -- A-D	1928
16	Correspondence -- D-L	1928
17	Correspondence -- L-P	1928
18	Correspondence -- P-Z	1928
19	Correspondence -- A-C	1929
20	Correspondence -- D-I	1929
21	Correspondence -- J-L	1929
22	Correspondence -- M-S	1929
23	Correspondence -- S-Z	1929
23	Correspondence -- Outgoing Chronological, Aug.-Dec.	1929
23	Correspondence -- A	1930
24	Correspondence -- B-G	1930
25	Correspondence -- H-L	1930
26	Correspondence -- L-T	1930
27	Correspondence -- U-Z	1930
27	Correspondence -- Outgoing Chronological, Jan.	1930
27	Correspondence -- A	1931
28	Correspondence -- A-G	1931
29	Correspondence -- H-L	1931
30	Correspondence -- L-W	1931
31	Correspondence -- W-Z	1931
31	Correspondence -- A-C	1932
32	Correspondence -- D-L	1932
33	Correspondence -- L-R	1932
34	Correspondence -- S-Z	1932
34	Correspondence -- A-B	1933
35	Correspondence -- B-H	1933
36	Correspondence -- I-L	1933
37	Correspondence -- M-W	1933
38	Correspondence -- W-Z	1933
38	Correspondence -- A-C	1934
39	Correspondence -- C-L	1934
40	Correspondence -- L-S	1934
41	Correspondence -- S-Z	1934
41	Correspondence -- A	1935
42	Correspondence -- A-C	1935
43	Correspondence -- C-H	1935
44	Correspondence -- H-M	1935
45	Correspondence -- M-U	1935
46	Correspondence -- U-Z	1935
46	Correspondence -- A-B	1936
47	Correspondence -- B-G	1936
48	Correspondence -- H-L	1936
49	Correspondence -- L-S	1936
50	Correspondence -- S-W	1936
51	Correspondence -- W-Z	1936
51	Correspondence -- A-C	1937
52	Correspondence -- C-H	1937
53	Correspondence -- H-L	1937
54	Correspondence -- L-S	1937
55	Correspondence -- S-W	1937
56	Correspondence -- W-Z	1937
56	Correspondence -- A-C	1938
57	Correspondence -- C-D	1938
58	Correspondence -- E-K	1938
59	Correspondence -- K-L	1938
60	Correspondence -- L-R	1938
61	Correspondence -- R-T	1938
62	Correspondence -- T-Z	1938
62	Correspondence -- A	1939
63	Correspondence -- A-C	1939
64	Correspondence -- C-G	1939
65	Correspondence -- H-K	1939
66	Correspondence -- K-M	1939
67	Correspondence -- N-S	1939
68	Correspondence -- S-W	1939
69	Correspondence -- W-Z	1939
69	Correspondence -- A-B	1940
70	Correspondence -- B-E	1940
71	Correspondence -- F-K	1940
72	Correspondence -- K-M	1940
73	Correspondence -- M-R	1940
74	Correspondence -- R-T	1940
75	Correspondence -- U-Z	1940
75	Correspondence -- A-B	1941
76	Correspondence -- C-H	1941
77	Correspondence -- H-L	1941
78	Correspondence -- L-R	1941
79	Correspondence -- R-W	1941
80	Correspondence -- W-Z	1941
80	Correspondence -- A-B	1942
81	Correspondence -- B-D	1942
82	Correspondence -- E-I	1942
83	Correspondence -- J-L	1942
84	Correspondence -- M-R	1942
85	Correspondence -- R-S	1942
86	Correspondence -- T-W	1942
87	Correspondence -- W-Z	1942
87	Correspondence -- A-B	1943
88	Correspondence -- B-E	1943
89	Correspondence -- F-J	1943
90	Correspondence -- K-M	1943
91	Correspondence -- M-S	1943
92	Correspondence -- S-T	1943
93	Correspondence -- U-Z	1943
93	Correspondence -- A	1944
94	Correspondence -- A-D	1944
95	Correspondence -- E-J	1944
96	Correspondence -- K-N	1944
97	Correspondence -- O-S	1944
98	Correspondence -- S-W	1944
99	Correspondence -- W-Z	1944
99	Correspondence -- A-B	1945
100	Correspondence -- B-E	1945
101	Correspondence -- F-I	1945
102	Correspondence -- J-M	1945
103	Correspondence -- M-P	1945
104	Correspondence -- Q-S	1945
105	Correspondence -- S-W	1945
106	Correspondence -- W-Z	1945
106	Correspondence -- A	1946
107	Correspondence -- B-D	1946
108	Correspondence -- D-H	1946
109	Correspondence -- H-L	1946
110	Correspondence -- L-P	1946
111	Correspondence -- P-S	1946
112	Correspondence -- S-V	1946
113	Correspondence -- W-Z	1946
113	Correspondence -- A	1947
114	Correspondence -- A-C	1947
115	Correspondence -- C-H	1947
116	Correspondence -- H-L	1947
117	Correspondence -- L-Q	1947
118	Correspondence -- R-T	1947
119	Correspondence -- T-W	1947
120	Correspondence -- W-Z	1947
120	Correspondence -- A	1948
121	Correspondence -- A-C	1948
122	Correspondence -- C-G	1948
123	Correspondence -- H-L	1948
124	Correspondence -- L-M	1948
125	Correspondence -- N-S	1948
126	Correspondence -- S-W	1948
127	Correspondence -- W-Z	1948
127	Correspondence -- A	1949
128	Correspondence -- A-C	1949
129	Correspondence -- C-H	1949
130	Correspondence -- H-L	1949
131	Correspondence -- L-M	1949
132	Correspondence -- N-S	1949
133	Correspondence -- S-W	1949
134	Correspondence -- W-Z	1949
134	Correspondence -- A	1950
135	Correspondence -- A-C	1950
136	Correspondence -- C-H	1950
137	Correspondence -- H-L	1950
138	Correspondence -- L-M	1950
139	Correspondence -- M-R	1950
140	Correspondence -- R-T	1950
141	Correspondence -- T-Z	1950
142	Correspondence -- A-B	1951
143	Correspondence -- B-D	1951
144	Correspondence -- E-H	1951
145	Correspondence -- H-L	1951
146	Correspondence -- L	1951
147	Correspondence -- M-P	1951
148	Correspondence -- P-S	1951
149	Correspondence -- T-W	1951
150	Correspondence -- W-Z	1951
150	Correspondence -- A	1952
151	Correspondence -- A-C	1952
152	Correspondence -- C-H	1952
153	Correspondence -- H-L	1952
154	Correspondence -- L-M	1952
155	Correspondence -- M-R	1952
156	Correspondence -- R-T	1952
157	Correspondence -- T-W	1952
158	Correspondence -- W-Z	1952
158	Correspondence -- A	1953
159	Correspondence -- A-C	1953
160	Correspondence -- D-H	1953
161	Correspondence -- I-L	1953
162	Correspondence -- L-M	1953
163	Correspondence -- M-S	1953
164	Correspondence -- S-T	1953
165	Correspondence -- T-Z	1953
165	Correspondence -- A	1954
166	Correspondence -- A-B	1954
167	Correspondence -- C-G	1954
168	Correspondence -- H-L	1954
169	Correspondence -- L-M	1954
170	Correspondence -- M-S	1954
171	Correspondence -- S-W	1954
172	Correspondence -- W-Z	1954
172	Correspondence -- A-B	1955
173	Correspondence -- B-F	1955
174	Correspondence -- G-L	1955
175	Correspondence -- L-M	1955
176	Correspondence -- M-S	1955
177	Correspondence -- S-W	1955
178	Correspondence -- W-Z	1955
178	Correspondence -- A-B	1956
179	Correspondence -- B-E	1956
180	Correspondence -- F-J	1956
181	Correspondence -- K-L	1956
182	Correspondence -- L-N	1956
183	Correspondence -- O-T	1956
184	Correspondence -- T-Z	1956
184	Correspondence -- A	1957
185	Correspondence -- A-E	1957
186	Correspondence -- F-L	1957
187	Correspondence -- L-S	1957
188	Correspondence -- T-Z	1957
188	Correspondence -- A-B	1958
189	Correspondence -- B-L	1958
190	Correspondence -- L-T	1958
191	Correspondence -- U-Z	1958
190	Correspondence -- A-C	1959
192	Correspondence -- D-L	1959
193	Correspondence -- M-Z	1959
194	Correspondence -- A-J	1960
195	Correspondence -- K-S	1960
196	Correspondence -- T-Z	1960
196	Correspondence -- A-D	1961
197	Correspondence -- E-R	1961
198	Correspondence -- S-Z	1961
199	Correspondence -- A-G	1962
199	Correspondence -- H-S	1962
200	Correspondence -- T-Z	1962
200	Correspondence -- A-H	1963
201	Correspondence -- I-Z	1963
202	Correspondence -- A-M	1964
203	Correspondence -- N-Z	1964
203	Correspondence -- A-C	1965
204	Correspondence -- D-W	1965
205	Correspondence -- W-Z	1965
206	Correspondence -- L-P	1922
206	Correspondence -- R-Z	1922
206	General	1967
207	General	1968
207	General	1968
207	General	1969
208	General	1970
208	General	1970
209	General	1971
209	Genera	1972
209	General	1973
209	General	1974
209	General	1975
209	General	1976
209	General	1977
209	General	no dates

Series II. Cattle Records, 1901-1989Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Individual Cow Data Cards Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order.	1924-1973
Box
210		Breeding	1924-1933
211		Breeding	1933-1936
212		Breeding	1936-1942
213		Breeding	1942-1945
214		Breeding	1945-1947
215		Breeding	1947-1950
216		Breeding	1950-1953
217		Breeding	1953-1956
218		Breeding	1956-1960
219		Breeding	1960-1971
220		Breeding	1972
220		Shipped	1955-1967
221		Shipped	1968-1972
221		Sold or Dead	1955-1963
222		Sold or Dead	1963-1969
222		Miscellaneous	1972-1973
223		Miscellaneous	1972-1973
		Sub-series 2. Subject Files Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains breeding records, shipping and transfer records, certificates of pedigree and registry, cattle death records, information on Dwarfism, fair and show records, sale records, feeding records, insurance records, holstein records, medical records, herd inventories, and miscellaneous reports.	1901-1989
Box	Folder
224	1	A1 Blood Types	1966
224	2	A1 Permits	1969
224	3	Bangs and 7 Way Pasture Work (on calves)	1976
224	4	Brands	1914-1925
224	5	Brands Correspondence	1944
224	6	Brand Inspections	1966-1967
224	7	Breeding - Artificial Insemination	1947
224	8	Breeding - Births	1950-1951
224	9-11	Breeding - Births	1954-1959
224	12	Breeding - Births	1960
225	1	Breeding - Births	1960
225	2-5	Breeding - Births	1961
225	6-7	Breeding - Births	1962
226	1-2	Breeding - Births	1963
226	3-7	Breeding - Births	1964
227	3-7	Breeding - Breeding Records	1908-1922
228	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1905-1917
229	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1918-1931
230	1-7	Breeding - Breeding Records	1922-1931
231	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1923-1936
232	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1923-1936
233	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1923-1936
234	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1923-1938
235	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1926-1938
236	1-9	Breeding - Breeding Records	1928-1952
237	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1928-1952
238	1-6	Breeding - Breeding Records	1928-1952
239	1-12	Breeding - Breeding Records	1931-1960
240	1-9	Breeding - Breeding Records	1960-1982
241	1	Breeding - Breeding Records	1977-1982
241	2	Breeding - Breeding Records	1978
241	3	Breeding - Breeding Records	undated
241	4-11	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1926
241	12-23	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1927
242	1-8	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1928-1933
243	1-11	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1934-1944
244	1	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1945
244	2	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1946
244	3	Breeding - Daily Breeding Records	1950
244	4	Breeding - Examination for Breeding Soundness	1956
244	5-6	Breeding - Examination for Breeding Soundness	1957-1959
244	7	Breeding - Examination for Breeding Soundness	1975
244	8	Breeding - Frozen Semen Inventory	1974
244	9	Breeding - Frozen Semen Inventory - Super Semen Center Directory	1960s
245	1	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf serial number)	1961
245	2	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf sex and adg.)	1961
245	3	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by dam)	1961
245	4	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by sire)	1961
245	5	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by sire groups)	1961
245	6	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1961-1962, undated
245	7	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf serial number)	1962
245	8	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf sex and adg.)	1962
245	9	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by dam)	1962
245	10	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by sire)	1962
245	11	Breeding - Herd Performance Records , c.	1963
245	12	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1964
245	13	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf serial number)	1964
245	14	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by calf sex and adg.)	1964
245	15	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by dam)	1964
245	16	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by sire)	1964
245	17	Breeding - Herd Performance Records (weaning by sire groups)	1964
246	1	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1967-1975, undated
246	2-8	Breeding - Herd Performance Records, c.	1970s
247	1-2	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1970-1976
247	3-5	Breeding - Herd Performance Records, c.	1970s-1980s
247	6	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1972-1979
247	7-9	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1973
247	10	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1974
248	1	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1975-1976
248	2	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1976
248	3	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1979-1983
248	4	Breeding - Herd Performance Records	1981-1984
248	5	Breeding - Monthly Calving and Death Reports	1941
248	6-7	Breeding - Monthly Calving and Death Reports	1950-1958
248	8	Breeding - Monthly Calving and Death Reports	1958-1962
249	1	Cattle - Bulls	1918-1920
249	2	Cattle - Bulls	1944
249	3	Cattle - Bulls	1960s
249	4	Cattle - Bulls	1972
249	5	Cattle - Bulls - I-S	1930s-1950s
249	6	Cattle - Bulls - S-Z	1930s-1950s
249	7	Cattle - Bulls - Bull Sales from Ranch Dispersion	1976
249	8	Cattle - Bulls - Bull Sales from Ranch Dispersion	1976
249	9	Cattle - Bulls - Record Books	1930-1938
249	10	Cattle - Bulls - Record Books	1939-1943
249	11	Cattle - Bulls - Record Books	1944-1946
249	12	Cattle - Calves	1954-1955
249	13	Cattle - Calves	1970
249	14	Cattle - Calves	1970-1971
250	1-3	Cattle - Calves	1970-1971
250	4-9	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1922-1971
251	1-7	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1932-1959
252	1-8	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1959-1968
253	1-6	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1968-1972
254	1-5	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1973-1976
254	6	Cattle - Cows	1909-1915
254	7	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1932-1937
255	1-8	Cattle - Calves - Record Books	1939-1959
255	7	Cattle - Heifers	1968
255	8	Cattle Tallies	1920-1926
256	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1910-1926
257	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1927-1929
258	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1930-1931
259	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1932-1933
260	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1934-1936
261	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1937-1939
262	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1940-1943
263	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1944-1946
264	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1947-1959
265	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1960-1961
266	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1962-1964
267	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1964-1965
268	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1965-1967
269	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1967-1969
270	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1969-1979
271	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1970-1971
272	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1972-1973
273	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1973-1974
274	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1975-1979
275	8	Certificates - Certificates of Pedigree	1979-1989, undated
276	1-35	Certificates - Certificates of Registry	1914-1957
276	36-39	Certificates - Certificates of Registry - Application Material	1941-1956
277	36-39	Dead Cattle	1928-1952
278	36-39	Dead Cattle	1952-1954
279	36-39	Dead Cattle	1955-1957
280	36-39	Dead Cattle	1957-1959
281	36-39	Dead Cattle	1959-1976
282	1-3	Dwarfism	1950-1963, undated
282	4-6	Dawrfism - Correspondence	1953-1961
282	7	Dawrfism - Correspondence - Argentina	1953-1960
282	8-21	Equipment - Inventories	1934-1958
283	1-9	Equipment - Inventories, 19381-	1957
283	10-15	Fairs and Shows	1923-1935
284	1-24	Fairs and Shows	1936-1948
285	1-8	Feeding Records	1948-1949
286	1-10	Feeding Records	1948-1950
287	1-8	Feeding Records	1951-1954
288	1-2	Feeding Records	1954-1955
288	3-17	Feed Inventories	1941-1946
289	1-6	Feed Inventories	1941-1947
289	7-13	Feeds	1930-1938
290	1-18	Feeds	1939-1946
290	19	Harding and Harding Cattle Insurance	1954
290	20	Holstein Expenses	1947
290	21	Leading Money Herd Sires	1947
290	22	Medical Records	1929
290	23	Milk	1917-1924
290	24	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Breeding Herd Cows	1956
291	1-9	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Breeding Herd Cows	1956-1967
291	10-11	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Cow Inventory	1944, 1955-1956
291	12-14	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Livestock Inventory, 194-	1946
292	1-8	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Livestock Inventory	1947-1976
292	8	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Monthly Animal Production and Inventory	1972-1974
292	9	Miscellaneous Herd Inventories - Sale Bull Inventory	1960
292	10-13	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1907-1917
293	1-16	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1915-1929
294	1-21	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1921-1930
295	1-19	Miscellaneous Herd Records, 19	1931-1945
296	1-21	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1945-1956
297	1-21	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1957-1967
298	1-11	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1967-1973
299	1-5	Miscellaneous Herd Records	1974-1976, undated
299	6-10	Miscellaneous Inventories	1913, 1919, 1920, 1934, 1976
299	11	Old Holstein Records	1915-1921
299	12	Pasture Records	1975
299	13	Perry Commission Company	1938
299	14	Plains Dairy	1952-1953
299	15	Reports - Feed Lot and Carcass Evaluation Program Report	1972-1976
299	16-21	Reports - Monthly	1940-1941, 1943-1944
300	1	Reports - Monthly	1964-1968
300	2	Reports - New Animal	1965
300	4-11	Reports - Veterinary	1940-1945
301	1-9	Reports - Veterinary	1946-1954
301	10	Reports - Winners at Shows	1933-1938
301	11-13	Sales - Cattle Sales	1901-1915
302	1-13	Sales - Cattle Sales	1916-1954
303	1-13	Sales - Cattle Sales	1954-1970
304	1-10	Sales - Cattle Sales	1971-1976
304	11-12	Sales - Cattle Sales - Auctions	1937, 1939
304	13-14	Sales - Cattle Sales - Auction Book	1933-1956
305	13-14	Sales - Wyoming Hereford Ranch - Cassettes	1970-1975
306	1-2	Sales - Wyoming Hereford Ranch	1973-1974
306	3-18	Shipping Records	1937-1961
307	1-4	Shipping Records	1961-1965, 1978
307	5-27	Shipping Records - John Clay and Company	1931-1959
308	1-5	Shipping Records - John Clay and Company	1960-1965
308	6	Shipping Records - Exports	1969
308	7	Shipping Records - Gallagher Freight Lines Inc.	1959
308	8-20	Shipping Records - Railroad - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and Colorado and Southern	1923-1924, 1930-1934, 1937-1938
309	1-19	Shipping Records - Railroad - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and Colorado and Southern	1938-1961
309	20	Shipping Records - Railroad - Grand Trunk	1960
309	21-23	Shipping Records - Railroad - Railway Express	1952-1956
310	1-18	Shipping Records - Railroad - Union Pacific	1930-1949
311	1-16	Shipping Records - Railroad - Union Pacific	1949-1965
312	1-16	Sick Cattle	1960-1967
313	1-10	Transfer Records	1901-1930
314	1-7	Transfer Records	1931-1972, undated

Series III. General Ranch Records, 1896-1978Return to Top

Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains building records, employee records, field books, financial records, Garmesa records, contracts, guest register and visitor's books, year books, insurance records, journals, labor records, land records, legal records, maps and blueprints, information on various meetings, monthly time sheets, payroll records, radio logs, record books, council records, and miscellaneous reports.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
315	1	Accident Papers	1938
315	2-4	Annual Report	1940
315	5-7	Auto License	1941-1943, 1956, 1960
315	8-14	Buildings	1913-1949, undated
316	8-14	Employee Record Cards - A-M	1921-1974
317	8-14	Employee Record Cards - M-Z	1921-1974
318	1	Employment Records	1974-1976
318	2-3	Field Books	1915-1917
318	5-11	Financial Records	1931-1977
318	12-14	Financial Records - Audits	1942-1957
319	1-13	Financial Records - Auditor's Reports	1940-1953
319	14	Financial Records - Balance Sheet	1955
319	15	Financial Records - Bills of Sale	1934
319	16	Financial Records - Expenses	1940
319	17	Financial Records - Expense Accounts	1921-1922
319	18-20	Financial Records - Journal Entries	1948-1954
319	21	Financial Records - Ledger	1896-1920
320	1-2	Financial Records - Reports on Examination	1955, 1957
320	3	Financial Records - Statistics, Figures, Tables	1923
320	4-5	Financial Records - Systems Recommendations	1940, 1943-1947
320	6-7	Financial Records - Trial Balances	1947-1952, 1956
320	8-16	Garmesa	1913-1931
321	1	Graphs	1923-1924
		Great Plains Contract	1970-1979
Box	Folder
321	3	Guest Register	1933-1934
321	4-9	Insurance	1937-1978
321	10-11	Journals	1949-1953
322	1	Labor Distribution	1957
322	2	Land Quality Tests	1961-1967
322	3-14	Legal Records	1934-1976
322	15	Legal Records - Continental Oil Company	1932-1934
322	16	Legal Records - Contracts	1940
322	17	Legal Records - Deeds	1957-1964
323	1	Legal Records - Expired Leases, School and State Lands	1913-1919
323	2	Legal Records - Land and Leases	1913-1914
323	3-4	Legal Records - Land and Leases	1964-1965
323	5	Legal Records - Land Grazing Leases	1934
323	6	Legal Records - Land Permits	1929
323	7	Legal Records - Land Permits	1973
323	8	Legal Records - Laramie County	1937
323	9	Legal Records - Miscellaneous agreements	1963, 1972-1973
323	10	Legal Records - Modification of Trust Agreement	1947
323	11	Legal Records - Patents	1952
323	12	Legal Records - Reservoir	1914-1925
323	13	Legal Records - Warranty Deeds	1971, undated
323	14	Legal Records - Water Rights	1914-1925
323	15	Legal Records - Wyoming Hereford Ranch Trust	1939
324	1-7	Legal Records - Wyoming Hereford Ranch Trust	1943-1964
324	8	Maps and Blueprints - Ditches	1916-1918
324	9	Maps and Blueprints - Dragline	1916
324	10-13	Meetings	1916-1923, 1957-1962, 1968
324	14-24	Miscellaneous Ranch Records	1931-1968
325	1-29	Monthly Time Sheets	1940-1943
326	1-24	Monthly Time Sheets	1943-1945
327	1-25	Monthly Time Sheets	1947-1949
328	1-26	Monthly Time Sheets	1949-1951
329	1-32	Monthly Time Sheets	1951-1954
330	1-19	Monthly Time Sheets	1954-1958
330	20	Motorola, Inc.	1949-1951
330	21-29	Payroll	1931-1938
331	1-36	Payroll	1939-1944
332	1-37	Payroll	1944-1946
333	1-12	Payroll	1947-1957
333	13-14	Payroll	1974, 1976
333	15	Payroll comparisons	1936-1942
334	1	Precipitation Report	1973-1974
334	2-8	Radio Log	1950-1953
335	1-5	Radio Log	1953-1955
335	6-7	Record Books	1912, 1935
336	1-5	Record Books	1936-1953
337	1-2	Reports	1962, 1965
337	3-7	State President's Council	1967-1971
337	8	Trainee Programs	1948-1952
337	9-13	Visitor's Books	1954-1963
338	1	Visitor's Books	1964-1965
338	2	Work Records	1920
339	3-6	Work Records	1969
339	1-2	Work Records	1969
339	3-6	Yearbook	1940, 1949-1951

Series IV. Published Material, 1912-1984Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Wyoming Hereford Ranch Brochures, Arranged chronologically.	1923-1983
Box
341-342		Wyoming Hereford Ranch Brochures	1923-1983
		Sub-2. General Hereford Brochures Arranged alphabetically by state name. Contains brochures from various Hereford ranches.	1912-1981
Box	Folder
343	1	Alabama	1948-1951
343	2	Arizona	1942-1972
343	3	Arkansas	1939-1949
344	3	California	1930-1967
345	3	Colorado	1920-1939
346	3	Colorado	1940-1956
347	3	Colorado	1957-1978
348	3	Illinois	1919-1962
349	3	Iowa	1912-1952
350	3	Kansas	1926-1963
351	1	Kentucky	1918-1953
351	2	Louisiana	1942-1947
351	3	Maryland	1943-1969
352	3	Michigan	1938-1953
353	1	Minnesota	1923
353	2	Mississippi	1940-1970
354	2	Montana	1934-1979
355	2	Missouri	1918-1944
356	2	Missouri	1945-1957
357	1	Missouri	1958-1973
357	2	Nebraska	1918-1933
358	2	Nebraska	1943-1943
359	2	Nebraska	1944-1979
360	1	New Mexico	1943-1962
360	2	North Dakota	1955-1970
361	2	Oklahoma	1922-1957
362	2	Oklahoma	1958-1970
363	2	South Dakota	1934-1979
364	2	Tennessee	1940-1970
365	2	Texas	1921-1938
366	2	Texas	1939-1942
367	2	Texas	1943-1945
368	2	Texas	1946-1957
369	2	Texas	1958-1975
370	1	Utah	1935-1959
370	2	Vermont	1920-1969
371	1	Virginia	1943-1969
371	2	Washington	1944-1949
372	2	West Virginia	1939-1962
373	2	Wyoming	1938-1961
374	1	Wyoming	1962-1981
374	2	Non United States - Argentina	1926-1947
374	3	Non United States - Canada	1943-1970
		Sub-series 3. Miscellaneous Brochures Arranged chronologically by first date. Contains miscellaneous brochures, manuals, catalogues, and religious pamphlets.	1915-1973
Box	Folder
375	3	Manuals and Catalogues	1915-1927
376	3	Manuals and Catalogues	1928-1932
377	3	Manuals and Catalogues	1933-1940
378	1	Manuals and Catalogues	1948-1970
378	2	Manuals and Catalogues	undated
379	2	Manuals and Catalogues	undated
380	2	Miscellaneous Brochures	1947-1963
		Religious Pamphlets	undated
		Maps	1955-1983
		Sub-series 4. Newspaper Clipping and Publicity, Arranged chronologically. Contains newspaper clippings and publicity associated with the Wyoming Hereford Ranch and other ranches and shows.	1917-1984
Box	Folder
381	6	1921-1923
381	7	1924
381	8	1925
381	9	1926
381	10	1927
381	11	1928
381	12	1929
382	1	1930-1933
382	2	1934
382	3	1935
382	4	1936
382	5	1937
382	6	1938
382	7	1939
382	8	1940-1944
382	9	1945
382	16	1955-1958
382	17	1965-1969
383	1	1970-1972
383	2	1973-1975
383	3	1976-1984
383	4	Undated
383	5	1955
383	6	1917-1938
383	7	Undated

Series V. Photographs, 1913-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Subject Files Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains photographs of cattle owned by the Wyoming Hereford Ranch and other ranches, the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, people connected to the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, sales and shows, and some photographs taken on a trip to Hereford, England.	1913-1976
Box	Folder
384	1	Cattle Index	1928-1943
384	2	Cattle identified by name - Contrite	1951, 1954, undated
384	3	Cattle identified by name - Diamond and Lord Verns file	undated
384	4	Cattle identified by name - Prince Domino	undated
384	5	Cattle identified by name - Vern Diamond	undated
384	6	Cattle identified by name - Vern Diamond file	undated
384	7	Cattle identified by name - Vern Diamond and Tony Fellhauer, calves in pasture, summer	1954
384	8	Cattle identified by name	1928
384	9	Cattle identified by name	1929
384	10	Cattle identified by name	1930
384	11	Cattle identified by name	1931
384	12	Cattle identified by name	1932
385	1-6	Cattle identified by name	1933-1938
386	1-7	Cattle identified by name	1939-1945
387	1-7	Cattle identified by name	1945-1949
388	1-7	Cattle identified by name	1951-1973, undated
389	1-8	Cattle identified by name	undated
390	1-8	Cattle identified by tattoo number	1973, undated
391	1	Herd Bulls	1942-1946, undated
391	2	Herd Bulls	undated
391	3-4	Holstein Friesian	undated
391	5	People	1937-1948
391	6	People	1951-1955
391	7	People	1962-1968
391	8	People	1970-1973
391	9-12	People	undated
392	1-3	People	undated
392	4	Places	1913-1940
392	5-6	Places (mainly England)	1951
392	7	Places	1953-1965
392	8	Places	1976
393	1-7	Places	undated
394	1	Places	undated
394	2	Sales and Shows	1928-1939
394	3	Sales and Shows	1940
394	4	Sales and Shows	1941-1944
394	5	Sales and Shows	1948
394	6	Sales and Shows	1950-1951
394	7-10	Sales and Shows	1953
395	1-5	Sales and Shows	1955
395	6	Sales and Shows	1956
395	7	Sales and Shows	1958
395	8	Sales and Shows	1960
395	9	Sales and Shows, c.	1962-1969
396	1	Sales and Shows	1970
396	2-3	Sales and Shows	1970-1972
396	4	Sales and Shows	1973
396	5	Sales and Shows, c.	1970s
396	6-8	Sales and Shows	undated
396	9	Slides	undated
397	9	Stereoscope and Film, and Contact Prints	1950-1952, undated
		Sub-series 2. Negatives Arranged alphabetically.	1919-1931
Box	Folder
398	1	C.T. Negs on Wyoming Hereford Ranch Cover Scene	Undated
398	2	Dragline, East Ranch, Poultry, Reservoir	1919, undated
398	3	Flood, blizzard	Undated
398	4	Garmesa: Buildings, Autos, Machinery	Undated
398	5	Herefords	Undated
398	6	Holsteins, Durocs	Undated
398	7	Men	Undated
399	1	Outside view and men	Undated
399	2	Ranch views	Undated
399	3	Negatives	1931
399	4	Negatives	Undated
400	1-9	Negatives	Undated
401	1-6	Negitves	Undated
402	1-5	Negitves	Undated
403	1-3	Negitves	Undated
404		Negitves	Undated
405		Glass Negitves	Undated
406		Glass Negitves	Undated

Series VI. Oversize Material, 1892-1984Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Cattle Records Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains breeding records, cattle record books, cattle sales books, feed reports, herd performance records, and pedigree records.	1892-1984
Box	Folder
407	1	Breeding	1913-1921
407	2	Breeding	1972-1974
408		Breeding - Calf crop by year	1966
	Folder
409	1	Breeding - Sire's Calf Production	1966
409	2-3	Breeding - Weaning Reports	1970-1971
410		Breeding - Weaning Reports	1972
	Folder
411	1-2	Breeding - Weaning Reports	1973-1974
412	1-2	Breeding - Weaning Reports	1975-1976
412	1-2	Breeding - Weaning Reports	1975-1976
413		Cattle Records Books	1892-1921
414		Cattle Sales Books	1931-1940
	Folder
415	1	Cattle transfers	1916-1918
415	2	Certificates	1927, 1975
415	3	Daily Feed Records	1947-1955
416		Daily Feed Records	1947-1955
417		Daily Feed Records	1955-1966
418		Herd Performance Records	1973-1979
419		Herd Performance Records	1980-1984
	Folder
420	1	Pedigree Records	1931-1970
420	2	Miscellaneous	1921-1961, undated
		Sub-series 2. General Ranch Records Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains a catalog address list, financial records, and labor distribution sheets.	1898-1926
Box	Folder
421	1	Catalog Address List	undated
421	2	Financial Records	1898-1916
422		Financial Records	1916-1917
	Folder
423	1	Financial Records	1916-1923
423	2	Labor Distribution Sheets	1921-1926
		Sub-series 3. Published Material Arranged chronologically within alphabetical subject order. Contains a photograph and various publicity.	1943-1970
Box	Folder
424	1	Photographs	1951
424	2-4	Publicity	1943-1946, 1953, 1970, undated

Series VII. Maps and Blueprints, 1885-1976Return to Top

Contains maps and blueprints of areas around the Wyoming Hereford Ranch.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
425	Blueprints	1911-1971, undated
425	Maps	1885-1971, undated
426	Maps	1922-1976, undated

Series VIII. Artifacts, 1970-1976Return to Top

Contains show ribbons, Hereford Ranch stamps, cattle ear tags, a viewer, a straight razor, AAA car ornament, and a metal printing plate.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
427-248	Artifacts	Undated

Series IX. Miscellaneous, 1913-1973Return to Top

Contains lesson books, success pamphlets, miscellaneous correspondence and business cards. Arranged chronologically.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
429-430	Miscellaneous	1913-1973

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Cattle -- Breeding
Ranches -- Wyoming -- Laramie County
Ranching -- Cattle
Cattle trade
Hereford cattle -- Wyoming -- Laramie County

Personal Names

Crowell, Henry Parsons, 1855-1944
Leavey, Dorothy E.
Leavey, Thomas E.
Swan, Alexander Hamilton, 1831-1905
Lazear, George W.
Lazear, Robert Wells

Corporate Names

Wyoming Hereford Association
Nielson Enterprises, Inc.

Geographical Names

Laramie County (Wyo.)
Crow Creek (Wyo. and Colo.)
Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
Wyoming -- History -- To 1889

Form or Genre Terms

Artifacts
Maps
Photographs

Occupations

Cattle breeders
Ranch managers

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