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Kemmerer Coal Company records, 1893-1952
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kemmerer Coal Company
- Title
- Kemmerer Coal Company records
- Dates
- 1893-1952 (inclusive)18931952
- Quantity
- 31.00 cubic feet (32 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09442
- Summary
- This collection contains material relating to the Kemmerer Coal Company (KCC) of Wyoming, especially it's founders P. J. Quealy, John L. Kemmerer and Mahon S. Kemmerer. Included are correspondence, legal files, financial files, reports, minutes, and subject files relating to the KCC and its activities.
- Repository
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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
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Kemmerer Coal Company (KCC) was founded in 1897 by Patrick J. Quealy (1857-1930), Mahlon S. Kemmerer (d. 1926) and his son, John L. Kemmerer with Quealy serving as president. Quealy and the Kemmerers also established the town of Kemmerer in Lincoln County, Wyoming in 1897.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains correspondence and letterpress books for the KCC, Quealy, Mahlon and John L. Kemmerer regarding business affairs, coal mining and labor relations (1893-1952); miscellaneous financial materials for the KCC (1897-1942); miscellaneous materials relating to the Short Line Land and Improvement Company, which the KCC held interest in, and the development of the town of Kemmerer, Wyoming; and a 1911 letter from Robert Lincoln to John L. Kemmerer about his trip into Yellowstone National Park.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are also Kemmerer Coal Company Records at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and at the Fossil Country Frontier Museum, Kemmerer, Wyoming
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationDonated by John L. Kemmerer Jr. and received in 1987.
Processing Note
Processing InformationProcessed by Kathryn R. Browning, February 1988
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Correspondence Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | American Mining Congress |
1911 - 1918 |
| 1 | Audit |
1910 - 1916 |
| 1 | Bank - Note Renewals |
1907 - 1918 |
| 1 | Carbon County Ranch (3 folders) |
1899 - 1930 |
| 1 | Carbon Iron and Steel Company |
1898 - 1930 |
| 1 | Carbon Timber Company.- P. J. Quealy , Receiver (3 folders) |
1910 - 1917 |
| 1 | Christmas, H. E. and H. R. |
1902 - 1908 |
| 1 | Coal Strike |
1921 |
| 1 | Coke Development and Testing |
1902 |
| 1 | Comparative Coal Shipments |
1912 - 1920 |
| 1 | Contracts and Leases |
1932 - 1937 |
| 1 | Democratic National Committee |
1912 - 1920 |
| 1 | Democratic State Committee (2 folders) |
1911 - 1930 |
| 1 | Denver Joint Stock Land Bank (1 letter press book) |
1920 - 1929 |
| 2 | Elk Coal Company - Elkol Mine |
1910 - 1922 |
| 2 | Federal Coal Company (1 folder, 1 letter press book) |
1910 - 1922> |
| 2 | First Joint Stock Land Bank of Cheyenne |
1923> |
| 2 | First National Bank of Kemmerer (5 letter press books) |
1900 - 1930 |
| 2 | First National Bank of Parco (1 letter press book) |
1920 - 1929 |
| 2 | First Security Corporation Acquisition |
1929 - 1930 |
| 3 | Frontier Supply Company (1000 page letter press book) |
1921 - 1922 |
| 3 | General Electric Company |
1913 - 1931 |
| 3 | General - P. J. Quealy (6 folders) |
1897 - 1931 |
| 3 | Grazing Permit - Medicine Bow Forest |
1918 - 1923 |
| 3 | E. Guerenti and F. Bacos |
1914 - 1915 |
| 4 | Gunn-Quealy Coal Company (1 folder, 5 letter press books) |
1900 - 1930 |
| 5 | Hamm and Arnold |
1907 - 1910 |
| 5 | Intermountain Oil Company (1 letter press book) |
1901 - 1904 |
| 5 | Investments - Bonds and Stocks |
1919 - 1929 |
| 5 | Irish Relief: American Committee for Relief of Ireland (1 folder, 1 letter press book) |
1921 - 1923 |
| 5 | John L. and Mahlon S. Kemmerer (9 folers, 1 letter press book) |
1898 - 1930 |
| 6 | Kemmerer Coal Company (7 letter press books) |
1900 - 1902 |
| 7 | Kemmerer Coal Company (7 letter press books) |
1902 - 1905 |
| 8 | Kemmerer Coal Company (8 letter press books) |
1905 - 1910 |
| 9 | Kemmerer Coal Company (8 letter press books) |
1910 - 1918 |
| 10 | Kemmerer Coal Company (8 letter press books) |
1918 - 1927 |
| 11 | Kemmerer Coal Company (5 letter press books) |
1927 - 1930 |
| 11 | Kemmerer Coal Company, John R. Lane (1 letter press book) |
1902 - 1903 |
| 11 | Kemmerer Coal Company, John Lane, R. S. Lewis, Frank Malone (1 letter press book) |
1907 - 1908 |
| 11 | Kemmerer Coal Company, R. S. Lewis, Frank Malone (1 folder, 1 letter press book) |
1910 - 1911 |
| 12 | Kemmerer Coal Company, Lester M. Pratt (2 folders, 1 letter press book) |
1904 - 1931 |
| 12 | Kemmerer Coal Company Coal Sales (7 letter press books) |
1908 - 1930 |
| 13 | Kemmerer Coal Company Material Orders and Contracts, Frank Malone (6 folders, 5 letter press books) |
1902 - 1927 |
| 14 | Kemmerer Coal Company Production (1 letter press book) |
1900 - 1903 |
| 14 | Kemmerer Coal Company Telegrams (6 letter press books) |
1897 - 1910 |
| 15 | Kemmerer Oil and Development Company and Kemmerer Publishing Company (1 letter press book) |
1901 - 1905 |
| 15 | Augustine Kendall, President of 1st National Bank of Rock Springs |
1907 - 1923 |
| 15 | LaBarge Oil Company (Kemmerer - LaBarge Oil Company) (2 folders) |
1909 - 1930 |
| 15 | Leases - Carbon County Lands |
1912 - 1929 |
| 15 | Lincoln County, formation of (2 folders) |
1910 - 1911 |
| 32 | Lincoln, Robert Todd letter to John L Kemmerer, Lincoln's impressions, remarks on Wyoming and topic on the formation of Lincoln County, Wyoming (Original) |
1911 |
| 15 | Lincoln, Robert Todd letter to John L Kemmerer (Photocopy) |
1911 |
| 16 | Material - Timber Lands, Ties, Props |
1909 - 1916 |
| 16 | Megeath Coal Company Dispute |
1915 - 1930 |
| 16 | Minton Oil Speculation (1 letter press book) |
1927 - 1930 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous "C"? |
1923 - 1939 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous Coal Mining Royalties |
1915 - 1931 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous Land Leases |
1912 - 1919 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous Lands, Oil Information and Stocks |
1915 - 1926 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous Mining Information |
1912 - 1918 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous P. J. Quealy (9 folders) |
1901 - 1907 |
| 17 | Miscellaneous P. J. Quealy (6 folders) |
1906 - 1929 |
| 17 | William Monay |
1893 - 1917 |
| 17 | National Coal Association |
1918 - 1921 |
| 17 | Nevada Hill Top Mining Company (Kimberly Consolidated Mine Company) (1 folder, 1 letter press book) |
1908 - 1922 |
| 17 | 143 Liberty Street |
1908 - 1930 |
| 17 | Oregon King (2 letter press books) |
1902 - 1906 |
| 17 | Oregon Short Line Railroad Company |
1906 - 1907 |
| 18 | Outside Coal Proposition |
1911 - 1915 |
| 18 | Outside Investments |
1916 - 1925 |
| 18 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (7 letter press books) |
1898 - 1915 |
| 19 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (1 folder, 7 letter press books) |
1898 - 1915 |
| 20 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (7 letter press books) |
1906 - 1915 |
| 21 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (8 letter press books) |
1915 - 1919 |
| 22 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (8 letter press books) |
1920 - 1927 |
| 23 | Personal - P. J. Quealy (3 letter press books) |
1926 - 1930 |
| 23 | Peterson, Oscar - Quealy-Peterson Sheep Company |
1916 - 1930 |
| 23 | Pinnacle Kemmerer Fuel Company (P-K Fuel) (1 letter press book) |
1915 - 1930 |
| 23 | Plants - Electrical and Water |
1898 - 1930 |
| 23 | Politics - P. J. Quealy (3 folders) |
1902 - 1930 |
| 23 | Producers and Refiners Corporation (2 folders) |
1917 - 1919 |
| 24 | P. J. Quealy Company, Inc. (1 letter press book) |
1928 |
| 24 | P. J. Quealy Sheep and Live Stock Company (1 letter press book) |
1929 - 1930 |
| 24 | Quealy and Kemmerer Company (1 letter press book) |
1898 |
| 24 | Quealy, Jay A. (2 folders) |
1910 - 1930 |
| 24 | Quealy, Larry |
1907 - 1908 |
| 24 | Quealy, Mahlon |
1916 - 1921 |
| 24 | Quealy, Michael |
1912 - 1916 |
| 24 | Quealy, Susan J. (Mrs. P. J./Susie) |
1911 - 1930 |
| 24 | Quealy, Thomas |
1906 - 1912 |
| 24 | Real Estate |
1911 - 1929 |
| 24 | Real Estate Scrip Entry |
1914 - 1929 |
| 24 | Rescue Station |
1910 |
| 24 | Riverside Coal Company (1 letter press book) |
1907 - 1930 |
| 25 | Short Line Land and Improvement Company (6 folders, 3 letter press books) |
1898 - 1933 |
| 26 | C. W. Schickley |
1911 - 1930 |
| 26 | State Bank of Cokeville |
1909 - 1929 |
| 26 | State Board of Equalization |
1902 - 1910 |
| 26 | T. S. Taliaferro, Jr. |
1911 - 1924 |
| 26 | Taxes, Falk, Johnson and Company |
1916 - 1918 |
| 26 | Gertrude L. Kemmerer Thorne |
1913 - 1920 |
| 26 | Uinta Improvement Company (2 folders, 1 letter press book) |
1911 - 1952 |
| 26 | Union Pacific Coal Company |
1902 - 1911 |
| 26 | Val Blatz Brewing Company |
1911 |
| 26 | Francis E. Warren |
1908 - 1929 |
| 26 | Water Rights |
1910 - 1929 |
| 26 | Western Tariff Association |
1923 - 1929 |
| 26 | Western Wyoming Power and Water Company (1 letter press book) |
1920 - 1921 |
| 26 | Whitney and Kemmerer |
1906 - 1910 |
| 26 | Wilson's Business Men's League |
1916 |
| 26 | Wyoming Timber Company (2 folders, 1 letter press book) |
1915 - 1930 |
| 26 | Yellowstone Extension |
1919 - 1923 |
Series II. Business RecordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Financial Files: |
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| Box | ||
| 27 | Audits (2 folders) |
1916 |
| 27 | Bank Statements (3 folders) |
1890 - 1912 |
| 27 | Democratic National Committee Miscellaneous Data |
1917 - 1942 |
| 27 | Short Line Land and Improvement Company (2 folders) |
1908 - 1934 |
| 27 | Short Line Land and Improvement Company Price List |
undated |
| 27 | Short Line Land and Improvement Company Taxes |
1910 - 1919 |
| 27 | Stock Tax Return |
1919 |
| 27 | Taxes |
1911 - 1921 |
| 27 | Taxes, P. J. Quealy |
1920 - 1930 |
Legal Files: |
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| Box | ||
| 28 | Deeds |
1892 - 1934 |
| 28 | Kemmerer Water Works Sale to Town of Kemmerer |
1910 - 1940 |
| 28 | Kemmerer Townsite Property Deeds |
1929 |
| 28 | Mining Stock |
1910 - 1917 |
Minutes: |
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| Box | ||
| 28 | Short Line Land and Improvement Company Shareholders and Trustees' Meetings |
1916 - 1928 |
Series III. ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 28 | Carlson Auxiliary Ditch Engineering Report |
1925 |
| 28 | Coal Mine Air Reports |
1911 - 1928 |
| 28 | Gunn-Quealy and Van Dyke Consolidated Coal Companies Accident Reports |
1907 - 1918 |
| 28 | Kemmerer Coal Company Accident Reports (6 folders) |
1903 - 1915 |
| 28 | Kemmerer Coal Company Mine Inspections Reports |
1904 - 1918 |
| 28 | Kemmerer Coal Company No. 5 Mine Operating Reports |
1912 - 1918 |
| 28 | Newmont Mining Corporation Annual Report |
1928 |
| 28 | Oregon Short Line Railroad Company Damaged Car Reports |
1910 - 1916 |
| 28 | Timber Reports |
1910 - 1924 |
| 29 | State of Wyoming Workmen's Compensation Fund Reports (Four 1000 page letter press books) |
1908 - 1923 |
Series IV. Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 30 | Coal |
1914 - 1922 |
| 30 | Coal Operators Association |
1917 - 1918 |
| 30 | Grapefruit Land |
1912 |
| 30 | Helioplane Company of America |
1929 - 1930 |
| 30 | Liberty Loans |
1917 - 1918 |
| 30 | Miscellaneous (2 folders) |
1917 - 1931 |
| 30 | Miscellaneous Companies (7 folders) |
1911 - 1931 |
| 30 | Miscellaneous Taxes |
1901 - 1930 |
| 30 | National Defense |
1917 - 1918 |
| 31 | Quotations from Carlson Telephone Company and Western Engineering Specialties Company |
1917 |
| 31 | Sesquicentennial International Exposition, Philadelphia |
1926 |
| 31 | Tariffs on Coal |
1918 - 1930 |
| 31 | Taxation |
1930 - 1936 |
| 31 | Tongue River Land Company |
1910 - 1928 |
| 31 | Union Pacific Coal Company, Cumberland, Wyoming, Agreements - Royalty and Extensions |
1910 - 1928 |
| 31 | United Mine Workers Wage Agreements |
1937 - 1944 |
| 31 | University of Wyoming |
1926 - 1930 |
| 31 | Workmen's Compensation Law |
1915 |
| 31 | Worland Contracts - Taliaferro and Quealy |
1909 - 1918 |
| 31 | Wyoming Publicity Association |
1912 |
Lists: |
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| Box | ||
| 28 | Poll Lists of Heads of Families in Wyoming Counties |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- City planning -- Wyoming -- Kemmerer.
- Coal mines and mining -- Wyoming -- Kemmerer.
- Coal mines and mining -- Wyoming -- Lincoln County.
- Industrial relations -- Wyoming -- Kemmerer.
- National parks and reserves -- Wyoming.
Corporate Names
- Short Line Land and Improvement Company.
Geographical Names
- Kemmerer (Wyo.)
- Lincoln County (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
- Yellowstone National Park.
Form or Genre Terms
- Letterpress copybooks.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Kemmerer, John L., 1869-1944.
- Kemmerer, Mahlon S.
- Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926.
- Quealy, P. J. (Patrick J.), 1857-1930.
Processed by Kathryn R. Browning
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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