Sun Land and Cattle Company records, 1878-1951
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sun Land and Cattle Company
- Title
- Sun Land and Cattle Company records
- Dates
- 1878-1951 (inclusive)18781951
1878-1935 (bulk)18781935 - Quantity
- 1.37 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 07935
- Summary
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Sun Land and Cattle Company was founded by Tom Sun in 1872 outside Rawlins, Wyoming. Tom Sun (1846-1909) was born in Vermont and worked in the west as a trapper before serving in the Civil War as a construction worker. In 1886 Sun worked as a government guide and U.S. army scout at Fort Steele, Wyoming. Sun later entered into a ranching partnership with Edwin C. Johnson and John E. Reid and they established the Bar 11 and Turkey Track Ranches.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence (1878-1935), mainly between Tom Sun and partners Edwin C. Johnson and John E. Reid; Sun Land and Cattle Company ledgers and other miscellaneous financial materials (1881-1923); legal agreements (1879-1896) dealing with cattle ranching, mining, and water rights; miscellaneous photographs; maps of Wyoming (1895-1951); and a copy of a diary kept by Edwin C. Johnson on a hunting trip with Tom Sun in 1878.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle trade -- Wyoming -- Carbon County.
- Hunting -- Wyoming.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming -- Carbon County.
- Ranches -- Wyoming -- Carbon County.
- Water rights -- Wyoming -- Carbon County.
Geographical Names
- Carbon County (Wyo.) -- History.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
- Wyoming -- History -- to 1889.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries.
- Ledgers.
- Maps.
- Photographs.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Johnson, Edwin C.
- Reid, John E.
- Sun, Tom.
