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Grace Raymond Hebard papers, 1829-1947

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936
Title
Grace Raymond Hebard papers
Dates
1829-1947 (inclusive)
1890-1936 (bulk)
Quantity
44.55 cubic ft. + oversize (88 boxes)
Collection Number
400008
Summary
Collection materials relating to Grace Raymond Hebard’s career as University of Wyoming professor, librarian, and western historian with subject files containing correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts and printed materials concerning places and events Hebard researched and participated in such as the women’s suffrage movement, Wyoming history, and the University of Wyoming.
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

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English and , German
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, University of Wyoming professor, historian, librarian, and champion of many causes, was born 2 July 1861 in Clinton, Iowa. Her parents were Reverend George Diah Alonzo Hebard and Margaret E. Dominick Marven Hebard. Her siblings included a sister, Alice, and two brothers, Lockwood and Frederic. She received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Iowa in 1882 and came to Wyoming as a draftsman in the Cheyenne Surveyor General's Office. In 1885 she received a master of arts degree from the University of Iowa. In 1891 the governor appointed her as a Trustee of the University of Wyoming, a position she occupied for twelve years, six of which she served as Secretary of the Board. During this time she also completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Illinois Wesleyan University (1893) and became a member of the Wyoming Bar Association (1898).

Hebard was appointed as university librarian in 1908 and held this position until 1919. She also taught classes in the political economy department, and served as head of the department from 1908 until her retirement in 1931. As an avid historian, Grace Hebard spent much time researching and collecting material on the history of Wyoming and the west. Among the books she wrote were The History and Government of Wyoming, The Pathbreakers From River to Ocean, How Woman Suffrage Came to Wyoming, Washakie, Sacajawea, and The Pony Express. She was also active in marking, preserving and commemorating historical places and events with organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. As State Historian of the D.A.R., she helped mark such historic places as the Oregon Trail and Fort Laramie.

In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Hebard was active in many civic and public affairs. She campaigned for women's suffrage, supported American troops in World War I, and helped immigrants become American citizens. After she retired from teaching in 1931, she continued to research and collect historical material in her home, affectionately known to students and colleagues as "The Doctors Inn." Hebard lived in this house with her close friend and colleague Dr. Agnes M. Wergeland until Wergeland's death in 1915. Grace's sister Alice then lived there until her death in 1928.

Grace Raymond Hebard died 11 October 1936 in Laramie. Her contributions to the early history of the University of Wyoming and the history of the west were tremendous. Her countless friends and colleagues remembered her as a strong-willed, independent woman who was devoted to her career as professor, librarian, and historian of Wyoming and the west.

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Content Description

Collection contains materials relating to Grace R. Hebard's career as University of Wyoming professor, librarian, and western historian. Collection includes subject files containing correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts and printed materials concerning places and events Hebard researched and participated in such as the women's suffrage movement, Wyoming history, and the University of Wyoming (1864-1946); biographical files containing correspondence, transcripts, news clippings and printed materials of historical and important individuals, and correspondence with friends and associates (1829-1947); manuscripts, along with related correspondence, interviews and research notes of her books (1850-1940); personal files containing correspondence with family and friends and genealogical information on the Hebard family (1856-1938); scrapbooks with news clippings and photographs of the University of Wyoming (1870-1935); appointment books; a copy of the one-act play "The Birth of Wyoming Day"; maps used in writing her books; and letters of author and historian Owen Wister and certificates of appointment for Albany County Sheriff N.K. Boswell. Also included are artworks by C. Moellman, a bugler with the 11th Ohio Cavalry stationed in the West.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~130~130.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There is a also a collection of Grace Raymond Hebard materials at the University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Acquisition Information

The Grace Raymond Hebard papers are the originating materials of the manuscripts collection at the University of Wyoming. Grace Raymond Hebard left all of her manuscripts and historical material to the University Library after she died in 1936. Some of the material was apparently donated by Mary Marks, Dr. Hebard's successor as University Librarian.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Susan Horan in June 1998. Many of the manuscripts, clippings, and letters were placed in vertical files for use by researchers and later (non-Hebard) materials were added to these files over the course of many years. When it became clear that the integrity of the Hebard Collection had been compromised by this practice, the Hebard material (if it could be identified) was removed from the vertical files. However, due to the long history of vertical file usage and the absence of any other known order, the files have been retained in the subject/biographical order of the vertical files. The manuscripts and related correspondence were not a part of the vertical file system and have been organized separately. Most of the papers were in good condition. Newspaper clippings have been replaced by preservation copies.

Photographs in series IX were processed in 2016 by Vikki Doherty and D. Claudia Thompson. Photographs from the Grace Raymond Hebard collection that were placed in the vertical files have not yet been re-patriated.

The art and artifacts series VIII was processed and added to this finding aid by Jamie Greene in October 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--West (U.S.)
  • Pioneers--West (U.S.)
  • Women--Suffrage--United States.

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming--Faculty.
  • University of Wyoming--History.

Family Names

  • Hebard family.

Geographical Names

  • West (U.S.)--History.
  • Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
  • Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
  • Wyoming--History--1946-
  • Wyoming--History--To 1889.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Boswell, Nathaniel Kimball, 1836-1921.
    • Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936, Civics.
    • Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936, Sacajawea.
    • Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936, Washakie.
    • Moellman, C.
    • Wister, Owen, 1860-1938.

Processed by Susan Horan
2006; 2014

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