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John B. Kendrick Papers, 1873-1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kendrick, John B.
Title
John B. Kendrick Papers
Dates
1873-1961 (inclusive)
Quantity
110.79 cubic ft. (244 boxes) + oversize
Collection Number
00341
Summary
Personal, political, and business papers of John B. Kendrick, cattleman and politician, who represented Wyoming in the U.S. Senate (1916-1932), and of the Kendrick family.
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
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

John B. Kendrick (1857-1933), a Wyoming state and U.S. senator, owned and operated one of the largest cattle ranches in Wyoming. Kendrick came to Wyoming on a cattle drive from Texas and established the Ula Ranch in Sheridan County, Wyoming in 1883. By 1897 he was associated with the Converse Cattle Company in Sheridan County and eventually became its owner. Kendrick served as a Democrat in the Wyoming State Senate from 1910-1914. In 1914 Kendrick was elected Wyoming governor and in 1916 was elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 1917 until his death in 1933.

Kendrick married Eula Wulfjen in 1891. Their daughter, Rosa Maye, married General Hubert R. Harmon. Their son, Manville, succeeded to Kendrick's business interests.

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Content Description

The John B. Kendrick Collection contains materials relating to the Converse Cattle Company, the Kendrick and Wulfjen families and John Kendrick's political activities. Collection includes correspondence (1891-1940) dealing with politics and the operation of the Converse Cattle Company; ledgers, account books, and other financial materials relating to the Converse Cattle Company and cattle drives (1891-1960); Kendrick's senatorial subject files (1917-1933); political speeches given by Kendrick (1912); posters from Kendrick's senatorial campaign and of other politicians; diaries of John Kendrick (1894-1930) and Eula Wulfjen Kendrick (1908-1956); genealogical materials on the Kendrick and Wulfjen families; scrapbooks on Kendrick's political career and the cattle industry (1915-1951); and miscellaneous memorabilia. Also included is correspondence from Harry B. Henderson, who was serving with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, John B. Kendrick Papers, Collection Number 00341, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

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

Acquisition Information

John B. Kendrick Estate (1969); T. Blake Kennedy Estate (1957, 1993); John B. and Cynthia Kendrick (2003); Eula Hoff (2009)

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Mary Kenney in May 2006 and revised by D. Claudia Thompson in February 2012 and July 2013.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Cattle drives -- West (U. S.)
  • Cattle trade -- Wyoming -- Sheridan County.
  • Politics, Practical -- United States.
  • Politics, Practical -- Wyoming.
  • Ranches -- Wyoming -- Sheridan County.
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.

Personal Names

  • Kendrick family.
  • Wulfjen family.

Corporate Names

  • United States. Congress. Senate.
  • Wyoming. Governor (1915-1917: Kendrick).

Geographical Names

  • Sheridan County (Wyo.) -- Genealogy.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Artifacts.
  • Congressional records.
  • Diaries.
  • Genealogies.
  • Ledgers.
  • Speeches.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Wulfjen, Eula W. : Diaries.

    Corporate Names

    • Converse Cattle Company.

Processed by Mary Kenney
2006; 2013

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