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Mable Cheney Moudy Papers, circa 1866-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Moudy, Mable Cheney, 1878-1972
- Title
- Mable Cheney Moudy Papers
- Dates
- circa 1866-1972 (inclusive)18661972
1947-1972 (bulk)19471972 - Quantity
- 2 cubic ft. (4 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
- Collection Number
- 00173
- Summary
- Diaries, manuscripts, and research material of a Wyoming teacher and historian who wrote about her family and her state's history.
- 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
- 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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Mable Wyoming Cheney Moudy was a teacher, historian, and Wyoming pioneer who researched and wrote about her parents, her own life, and the history of the state from the 1870s. She was born on May 2, 1878, in Atlantic City near South Pass. Her father, Ervin F. Cheney (1844-1922), came west as a soldier after the Civil War and helped to survey the townsite of Laramie in 1868. He moved to the South Pass area shortly afterwards, where he operated a wagon and blacksmith shop. He married Mathilda Jane Henry in 1875, and in November, 1878, the family relocated to Lander, Wyoming. Mable graduated from Lander High School and entered the University of Wyoming at Laramie in 1897. She took a normal (teaching) degree from the university in 1900 and began to teach in Dubois, Wyoming. She married Ross B. Moudy (1878-1949) in 1903, and they settled in Laramie, where Ross Moudy taught chemistry at the university and held the appointment of state chemist. In 1920 he was hired as a chemist by the Midwest Refining Company, and he moved to Casper to work for Standard Oil of Indiana in 1932. The couple were the parents of a son and two daughters. Ross Moudy married Mae Dodge of Casper, Wyoming, in 1936. Mable Cheney Moudy continued to live in Laramie and was active as a historian and lecturer until her death in 1972.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mable Cheney Moudy papers primarily consist of diaries which detail the daily life of Mable Cheney Moudy from 1947, when she was staying at Lander during her mother’s last illness, until her own final year as a resident of the Ivinson Memorial Home in Laramie. Diary entries for September 12, 1972-December 1, 1972 were written by Moudy’s daughter, Alice Moudy Robbins. The collection also contains writings of Mable Cheney Moudy and others mainly regarding Wyoming history, including a reminiscence of her father, Ervin F. Cheney, who helped to survey the site of Laramie in 1868. Many of these manuscripts and letters were solicited by the Jacques Laramie Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Laramie, Wyoming). The photographs include views of the University of Wyoming (1898-1908) and of the ruins of Fort Sanders, near Laramie, in the 1930s.
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 no other known archival collections created by Mable Cheney Moudy at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationPapers were received from Mable Cheney Moudy between 1951 and 1969. The diaries were received from Alice Moudy Robbins in 1975. Some additional material was received from Alice Moudy Robbins in 1977. The papers were in good condition, but in no order. They have been arranged as seemed most useful for research.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in February 2002. Revised and expanded by D. Claudia Thompson in July 2004 and March 2015.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Diaries, 1947-1972Return to Top
Arranged chronologically. Daily activities of Mable Cheney Moudy.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | 1947-1956 | |
2 | 1957-1966 | |
3 | 1967-1972 |
Series II. Manuscripts and Historical Materials, circa 1866-1965, undatedReturn to Top
Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Includes historical writings by Mable Cheney Moudy and others, news clippings on Laramie and Wyoming history, photographs, and publications.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | undated | |
Folder | |||
2 | Manuscripts, etc. – Cheney, Ervin F. includes manuscripts, legal documents, news clippings, memorial program
|
1873-1938 | |
3 | Manuscripts, etc. – Cheney, Ervin F. – Correspondence letters to Mable Cheney Moudy
|
1913-1915 | |
4 | Manuscripts, etc. – Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail by Isabel M. Willson |
1930 | |
5 | Manuscripts, etc. – D.A.R. Scrapbook notes taken from historical sources by Mable Cheney Moudy
|
1951-1954 | |
6 | Manuscripts, etc. – D.A.R. Scrapbook notes taken from historical sources by Mable Cheney Moudy
|
1952 | |
7 | Manuscripts, etc. – Downey, June Etta by Helen M. Eaton |
1937 | |
8 | Manuscripts, etc. – Dykins, Rhoda Sherman by Erina(?) Dykins |
1952 | |
9 | Manuscripts, etc. – Episcopal Church by Mable Cheney Moudy |
undated | |
10 | Manuscripts, etc. – “The Flag Ranch”, unknown author |
undated | |
11 | Manuscripts, etc. – “Fremont’s Trip Through Southeastern Wyoming”, unknown author |
1914 | |
12 | Manuscripts, etc. – Garrett Family by T.S. Garrett |
1931 | |
13 | Manuscripts, etc. – Harris Family by Ida Harris Mondell |
undated | |
14 | Manuscripts, etc. – “History of a Few Pioneers in Wyoming” by Mable Cheney Moudy |
1955 | |
15 | Manuscripts, etc. – “Indians of Wyoming” by Mable Cheney Moudy |
undated | |
16 | Manuscripts, etc. – Laramie History by Mrs. N.E. Corthell |
1930 | |
17 | Manuscripts, etc. – “Life On the Prairies”, unknown author regarding employment on W.R. Williams ranch
|
1929 | |
18 | Manuscripts, etc. – Nelson, Aven by Aven Nelson |
1929 | |
19 | Manuscripts, etc. – Owen, W.O. – Correspondence letters of W.O. Owen reflecting on earlier people and events in Wyoming
|
1932-1943 | |
20 | Manuscripts, etc. – Owen, W.O. – Newspaper Stories by W.O. Owen and others |
1928-1933 | |
21 | Manuscripts, etc. – Patriotic and Inspirational by Mable Cheney Moudy regarding Martha Ball Washington, signers of Declaration of Independence, national parks, etc.
|
undated | |
22 | Manuscripts, etc. – Revolutionary War Stories by Mary Whiting McFarlane, Jane Smith regarding Elijah Hobart, Charles Wilson Peale
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1929, undated | |
23 | Manuscripts, etc. – Shoshones and Arapahoes by James K. Moore, Jr. |
1956 | |
24 | Manuscripts, etc. – Simpson (J.B.) Family by Mrs. J.F. Soule |
1931 | |
25 | Manuscripts, etc. – Sodergren, Oscar, autobiographical letter |
undated | |
26 | Manuscripts, etc. – Telephone Canyon, various authors |
1930 | |
27 | Manuscripts, etc. – “Through My Life”, autobiography by Mable Cheney Moudy |
circa 1960s | |
28 | Manuscripts, etc. – Union Pacific Physician by F.H. Harrison regarding contract work for railroad
|
1925 | |
29 | Manuscripts, etc. – Union Pacific Stations in Albany County, Wyoming by Carl R. Gray |
1931 | |
30 | Manuscripts, etc. – University of Wyoming by Kepler Hoyt and unknown authors |
1931, undated | |
31 | Manuscripts, etc. – University of Wyoming by Mary Whiting McFarlane |
1928 | |
32 | Manuscripts, etc. – University of Wyoming by Mable Cheney Moudy |
1960 | |
33 | Manuscripts, etc. – University of Wyoming by Jenny Gates Phillips |
1928 | |
34 | Manuscripts, etc. – Wallis, Noah, unknown author |
1931 | |
35 | Manuscripts, etc. – “Wells Fargo Stages vs. Sioux” by Lillie M. Dale |
1928 | |
36 | Maps; western U.S., Wyoming trails |
1941, undated | |
37 | Newspaper Clippings – Fort Bridger |
1933 | |
38 | Newspaper Clippings – Horn, Tom |
1927-1930 | |
39 | Newspaper Clippings – Lander and Fremont County |
1949-1953 | |
40 | Newspaper Clippings – Laramie and Albany County by W.E. Chaplin, A.C. Jones, Mary G. Bellamy, and others |
1920-1944 | |
41 | Newspaper Clippings – Moudy, Mable Cheney interviews with
|
1962-1965 | |
42 | Newspaper Clippings – Shoshones and Arapahoes Washakie Family, music, sun dance, etc.
|
1900-1953 | |
43 | Newspaper Clippings – Trails in Wyoming |
1931-1941 | |
44 | Newspaper Clippings – Wyoming Miscellaneous Colter stone, Alva Brainard Cady, first rural church, etc.
|
1934-1950 | |
45 | Newspaper Clippings – “Wyoming On Safari,” travels of Marie Montabe Horton
|
1951-1952 | |
46 | Notes On Historical Map of Albany County no accompanying map
|
undated | |
47 | Photographs – Mannaerchor Hall (Laramie) |
1899-1900 | |
48 | Photographs – Places Fort Sanders ruins, Moudy home, South Pass
|
1931-1952 | |
49 | Photographs – Sand Creek |
1898-1899 | |
Box | Folder | ||
5 | 1 | 1899 | |
Folder | |||
2 | Photographs – University of Wyoming – Students and Faculty Boys Boarding House, Ross Moudy, Irene Morse, William Beach, Chemistry lab, etc.
|
1897-1908 | |
3 | Postcards; Wind River Reservation, Chief Washakie’s grave, etc. |
1916, undated | |
4 | Publications – Fremont County H.G. Nickerson, Clarence D. Jayne, Lander Pioneer Days program, with notes by Mable Cheney Moudy
|
1924-1952 | |
5 | Souvenirs Wyoming State Flag
|
undated | |
6 | Wood Tile Block carved by Ervin F. Cheney. “It was in the dining room of the house that was brought in from Ft. Sanders where it had been the officers quarters.”
|
1866 or 1867 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Cheney, Ervin F.
- Moudy, Ross B.
Corporate Names
- University of Wyoming.
Geographical Names
- Laramie (Wyo.)--History.
- Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
- Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
- Wyoming--History--1946-.
- Wyoming--History--To 1889.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Robbins, Alice Moudy, 1908-.