University of Wyoming
Burton Jones Reno (1877-1942) came to present-day Campbell County, Wyoming, in 1902. The next year he enlarged his holdings by acquiring neighboring properties. He became a sheep rancher. He set up his sons Burton Everette Reno (1900-1947) and Floyd C. Reno (1904-1976) with sections of his holdings. Everette and his wife Pauline managed their holdings in the 1930s and into the 1940s. Their son Burton Keith Reno (1927-1968), along with wife Dorothy, continued ranching operations in the late 1940s and even added elk in the 1960s. When Burton Keith Reno died, the ranch then went to son Bill Reno. In the 1970s, coal was discovered underneath the ranch land. The federal government owned the coal, and the Renos chose to sell the ranch in 1980 to Atlantic Richfield rather than stay with mining activity surrounding them. The Black Thunder mine was built on the land and the Jacobs Ranch and Antelope mines were located at the north and south ends, respectively.
The collection contains Reno family ranching records from their operations in Campbell County, Wyoming, primarily consisting of bank statements, income tax returns, and ledgers. There is also some correspondence (1958) between Mrs. Reno and Frances Lane and between Thomas H. Lindley and the Reno Ranch.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by the Reno Livestock Corporation at the date of processing.
This material was received from Dorothy Reno in 1982.
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