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James D. LeCron papers, 1878-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- LeCron, James D.
- Title
- James D. LeCron papers
- Dates
- 1878-1959 (inclusive)18781958
- Quantity
- 6.03 cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 01976
- Summary
- James D. LeCron (1885-1961) was the assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This collection contains his schoolwork, manuscripts he wrote during his journalist career, LeCron’s research into his family history and his genealogy, photographs, and glass and nitrate negatives. Also included are his personal diaries and diaries of some of his family members, and some of his personal correspondence.
- 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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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
James D. LeCron (1885-1961) was the assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. James graduated from Northwestern University, and prior to working for the federal government, he was a newspaperman in Des Moines, Iowa. LeCron and his family briefly lived in Laramie, Wyoming between 1908 and 1912. He joined the Department of Agriculture in 1934, as the assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture. LeCron was appointed as the Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration in 1941. He later resigned from his position in protest in 1943, accusing the State Department of blocking efforts to increase crops in Latin America.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains the papers of James D. LeCron. Included are his schoolwork, manuscripts he wrote during his journalist career, LeCron’s research into his family history and his genealogy, photographs, and glass and nitrate negatives of photographs. The negatives are mostly of his time and travel through Wyoming and the west. Also included are his personal diaries and diaries of some of his family members, and some of his personal correspondence.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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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
Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~4~4.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Correspondence | 1904-1951, undated |
2 | Correspondence - John J. LeCron | 1878-1879, 1922 |
2 | Correspondence - Letters from Dade LeCron to John J. LeCron | 1882-1900 |
2 | Correspondence - Letters from James D. LeCron to his parents (from age 8) | 1892-1935 |
2 | Correspondence - Letters from John J. LeCron (and family) to James D. LeCron | 1928-1932 |
2 | Correspondence - Letters from Simon LeCron (father of John J. LeCron) to his son | 1891-1902 |
2 | Correspondence - To James D. LeCron from John J. LeCron (father) (transcript) | 1934 |
11 | Correspondence - To or From James D. LeCron from famous individuals (Woodrow Wilson, William Bryan Jennings, and Nelson A. Rockefeller) | 1904-1943 |
3 | Diary, author unknown | 1885 |
3 | Diary pages, author unknown | 1930 |
3 | Diaries of Harriet Frazer | 1935-1940 |
4,6 | Diary - James D. LeCron | 1901-1908 |
4 | Travel Diary - James D. LeCron | 1930-1931 |
4-6 | Diaries (photocopies and/or transcripts) | 1885-1936 |
6 | Diaries - Harriet Frazer (transcripts) | 1935-1942 |
6 | Diaries - Unidentified | undated |
6 | Address Before PTA Meeting, November 4, George Washington University | undated |
6 | Address Book | undated |
6 | Artifacts - Money | undated |
8 | Artifacts - Campaign Buttons (Presidential)- 9 in small container | undated |
6 | Family History - Frazer Family (photocopy - poor) | undated |
6 | Family History - John James LeCron | undated |
6 | Family History - Simon LeCron | undated |
6 | Family History Notes | undated |
12 | Family History Research (leather file folders) | undated |
7 | Genealogical Research | undated |
7 | James D. LeCron Appointment as Assistant Administrator of the SMA press release | September 24, 1941 |
7 | James D. LeCron Calendar | May 1916 |
7 | James D. LeCron Classwork - Essay (photocopy) | 1899 |
7 | LeCron Family Tree | undated |
7-8 | LeCron Family History Records | undated |
8 | Manuscript - "The Brownies" by James D. LeCron | undated |
8 | Manuscript - "The Clammer of the Gates" by James D. LeCron | March 21, 1921 |
8 | Manuscript - "Facades and Facts or Myths by Which We Live" by James D. LeCron | January 15, 1959 |
8 | Manuscript - "Let's Talk About Art" by James D. LeCron | January 19, 1956 |
8 | Manuscript - Miscellaneous handwritten works (photocopies) | undated |
8 | Manuscript - "My Country, Right or Wrong" by James D. LeCron | undated |
8 | Manuscript - "The Old Order Changeth" by James D. LeCron | 1918 |
8 | Manuscript - "This Changing World" by James D. LeCron | February 4, 1954 |
8 | Manuscript - "Was Malthus Right?" by James D. LeCron | October 23, 1952 |
8 | Manuscript - Memoir | November 8, 1954 |
9 | Miscellaneous | undated |
9 | Newspaper Clippings | undated |
9 | Northwestern University Commencement Book | June 16, 1958 |
13 | Northwestern University Scrapbook | undated |
9 | Notes written by James S. Frazer | undated |
9 | Notebook of Mary F. (Dade) LeCron, wife of John J. LeCron (transcript) | undated |
13 | Pencil Sketch - Photograph of James D. LeCron "To James LeCron from Lubonin P. Saponoff as a reminder of pleasant days at beautiful St. Paul, A.M." | May 18, 1931 |
9 | Photographs - family and family graveyard | undated |
9 | Photograph - James D. LeCron | undated |
9 | Poems and Short Stories (photocopies) | undated |
9 | Poetry | undated |
9 | Schoolwork - James D. LeCron | 1893-1907, undated |
9 | Speech written by Harriet Frazer | undated |
9 | Shaving Straight Edge Razors (6) - gifted from Mrs. L. LeCron | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Band in Warsaw Decoration Day Parade | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Boat House, Evanston, Illinois | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Calf along Sheridan - Large Stop | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Camel Riders in Lincoln Park | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Charles O. Merica (2) | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Chicago River | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Court House at Warsaw, Indiana | July 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Creek at Hubbard's - 7 miles north of Evanston | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Creeks in Ravine north of Evanston (2) | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Deserted House 1/2 mile east of Miles Center, Indiana | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Evanston Fire Patrol returning from fire | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Ferris Wheel from the West | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Flowers (2) | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Fred, Harry, Frank and Tracy McCracken | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Harry McCracken | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Haunted House near Evanston | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Interior of Laramie Home | 1910 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Ludlow's Creek | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - McCracken House | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Mrs. Hardy and Francis Hardy (2) | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Nickle plated Fire Engine at Evanston, Illinois | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Our House in Cheyenne, WY (2) | 1912 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Court of Fountains and Grounds | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Ethnology Building | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Government Building | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Pasture and Clouds at Grandma's House | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Peterson's Pony Gardens | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Picnickers eating on Mr. Leedy's Farm | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Picnickers in Grout near Yarnell's Landing - Eagle Lake | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Picnickers near Yarnell's Landing - Eagle Lake | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Practicing for Salute in Decoration Day Parade, Warsaw | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - R. Bowman along Chicago River | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Railroad train near Winona | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Revenue Cutter moral in Sham Battle off Lincoln Park | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Revenue Naval off Lincoln Park in Sham Battle | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Scene south from Grandma's House | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Set - up for my grammar school graduation | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - The woods of Chicago | 1900 |
10 | Glass Negatives - Top of Medicine Bow peak | 1908 |
10 | Glass Negatives - unidentified (58) | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Verne Cook on cow at Warsaw | undated |
10 | Glass Negatives - Wyoming (14) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Billy | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Black Rock Meadows | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Camp at Indian School | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Camp at mouth of Hoback Canyon | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Capital Building, Cheyenne, WY | 1912 |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Cheyey's House (5) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Down River from Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Eaton's Dudes | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Emerald Pool | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Entering Fall River Basin | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Falls of Lewis River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Firehole River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Fish Creek Ranch (2) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - From top of Mt. Washburn | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - From Undine Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Gibbon Falls (2) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Gibbon River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Grand Canyon and Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Hoback River (2) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Jackson Lake | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - James D. LeCron and "trip with the Prices" (47) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - James D. LeCron in Hoback Canyon | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Jim and Jim | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Kepler Cascade in Firehole River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Lippy | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Mac Glashan on porch of his house | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Mac Glashan's House | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Major and Ross | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Moose Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Moudy's Children (2) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Mouth of Hoback | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Mrs. J.M. Carey (7) | November 1926 |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Mt. Moran (2) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Old Camp near Thumb | August 5, 1912 |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Old Faithful | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Red Grade - Wind River below | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Ross and packs in Hoback Canyon | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Ross Cooking | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Ross in Hoback Canyon | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Ross Throwing Diamond | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - School at Dubois | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Seebohm's House (4) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Shoshone Lake | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Snake River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Tetons and Snake River | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Tower Creek | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Tower Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Tugwater Pass (6) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - unidentified (13) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Falls | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Great Falls (7) | undated |
14 | Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Lake | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
Corporate Names
- United States. Department of Agriculture.
- United States. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Marketing Service.