AHJ_ah01976 Inventory of the James D. LeCron Papers, 1878-1959 LeCron (James D.) Papers Brittany Heye University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort March 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary LeCron, James D. James D. LeCron papers 1878-1959 01976 6.03 cubic feet (14 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English 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. Biography of James D. LeCron

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.

Scope and Content

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.

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Columbia Center for Oral History, Reminiscences of James D. LeCron, 1953.

The collection was received from Mrs. Eugene E. Jurs in 1966 and 1972.

This collection was processed by Brittany Heye in September of 2024.

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 Access Terms LeCron family. Frazer family. Defrees family. Ristine family. United States. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Marketing Service. United States. Department of Agriculture. Journalists -- Iowa. Genealogy. Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. Diaries. Negatives. Genealogies. Public officers. Journalists. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> LeCron, John J. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979. Frazer, Harriet. Agriculture and Natural Resources Social Life and Customs Home and Family Diaries Photographs 1Correspondence 1904-1951, undated 2Correspondence - John J. LeCron1878-1879, 1922 2Correspondence - Letters from Dade LeCron to John J. LeCron1882-1900 2Correspondence - Letters from James D. LeCron to his parents (from age 8)1892-1935 2Correspondence - Letters from John J. LeCron (and family) to James D. LeCron1928-1932 2Correspondence - Letters from Simon LeCron (father of John J. LeCron) to his son1891-1902 2Correspondence - To James D. LeCron from John J. LeCron (father) (transcript)1934 11Correspondence - To or From James D. LeCron from famous individuals (Woodrow Wilson, William Bryan Jennings, and Nelson A. Rockefeller)1904-1943 3Diary, author unknown1885 3Diary pages, author unknown1930 3Diaries of Harriet Frazer1935-1940 4,6Diary - James D. LeCron1901-1908 4Travel Diary - James D. LeCron1930-1931 4-6Diaries (photocopies and/or transcripts)1885-1936 6Diaries - Harriet Frazer (transcripts)1935-1942 6Diaries - Unidentified undated 6Address Before PTA Meeting, November 4, George Washington University undated 6Address Bookundated 6Artifacts - Moneyundated 8Artifacts - Campaign Buttons (Presidential)- 9 in small containerundated 6Family History - Frazer Family (photocopy - poor)undated 6Family History - John James LeCronundated 6Family History - Simon LeCronundated 6Family History Notesundated 12Family History Research (leather file folders)undated 7Genealogical Researchundated 7James D. LeCron Appointment as Assistant Administrator of the SMA press releaseSeptember 24, 1941 7James D. LeCron CalendarMay 1916 7James D. LeCron Classwork - Essay (photocopy)1899 7LeCron Family Treeundated 7-8LeCron Family History Recordsundated 8Manuscript - "The Brownies" by James D. LeCronundated 8Manuscript - "The Clammer of the Gates" by James D. LeCronMarch 21, 1921 8Manuscript - "Facades and Facts or Myths by Which We Live" by James D. LeCronJanuary 15, 1959 8Manuscript - "Let's Talk About Art" by James D. LeCronJanuary 19, 1956 8Manuscript - Miscellaneous handwritten works (photocopies)undated 8Manuscript - "My Country, Right or Wrong" by James D. LeCronundated 8Manuscript - "The Old Order Changeth" by James D. LeCron1918 8Manuscript - "This Changing World" by James D. LeCronFebruary 4, 1954 8Manuscript - "Was Malthus Right?" by James D. LeCronOctober 23, 1952 8Manuscript - MemoirNovember 8, 1954 9Miscellaneousundated 9Newspaper Clippings undated 9Northwestern University Commencement BookJune 16, 1958 13Northwestern University Scrapbookundated 9Notes written by James S. Frazerundated 9Notebook of Mary F. (Dade) LeCron, wife of John J. LeCron (transcript)undated 13Pencil 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 9Photographs - family and family graveyardundated 9Photograph - James D. LeCronundated 9Poems and Short Stories (photocopies)undated 9Poetryundated 9Schoolwork - James D. LeCron1893-1907, undated 9Speech written by Harriet Frazerundated 9Shaving Straight Edge Razors (6) - gifted from Mrs. L. LeCronundated 10Glass Negatives - Band in Warsaw Decoration Day Parade1900 10Glass Negatives - Boat House, Evanston, Illinoisundated 10Glass Negatives - Calf along Sheridan - Large Stopundated 10Glass Negatives - Camel Riders in Lincoln Park undated 10Glass Negatives - Charles O. Merica (2)undated 10Glass Negatives - Chicago Riverundated 10Glass Negatives - Court House at Warsaw, IndianaJuly 1900 10Glass Negatives - Creek at Hubbard's - 7 miles north of Evanstonundated 10Glass Negatives - Creeks in Ravine north of Evanston (2)undated 10Glass Negatives - Deserted House 1/2 mile east of Miles Center, Indianaundated 10Glass Negatives - Evanston Fire Patrol returning from fireundated 10Glass Negatives - Ferris Wheel from the West1900 10Glass Negatives - Flowers (2)1900 10Glass Negatives - Fred, Harry, Frank and Tracy McCracken1900 10Glass Negatives - Harry McCrackenundated 10Glass Negatives - Haunted House near Evanstonundated 10Glass Negatives - Interior of Laramie Home1910 10Glass Negatives - Ludlow's Creekundated 10Glass Negatives - McCracken House1900 10Glass Negatives - Mrs. Hardy and Francis Hardy (2)1900 10Glass Negatives - Nickle plated Fire Engine at Evanston, Illinoisundated 10Glass Negatives - Our House in Cheyenne, WY (2)1912 10Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Court of Fountains and Groundsundated 10Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Ethnology Buildingundated 10Glass Negatives - Pan American Express - Government Buildingundated 10Glass Negatives - Pasture and Clouds at Grandma's Houseundated 10Glass Negatives - Peterson's Pony Gardensundated 10Glass Negatives - Picnickers eating on Mr. Leedy's Farmundated 10Glass Negatives - Picnickers in Grout near Yarnell's Landing - Eagle Lakeundated 10Glass Negatives - Picnickers near Yarnell's Landing - Eagle Lakeundated 10Glass Negatives - Practicing for Salute in Decoration Day Parade, Warsaw1900 10Glass Negatives - R. Bowman along Chicago River1900 10Glass Negatives - Railroad train near Winonaundated 10Glass Negatives - Revenue Cutter moral in Sham Battle off Lincoln Park1900 10Glass Negatives - Revenue Naval off Lincoln Park in Sham Battleundated 10Glass Negatives - Scene south from Grandma's Houseundated 10Glass Negatives - Set - up for my grammar school graduationundated 10Glass Negatives - The woods of Chicago1900 10Glass Negatives - Top of Medicine Bow peak1908 10Glass Negatives - unidentified (58)undated 10Glass Negatives - Verne Cook on cow at Warsawundated 10Glass Negatives - Wyoming (14)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Billyundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Black Rock Meadowsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Camp at Indian Schoolundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Camp at mouth of Hoback Canyonundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Capital Building, Cheyenne, WY1912 14Nitrate Negatives - Cheyey's House (5)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Down River from Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Eaton's Dudesundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Emerald Poolundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Entering Fall River Basinundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Falls of Lewis River undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Firehole Riverundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Fish Creek Ranch (2)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - From top of Mt. Washburnundated 14Nitrate Negatives - From Undine Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Gibbon Falls (2)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Gibbon Riverundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Grand Canyon and Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Hoback River (2)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Jackson Lakeundated 14Nitrate Negatives - James D. LeCron and "trip with the Prices" (47)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - James D. LeCron in Hoback Canyonundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Jim and Jim undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Kepler Cascade in Firehole Riverundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Lippy undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Mac Glashan on porch of his houseundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Mac Glashan's Houseundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Major and Rossundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Moose Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Moudy's Children (2)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Mouth of Hobackundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Mrs. J.M. Carey (7)November 1926 14Nitrate Negatives - Mt. Moran (2)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Old Camp near ThumbAugust 5, 1912 14Nitrate Negatives - Old Faithfulundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Red Grade - Wind River belowundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Ross and packs in Hoback Canyonundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Ross Cookingundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Ross in Hoback Canyonundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Ross Throwing Diamondundated 14Nitrate Negatives - School at Duboisundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Seebohm's House (4)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Shoshone Lakeundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Snake Riverundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Tetons and Snake Riverundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Tower Creekundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Tower Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Tugwater Pass (6)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - unidentified (13)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Fallsundated 14Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Great Falls (7)undated 14Nitrate Negatives - Yellowstone Lakeundated