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Eleanor C. Kennedy family papers, 1833-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kennedy, Eleanor C., 1901-1993.
Title
Eleanor C. Kennedy family papers
Dates
1833-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.70 cubic feet (7 boxes)
Collection Number
05229
Summary
This collection contains photographs, art, and other materials related to Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy and her 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.

Additional Reference Guides

Finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Eleanor Chatterton was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1901. She was the daughter of Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958) and Stella Wyland Chatterton (1869-1954). Fenimore Chatterton, the son of Amoreta Fenton Mazuzan and G.H. Chatterton, served as acting governor of Wyoming from 1903 to 1904. Fenimore and Stella also had another daughter, Constance Chatterton, (b. 1904) who was married to Walter L. Spears. Eleanor Chatterton graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1925 and was married on August 16, 1925, to Merton G. Kennedy. Kennedy (d. 1963), the son of Adela Stough Kennedy, was an executive with the construction firm Morrison-Knudsen Inc. of Boise, Idaho. The Kennedys lived in the western U.S. before Kennedy served as president of Morrison-Knudsen's Brazilian operations from 1943 to 1949 after which they returned to the U.S. Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy died in August, 1993.

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Content Description

Collection contains the papers of Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy and her extended family from 1861 to 1988. Kennedy's personal papers include biographical material, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs and photograph albums, a reminiscence, slides, a home movie and the constitution and by-laws for the University of Wyoming's S.H. Knight Science Camp Geology Alumni.

The collection also includes materials relating to Kennedy's extended family, which contain photographs of the Chatterton, Mazuzan, Wyland, Spears, and Stough families. Included are tintypes, photographs/ photograph albums of Amoreta Fenton Mazuzan Chatterton, the Chatterton family, Fenimore Chatterton, G.H. Chatterton, Stella Wyland Chatterton, Adela Stough Kennedy, Mary J. Mazuzan, Constance Chatterton and Walter L. Spears, Margaret Savage Wyland and the Wyland family. Also included is material from Merton G. Kennedy and his work for Morrison-Knudsen in the U.S. and Brazil.

There is also miscellaneous materials relating to Constance Chatterton and Walter L. Spears' attendance at the University of Wyoming; genealogical materials on the Stough family; and biographical information on C.J. Wyland. The collection also includes drawings, photographs, miscellaneous materials, and letters received by Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy's great aunt, Mary J. Mazuzan (a sister to Amoreta Fenton Mazuzan Chatterton) regarding an art correspondence class with the Art Students League of New York City.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

Statement on Potentially Harmful Language and Images Found in Collections

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Eleanor C. Kennedy family at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Materials were reicieved from the Estate of Eleanor C. Kennedy.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Brittany Heye in September of 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Genealogy.

Personal Names

  • Chatterton, Amoreta Fenton Mazuzan.
  • Chatterton, Fenimore, 1860-1958.
  • Chatterton, G. H.
  • Chatterton, Stella Wyland, 1869-1954.
  • Kennedy, Adela Stough.
  • Kennedy, Merton G., d. 1963.
  • Spears, Constance Chatterton, b. 1904.
  • Spears, Walter L.
  • Wyland, C. J.
  • Wyland, Margaret Savage.

Corporate Names

  • Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
  • Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc.
  • University of Wyoming.
  • University of Wyoming. Science Camp.

Family Names

  • Chatterton family.
  • Kennedy family.
  • Mazuzan family.
  • Spears family.
  • Stough family.
  • Wyland family.

Geographical Names

  • Brazil -- History -- 1945-1954.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
  • Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Motion pictures.
  • Photograph albums.
  • Photographs.
  • Reminiscences.
  • Tintypes.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Mazuzan, Mary J.


2013, 2023

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