AHJ_ah10299 Inventory of the Medicine Bow Telephone Company records, 1906-1913 Medicine Bow Telephone Company records Processed by Elaine Heim University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort January 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Medicine Bow Telephone Company Medicine Bow Telephone Company records 1906-1913 10299 .25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The Medicine Bow Telephone Company was established in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, in 1906. The collection includes records from the company, stockholders and trustees meetings, and newspaper. History of the Medicine Bow Telephone Company

The Medicine Bow Telephone Company was established in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, in 1906. Although most of the founding members were from Medicine Bow, the company operated in both Medicine Bow and Laramie, Wyoming (Albany County). Charles E. Cooper, John Burnett, R.N. Cronberg, Ed Walters, and O.P. Reed were the corporation's first stockholders and board of trustees. Charles E. Cooper, John Burnett, and R.N. Cronberg served as President, Vice President, and Treasurer respectively for the first term.

 Scope and Content

Collection includes a hand-written book containing the company's articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes and officer election results from stockholders' and trustees' annual meetings (1906-1912); typed minutes and election results from meetings (1910-1911); memos (1911-1913); one sample telephone contract; and the Elk Mountain section of an edition of the "Medicine Bow Times" newspaper (1913).

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There are no known other archival collections created by the Medicine Bow Telephone Company at the date of processing.

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This material was received from Marvin Cronberg in January 1977.

The collection was processed by Elaine Heim in June 1994.

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 Access Terms Cronberg, R. N. Cooper, Charles E. Burnett, John. Walters, Ed. Reed, O. P. Telephone companies -- Wyoming -- Medicine Bow. Telephone companies -- Wyoming -- Albany County. Medicine Bow (Wyo.) Albany County (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. Minutes books. Articles of incorporation. Medicine Bow Times. Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Businesses and Corporations Wyoming 1Medicine Bow Telephone Company minute book1906-1912 1Stockholders annual meeting--minutes1910-1911 1Trustees annual meeting--minutes1910-1911 1Memos and contract1911-1913 1Newspaper: Medicine Bow Times, Elk Mountain SectionMarch 6, 1913