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Richard Leferink Scrapbook, 1923-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Leferink, Richard
- Title
- Richard Leferink Scrapbook
- Dates
- 1923-1944 (inclusive)19231944
- Quantity
- cubic ft. (1 Item)
- Collection Number
- 08979
- Summary
- Richard Leferink began flying during World War I and continued this occupation after the war until he started his own flying service company in Casper, Wyoming, in 1931. This collection is the scrapbook of news clippings, correspondence, and photographs he kept to tell the story of that company and of his flying career.
- 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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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Richard Leferink learned flying during World War I. He continued his love of flying after the war, barn storming or flying cargo for businesses until he had flown in forty-one states and Mexico before he settled in Casper and began Wyoming Air Service, Inc. in 1931. Within eight years he expanded the company, providing mail and passenger service along the Front Range of the Rockies from Pueblo, Colorado, to Billings and Great Falls, Montana; Huron, South Dakota; Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Alberta, Canada. In 1941, Wyoming Air Service was one of seventeen domestic airlines in the United States.
World War II interrupted domestic, commercial flying service. Leferink sold the company in 1944 to Western Air Lines, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. This collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs Leferink kept throughout his flying career. It begins with his entry into World War I and stops once he sold the company. The scrapbook contains many news stories explaining how the company started, how it quickly expanded, and the people involved, from pilots to civic boosters, wanting air service in their communities.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Richard Leferink Scrapbook, 1923-1944, Collection Number 08979, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Alternative Forms Available
Existence and Location of CopiesDigital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~129~129.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no other known archival collections created by Richard Leferink at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationScrapbook received from Mrs. Irma F. Dennis, December 1990.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Rita Burleson in October 2004.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Aeronautics--Wyoming.
- Local service airlines.
Corporate Names
- Inland Air Lines.
- Western Airlines Inland Air Division.
- Wyoming Air Service.
Geographical Names
- Billings (Mont.)
- Canada, Western.
- Casper (Wyo.)
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)
- Denver (Colo.)
- Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)
- Great Falls (Mont.)
- Huron (S.D.)
- Scottsbluff (Neb.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks.
Occupations
- Pilots.