Collection Summary
Leet, John E., 1847-1922.
John E. Leet papers
1888-1965
06805
4.68 cubic feet (11 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Papers of a Denver, Colorado, real estate investor, who owned a ranch near Douglas, Wyoming.
Biography of John E. LeetJohn E. Leet was a pioneer real estate businessman and journalist in Denver, Colorado. He was from New Orleans and came to Denver in 1879. Leet's father, Daniel, had founded Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, but had joined his son's family in Denver and entered into business with John. John was engaged in various investments and real estate ventures in Colorado and surrounding states. He also wrote columns for various newspapers and owned a cattle ranch (Leetsisle Ranch) near Douglas, Wyoming. His businesses were devastated following the Panic of 1893, and did not recover until after the Panic of 1907. John married Modeste Caillier in 1871, and they had three children, Emma Downing, Laura Roller, and Edmund. Edmund and his wife Dorothy, lived in Wyoming and operated the Leetsisle Ranch.
Scope and ContentThe collection consists of John Leet's business diaries from 1888-1889, 1891-1897, 1899-1920. He recorded expenditures and receipts, business and personal memoranda and noted his and his family's daily activities. He also commented on the local and national economy and politics. There is information on Leet's trips to Douglas, Wyoming, and numerous other places, and on his attempts in 1901 to establish a sugar beet plant in Denver. The collection also contains personal diaries of John and Modeste Leet from 1917-1965. These diaries contain personal information and information about the weather and daily lives and events of the Leet Family. Also included are a scrapbook of newspaper articles from May of 1895, an incomplete 1923 diary of Dorothy Leet, and a Leet family genealogical chart.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
The John E. Leet Papers, 1884-1897 and the John E. Leet Denver Real Estate Block Books, 1884-1900 are at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado.
Acquisition Information
The material was received from Edmund Leet Jr., 2001; Dorothy Downing, 1977; Agnes Wright Spring, 1970.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Andrew Worth, October, 2013.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Leet, Daniel Moore, 1814-1900.
Leet, Modeste Caillier, 1852-1910.
Downing, Emma Leet, 1874-
Roller, Laura Leet, 1873-1920.
Leet, Edmund, 1883-
Leet family.
Business cycles -- United States.
Business losses -- Colorado.
Financial crises -- United States.
Sugar factories -- Colorado -- Denver.
Ranches -- Wyoming.
Real estate business -- Colorado.
Journalism -- Colorado.
Investments, American -- Colorado.
United States -- Economic conditions.
Colorado -- Economic conditions.
Leetsisle Ranch (Wyo.)
Denver (Colo.) -- History.
Denver (Colo.) -- Genealogy.
Douglas (Wyo.)
Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945
Wyoming -- History, 1946-
Genealogical tables.
Diaries.
Journalists.
Businessmen.
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Leet, Dorothy -- Diary.
Leet, Modeste Caillier, 1852-1910.
Places
Wyoming
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ranching
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce
Businesses and Corporations
Economics and Banking
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Journalism
Container List
Series I. Professional
1
Business Diary
1888
1
Business Diary
1889
1
Business Diary
1891
1
Business Diary
1892
1
Business Diary
1893
1
Business Diary
1894
1
Business Diary
1895
1
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings
1895
2
Business Diary
1896
2
Business Diary
1897
2
Business Diary
1899
2
Business Diary
1900
2
Business Diary
1901
2
Business Diary
1902
3
Business Diary
1903
3
Business Diary
1904
3
Business Diary
1905
3
Business Diary
1906
3
Business Diary
1907
3
Business Diary
1908
4
Business Diary
1909
4
Business Diary
1910
4
Business Diary
1911
4
Business Diary
1912
4
Business Diary
1913
4
Business Diary
1914
5
Business Diary
1915
5
Business Diary
1916
5
Business Diary
1917
5
Business Diary
1918
5
Business Diary
1919
5
Business Diary
1920
5
Dorothy Leet Diary
1923
5
Edmund Leet Business Correspondence
1944-1945
Series II. Personal
5
Leet Family Genealogy
undated
6
Personal Diary
1917
6
Personal Diary
1918
6
Personal Diary
1919>
6
Personal Diary
1919
6
Personal Diary
1920
6
Personal Diary
1920
6
Personal Diary
1921
6
Personal Diary
1921
6
Personal Diary
1922
6
Personal Diary
1922
6
Personal Diary
1924
6
Personal Diary
1924
6
Personal Diary
1925
6
Personal Diary
1925
6
Personal Diary
1926
6
Personal Diary
1926
6
Personal Diary
1927
7
Personal Diary
1927
7
Personal Diary
1928
7
Personal Diary
1928
7
Personal Diary
1929
7
Personal Diary
1929
7
Personal Diary
1930
7
Personal Diary
1930
7
Personal Diary
1931
7
Personal Diary
1932
7
Personal Diary
1934
7
Personal Diary
1935
7
Personal Diary
1938
7
Personal Diary
1938
7
Personal Diary
1939
7
Personal Diary
1940
8
Personal Diary
1941
8
Personal Diary
1942
8
Personal Diary
1943
8
Personal Diary
1944
8
Personal Diary
1945
8
Personal Diary
1946
8
Personal Diary
1947
8
Personal Diary
1948
8
Personal Diary
1949
8
Personal Diary
1950
8
Personal Diary
1951
8
Personal Diary
1952
8
Personal Diary
1953
8
Personal Diary
1954
8
Personal Diary
1955
9
Personal Diary
1956
9
Personal Diary
1957
9
Personal Diary
1958
9
Personal Diary
1959
9
Personal Diary
1960
9
Personal Diary
1961
9
Personal Diary
1962
9
Personal Diary
1963
9
Personal Diary
1964
9
Personal Diary
1965
10
Outline Inventory of Diaries
1917-1965
10
Family photographs and misc.
1898-1943
10
Bound Volume
1903
10
Postcards
1895-1922
10
Loose leaf notes
1894-1898
11
Scrapbook of Stamps
1918-1944