Otto Lumber Company records, 1946-1966
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Otto Lumber Company
- Title
- Otto Lumber Company records
- Dates
- 1946-1966 (inclusive)19461966
- Quantity
- 1.55 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 11243
- Summary
- 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
Historical Note
The Otto Lumber Company was incorporated by Otto Gramm in 1920. The company provided ties for the Union Pacific Railroad. In the 1940s the Otto Lumber Company was owned by Denver businessmen. They sold it to Cook Lumber Company in Fort Collins, Colorado which operated as Big Horn Lumber Company. They retained the Otto Lumber Company name and hired a Mr. Flater as manager to oversee its logging activities in the Roosevelt National Forest near Sand Creek and run the office in Laramie, Wyoming. By the 1960s Mr. Flater was the owner/manager of the company. The company operated temporary portable sawmills and had the logs hauled into Laramie to be planed and sold.
Content Description
The Otto Lumber Company collection contains company ledgers (1946-1966), and photographs of loggers working in the Roosevelt National Forest near Sand Creek (1950).
Use of the Collection
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, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by the Otto Lumber Company at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThe collection was received from Jacqueline J. Bath in 2002.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Beth Kordus in August 2002. The finding aid was encoded by D. Claudia Thompson in November 2020.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: General Ledgers for Otto Lumber Company (8 items)Dates: 1946-1966Container: Box 1
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Description: General Ledger for Otto Lumber CompanyDates: 1953-1955Container: Box 2
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Description: Photographs of logging operations in the Roosevelt National Forest for Otto Lumber Company (5 items)Dates: 1950Container: Box 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Loggers -- Colorado.
- Loggers -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
- Lumber trade -- Colorado.
- Lumber trade -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
- Planing mills -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
Geographical Names
- Roosevelt National Forest (Colo.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
