Oliver Perry Hanna manuscript, 1926
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hanna, Oliver Perry, b. 1851.
- Title
- Oliver Perry Hanna manuscript
- Dates
- 1926 (inclusive)19261926
- Quantity
- .25 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 00423
- 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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Hanna (1851-1934) was born in Pennsylvania and came to Montana in 1868 and worked as a trapper and hunter. He worked as a supplier of fresh game for Fort McKinney in northern Wyoming and was also a scout for General George Crook in 1876. In 1878 Hanna homesteaded in Sheridan County, Wyoming and helped found the town of Bighorn in 1879. He sold his ranch in 1880 and ran a general store in Bighorn and later served as the town's postmaster from 1896-1900 before retiring to Long Beach, California.
Content Description
Collection contains the manuscript for Hanna's autobiography "An Old Timer's Story of the Old Wild West: Being the Recollection of Oliver Perry Hanna, Pioneer, Indian Fighter, Frontiersman, and First Settler in Sheridan County, WY" written in 1926 in which he discusses scouting and trapping, a trip through what is now Yellowstone National Park in 1870, frontier life in Bighorn and Sheridan County, Wyoming, the Johnson County War in 1892, the Battles of the Little Bighorn and Rosebud, and a trip to Veracruz, Mexico, in 1915.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationNo portion of manuscript may be photographed, scanned, or otherwise reproduced. The 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 Oliver Perry Hanna at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThe collection was received from Mrs. C.L. Carter in 1959.
Processing Note
Processing InformationFinding aid encoded by Morgan Walsh and D. Claudia Thompson in October 2020.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: An Old Timer's Story of the Old Wild West: Being the Recollection of Oliver Perry Hanna, Pioneer, Indian Fighter, Frontiersman, and First Settler in Sheridan County, Wyoming, by O.P. Hanna (photocopied manuscript)Dates: 1926Container: Box 1
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cheyenne Indians -- Wars, 1876.
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Wyoming -- Bighorn.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Wyoming -- Sheridan County.
- Johnson County War, 1892.
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- National parks and reserves -- Wyoming.
- Pioneers -- Wyoming -- Sheridan County -- Biography.
- Scouts and scouting -- Montana.
- Scouts and scouting -- Wyoming.
- Trapping -- Montana.
- Voyages and travels.
Geographical Names
- Big Horn (Wyo.)
- Fort McKinney (Wyo.)
- Johnson County (Wyo.)
- Montana -- History.
- Sheridan County (Wyo.)
- Veracruz (Veracruz, Mexico)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.
- Yellowstone National Park.
Occupations
- Pioneers.
