John L. Jordan Ranch Company records, 1870-2008

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• Series I. Ranch records

  Series contains correspondence, financial records, legal documents, reports, articles, and photographs regarding the Jordan Ranch.

  • Description: Artifacts: Folders for "valuable papers" (2 items)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Address books
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: B.L.M. section 15 land purchase
    Dates: 1967
    Container: Box 6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Brand certificates
    Dates: 1955-1975
    Container: Box 6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Brucellosis vaccination certificates
    Dates: 1962-1965
    Container: Box 6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Chevrolet Magazine, John Bell Ranch
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 11
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1923-1972
    Container: Box 1-6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Farthing Ranch documents, diary - Iron Mountain, Wyoming
    Dates: 1908-1917
    Container: Box 13
    Location: Series I. Ranch records

  • Financial records:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Tax returns, receipts, bank statements, check books, and cancelled checks
      Dates: 1914-1969
      Container: Box 1-6
      Location: Series I. Ranch records / Financial records:
    • Description: Financial statements
      Dates: 1938-1977
      Container: Box 3 and 5
      Location: Series I. Ranch records / Financial records:
    • Description: Cheyenne Frontier Committee Bucking ledger
      Dates: 1941-1946
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Series I. Ranch records / Financial records:
    • Description: Jordan Ranch Company ledger
      Dates: 1941-1946
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Series I. Ranch records / Financial records:
  • Description: Homestead Documents, deeds - Tait, Lannen, Jordan
    Dates: 1880-1905
    Container: Box 13
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Homestead letter and receipt
    Dates: 1922
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Jordan documents (miscellaneous)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Legal documents: Mrs. John L. Jordan
    Dates: 1939-1943
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Legal documents: Chain of Title, Jordan Ranch (1-7)
    Dates: 1889-1987
    Container: Box 13
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Legal documents: land purchases, deeds, agreements,
    Dates: 1892-1963
    Container: Box 3 and 6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Manuscripts by unknown authors and John Bell
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3-4
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Maps: Jordan Ranch, land sections, blueprints for Colorado Southern Railway and Hawk Springs irrigation ditch, and charts for Federal, State, and public lands,
    Dates: 1910-1934
    Container: Box 3-4 and 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Newspaper and magazine clippings about agriculture, politics, and oil
    Dates: 1917-1945
    Container: Box 3-4
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Pamphlets and other printed materials concerning agriculture, livestock, and economics
    Dates: 1947-1965
    Container: Box 1 and 3-4
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Photographs: Jordan Ranch - Larry Day photos
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Photographs: Moving cattle on Jordan Ranch
    Dates: 1970-1975
    Container: Box 17
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Ranch selling documents
    Dates: 1921-1933
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Report, oil - Jordan Ranch
    Dates: 1920
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Reports regarding agriculture and ranch employees
    Dates: 1912-1973
    Container: Box 3-4 and 6
    Location: Series I. Ranch records
  • Description: Wyoming Water District Commissioner Certificate - J.L. Jordan
    Dates: 1894
    Container: Box 17
    Location: Series I. Ranch records

• Series II. Family and Personal papers

  Series contains biographical information about specific family members and correspondence, diaries, photographs, and scrapbooks regarding the Jordan Family.

  • Description: Appraisal of Antiques, L.W. Jordan
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Art: "The Goose Egg" Oil Painting, CY Ranch
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 8
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Artifacts: Metal stamp - Mr. & Mrs. J. Franklin Jordan
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Artifacts: Metal stamp - Lawrence and Mary Jo Jordan wedding announcement
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers

  • Biographical information:

    Container: Box

    • Description: John L. Jordan
      Dates: 1901-1932
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Laura Jeanette Jordan (Mrs. John L. Jordan)
      Dates: 1916-1919
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: John H. Bell
      Dates: 1943-1968
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Joseph F. Jordan (individual pay record book, U.S. Army, life insurance, death certificate)
      Dates: 1918-1973
      Container: Box 5 and 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: John and Marie Bell papers
      Dates: 1883-1990
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Lawrence Jordan (University of Arizona diploma, passports, U.S. Army service)
      Dates: 1948-1952
      Container: Box 12 and 17
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Lawrence Jordan Jr. (Cheyenne East High School diploma, passports)
      Dates: 1971-2001
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Tari Jordan (high school awards)
      Dates: 1970-1972
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Teresa Jordan (miscellaneous, diplomas, awards, vehicle repairs)
      Dates: 1970-1989
      Container: Box 9, 12-13, and 17
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Marjorie Lannen McCracken (correspondence, photographs, Cheyenne High School Reunion Book, marriage to Harold McCracken, newspaper clippings, school work, birth certificate)
      Dates: 1908-1987
      Container: Box 10-11
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
    • Description: Mary Steele (University of Arizona diploma)
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Biographical information:
  • Description: Certificates - birth, baptism, marriage
    Dates: 1927-1993
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers

  • Correspondence:

    Container: Box 1

    • Description: Family (miscellaneous)
      Dates: 1911-1937
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:
    • Description: Family (transcribed)
      Dates: 1892-1898
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:
    • Description: John L. Jordan
      Dates: 1886-1909
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:
    • Description: Mrs. J.F. Jordan and William Wilson, Attorney
      Dates: 1935-1952
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:
    • Description: Mrs. J.F. Jordan and Mrs. J. W. Jordan
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:
    • Description: Teresa Jordan to Great Aunt Marjorie
      Dates: 1973-1987
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Correspondence:

  • Diaries, Journals, and date books:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Marie Bell (desk diary and Five Year, 5 diaries)
      Dates: 1906-1963
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Diaries, Journals, and date books:
    • Description: Five Year Diary
      Dates: 1949
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Diaries, Journals, and date books:
    • Description: Diary, Blue
      Dates: 1926-1930
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Diaries, Journals, and date books:
    • Description: Harry Farthing diary part 1-2
      Dates: 1909-1913
      Container: Box 13
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Diaries, Journals, and date books:
  • Description: Important family milestone documents
    Dates: 1912-1966
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Inscribed Memories, Matilda Lannen Memorial
    Dates: 1964-1965
    Container: Box 9
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Ivory Stamp Club
    Dates: 1938-1941
    Container: Box 10
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Map: Wonderful Wyoming, Highway Map of Wyoming
    Dates: 1933
    Container: Box 10
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Memorial Record
    Dates: 1923
    Container: Box 8
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Memorial Record, Laura Jeanette Jordan
    Dates: 1949
    Container: Box 8
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Memorials of Lawrence Jordan
    Dates: 2007-2008
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Newspaper articles about the Jordan family and ranch
    Dates: 1950-1976
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Newspaper clippings (miscellaneous)
    Dates: 1937-1963
    Container: Box 8
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers

  • Photo Albums:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Green photograph album
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Blue photo book
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: "My Garden"
      Dates: 1916-1937
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Plains Portrait Studio
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: "Snapshots"
      Dates: 1913
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: "Our Baby"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Album Prints, photo book
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Antique family photo albums (3)
      Dates: 1870-1900
      Container: Box 14-15
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Brown photograph book
      Dates: 1936-1937
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Black photograph book
      Dates: 1929-1945
      Container: Box 16
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Large black family photo album
      Dates: 1927-1941
      Container: Box 16
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:
    • Description: Wedding album
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photo Albums:

  • Photographs and Slides:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Family photos (miscellaneous)
      Dates: 1870-1989
      Container: Box 4,7-12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Family, children's photos
      Dates: 1934-1980
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: John and Marie Bell photos and friends
      Dates: 1933-1988
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Hal Cannon - Teresa Jordan photographs
      Dates: 1982-1993
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Benjamin Franklin Jordan
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box 8 and 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Lannen/Jordan snapshots
      Dates: 1929-1988
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Larry Jordan trap shooting
      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Larry Jordan and family (slides)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: John Powell
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Dominic Russo
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: "Snapfolio: Blades's 3rd Birthday"
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Steele family photographs
      Dates: 1939-1992
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
    • Description: Wedding photos
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Photographs and Slides:
  • Description: Riding the White Horse Home advertising (miscellaneous)
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers

  • Scrapbooks:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Black Scrapbook
      Dates: 1917-1921
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
    • Description: My Memory Book
      Dates: 1921-1936
      Container: Box 14
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
    • Description: Miscellaneous scrapbooks (3)
      Dates: 1939-1986
      Container: Box 14-16
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
    • Description: "My High School Days"
      Dates: 1924-1927
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
    • Description: Cheyenne, leather scrapbook
      Dates: 1914-1917
      Container: Box 16
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
    • Description: Cheyenne Frontier Days, Teresa Jordan
      Dates: 1973-1975
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers / Scrapbooks:
  • Description: Charlotte Shaffer's writings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 13
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Yale Literary Magazine
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Wedding guest book
    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: World War II rations book
    Dates: 1943
    Container: Box 12
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers
  • Description: Wyoming's Old Oregon Trail
    Dates: 1947
    Container: Box 8
    Location: Series II. Family and Personal papers

• Untitled

  This link connects to an older container list for boxes 1-6 that contains greater detail on the content of those boxes.

  • Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
    Container: Box 1-6
    Location: Untitled