Collection Summary
Condit, L. R. A. (Leonidas R. A.), 1858-1939
L. R. A. Condit papers
1859-1953
00004
9.03 cubic ft. (20 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
L.R.A. Condit was a Johnson County, Wyoming, rancher. The collection includes personal correspondence and business records, as well as glass negatives and photographic equipment.
Arrangement of the Collection
The L. R. A. Condit papers are arranged into five series. The first three, Correspondence, Professional Papers, and Printed Material, comprise the majority of the materials, and are largely
text-based. The fourth series, Photographic Materials, is mainly comprised of Condit's glass plate negatives, and the final series, Artifacts, contains Condit's cameria equipment.
Biography of L. R. A. Condit
L.R.A. Condit was born in Lawrenceburg, Iowa, in 1858. He came to Wyoming in the fall of 1885. He worked at several ranches in Northern Wyoming before finally establishing the
Condit Ranch near Kaycee in Johnson County, Wyoming, in 1894. Condit served two terms as Johnson County Representative in the Wyoming House (1899-1903), and was the
Republican nominee for Governor in 1918. He was married to Edna J. Ferris in 1900, and had four children.
Scope and Content
The collection includes 9 boxes of correspondence (1860-1899), chiefly with family members, although some business letters are included. There are 25 financial ledgers (1878-1925),
280 photographic glass negatives, legal documents, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, notebooks, photos, drawings, and poetry. The collection also includes Condit's photographic equipment.
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
There are no known other archival collections created by
L. R. A. Condit at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from
Mrs. Thornley Smith (Zoe Condit) on July 1, 1945 and September 8, 1951.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Ben Goldman in August 2010.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number,
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at
http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~38~38.
Access Terms
Condit family.
Cattle trade -- Wyoming -- Johnson County.
Ranches -- Wyoming -- Johnson County.
Wyoming -- Politics and government.
Johnson County (Wyo.) -- Politics and government.
Johnson County (Wyo.) -- Genealogy.
Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.
Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
Condit Ranch (Wyo.)
Legal documents.
Ledgers.
Photographs.
Drawings.
Pamphlets.
Poetry.
Negatives.
Ranchers.
Politicians.
Cattle Breeders.
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Ranching
Politics, Government, and Law
Wyoming
Container List
Series I.
Correspondence
1860-1899
Primarily letters from Condit's sisters, brothers, cousins and other relatives in
Paton, Iowa. A few business letters and other communications are
included.
1
1-9
1860-1882
2
1-6
1883-1886
3
1-6
1887-1888
4
1-5
January 1889 - July 1890
5
1-5
August 1890 - December 1891
6
1-7
January 1892 - April 1893
7
1-6
May 1893 - April 1894
8
1-7
May 1894 - April 1896
9
1-7
May 1896 - 1899
9
8
Miscellaneous correspondence
1880, 1885, 1887, 1891, 1894
Series II.
Professional Papers
1859-1896
11
1
Legal Documents: Andrew S. Brown vs. Frank M. Canton
undated
11
2
Legal Documents: Maverick Law
January, 1884
11
3
Legal Documents: Johnson County
1880-1890
11
4-7
Legal Documents, miscellaneous
1859-1889
11
8-13
Legal Documents of N. L. Andrews
1869-1890
Includes census records, assessment schedules, correspondence, legal opinions, memorial to Congress, and burial records.
11
14
Note signed by N. K. Boswell
undated
12
6
Notebooks
circa 1870s-1890s
14-15
Ledger Books
1878, circa 1900s-1920s
13
5
Receipts
1867-1896
13
6
Statements
Series III.
Printed Materials
1865-1953
10
1-2
Advertisements
circa 1880s-1890s
10
3
Bills
1865-1895
10
4
Brochures
1869-1893
10
5
Drawings
1868, undated
10
6-7
Envelopes
circa 1880s-1890s
12
1
Manuscript: Tale of the Tetons
1953, undated
12
2
Map brochures
circa 1880s-1890s
12
3-4
Miscellaneous documents
circa 1870s-1890s
Includes handwritten notes, election documents, some postcards, maps, a braided lock of hair, and a scrapbook.
15
Montgomery Ward catalogs
1901
12
5
Newspaper clippings
circa 1890s
13
1-2
Pamphlets
circa 1880s-1890s
13
4
Poems
undated
13
5
Receipts
1867-1896
13
6
Statements
1867-1899
13
17
United States Department of Agriculture reports
circa 1890s
Series IV.
Photographic Materials
circa 1900, undated.
Collection contains one folder with several photographic prints, and 280 glass plate negatives. For the boxes containing glass negatives, a range of numbers is
provided, though it should be noted the numbering is not consecutive.
13
3
Photographs
undated
16
4 x 5 and 5 x 7 glass plate negatives, A2-01 - A2-1039, E2-3829 - E2-3859
circa 1900
17
4 x 5 and 5 x 7 glass plate negatives, E2-3860 - E2-3961
circa 1900
18
4 x 5 and 5 x 7 glass plate negatives, No. 13 - No. 1648, unnumbered
circa 1900
19
6 x 8 glass plate negatives, No. 269, 285, unnumbered
circa 1900
Series V.
Artifacts
undated
20
L. R. A. Condit's photographic equipment
undated