Elizabeth Watt Richter family papers, 1880-1931
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Richter, Elizabeth Watt, d. 1944.
- Title
- Elizabeth Watt Richter family papers
- Dates
- 1880-1931 (inclusive)18801931
1880-1893 (bulk)18801893 - Quantity
- 2 folders.
- Collection Number
- 08725
- 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
Elizabeth Watt (d. 1944) was born in Mitchell, Ontario. She was the daughter of James and Jane Black Watt and sister to James Cullen and Robert Watt. She moved to Johnson County, Wyoming in 1890 to live with her uncle Cullen Watt and his family before her family moved to Valley Center, Kansas. She married Richard Richter in 1893 and they had one daughter, Louise, who was born in 1900. Richter had been a civilian employee at Fort McKinney during the late 1870s and later operated a sawmill and a ranch in Johnson County, Wyoming. Richter died in 1915 and Louise operated the ranch until 1956.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence (1880-1893), including an 1881 letter by Richter asking for reimbursement of his supplies when Fort McKinney caught on fire, letters between several members of the Watt family describing life in Mitchell and Galt, Ontario and farming in Valley Center, Kansas and the Johnson County War of 1892; a 1903 diary for Elizabeth Watt Richter; and a 1931 letter by Henry Pritchard of Orange County, California proposing to Louise Richter.
Use of the Collection
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas -- Valley Center.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario -- Galt.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario -- Mitchell.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Wyoming -- Johnson County.
- Johnson County War, 1892.
- Ranches -- Wyoming -- Johnson County.
Personal Names
- Richter, Louise, 1900-
- Watt, Cullen, 1844-
Family Names
- Watt family.
Geographical Names
- Fort McKinney (Wyo.)
- Galt (Ont.)
- Johnson County (Wyo.) -- History.
- Mitchell (Ont.)
- Valley Center (Kan.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries.
Occupations
- Women pioneers.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Pritchard, Henry.
- Richter, Richard, d. 1915.
- Watt, James Cullen.
- Watt, James.
- Watt, Jane Black.
- Watt, Robert.
