AHJ_ah00140 Inventory of the King Brothers Company records, 1890-1959 King Brothers Company records Processed by Matthew Francis University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2009

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Matthew Francis August 2009 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary King Brothers Company King Brothers Company records 1890-1959 00140 24.18 cubic ft. (31 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The King Brothers Company records document the history of the family-owned Wyoming sheep breeding and raising company. Materials include financial records, printed materials, photographs, and artifacts. Arrangement of the Collection

The King Brothers Company records have been minimally processed and divided into four series.

 History of King Brothers Company

The King Brothers Company was founded in 1892 in Albany County, Wyoming, by brothers Francis S., Herbert J., and Joseph S. King. The Kings specialized in breeding and raising purebred and registered Corriedale and Rambouillet sheep and won numerous prizes and honors for their wool.

 Scope and Content

The King Brothers Company records contain company financial records (1914-1950); printed materials concerning King Brothers Company and the sheep industry (1909-1959); photographs of King Brothers Company ranch and sheep (circa 1890s-1940s); and ribbons and medals won for their sheep and wool (1908-1950).

 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 King Brothers Company at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Richard J. King in 1966, Lisby Pollock in 2009, and Keith J. King in 2018.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in August 2009 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in October 2019.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Sheep ranches--Wyoming--Albany County. Sheep industry--Wyoming--Albany County. Corriedale sheep. Rambouillet sheep. Wyoming--History--1890-1918. Wyoming--History--1919-1945. Photographs. Awards. Sheep ranchers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> King, Francis S. King, Herbert J. King, Joseph S. Agriculture and Natural Resources Ranching Businesses and Corporations Wyoming Container List Series I. Family and Company Records

Kings Brothers Family: 1 Biographical and Genealogical Information undated 16Awards, Certificates, Licenses1895-1939 16Newspapers1906-1956 16Ledger1937-1949 20Correspondence1893-1948 20Pamphlet: Consecration Service - St. Michael's Cathedral1948 20Kingswood School1948 20Kings Brothers Family History1900-1940 20Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite - Pamphlet and Certificates1924 and 1932 20Financial Records1930-1949 20First National Bank Records1941-1949 Ranch Records: 21Bills1940 21Loan Paperwork1939 21Patented Herds1959 21Misc. Files1950 21Papers on Sales1948-1950 21Tax Records1950 21Inheritance and Trust Paperwork1950 21Payroll Records1925-1940 21Business Records1938-1949 21Bank Books1937-1950 21Sheep Tallus1941-1949 21Breeding books1940-1949 21Account books - Richard King (personal and lamb weights/shipments)1939-1947 21Bank checkbooks1930-1949 21Auditors Report, King Bros. Co., Laramie, Wyoming1921 21Financial Records - bank statements1937-1951 29Land Survey1905 29Lamb Ledger1941-1947 Company Business Records: 1-2 Income Accounting Record Books 1914-1931 3 Accounting Sheets 1921-1926 22Sheep Inventory ledgers1912-1948 22Livestock and Land Inventory ledgers1913-1922 22Minute book1904-1916 29Bank Books - Dick King1937-1948 29Checkbook - King Bros. Co.1948-1950 29Miscellaneous Business records (Legal, Correspondence, Livestock inventories)1938-1950 30Accounting Ledger1926-1945 Business records - A-Z1934-1950: 22Aerder's Receipts1934-1935 22Deposits1949 22Employment1946-1949 22Employees1944-1946 22Estimations1942 22Ear Tags1940-1946 22E.N. Rogers1932-1937 22Ha ? (Notes and Receipts)1942-1943 22Herd1947-1950 22Inheritance and Trust Paperwork1972 22Intermountain - correspondence1942-1945 22Insurance1936-1944 22Income Tax1943-1949 22Johnson of Evanston - Mortgaged Sheep1929-1944 22Jennings, JF Sullivan 1941 22Kings Bros Co. Tax File1945 22Kings Bros Herder1939-1941 22King- Sheep Accounts1949-1950 22Dick King1949-1950 22Estate of J.H. King1949 22J.H. King1942-1948 22Land and Leases - Taylor Act1937-1938 22Leases, Quit Claim Deeds1934-1949 22Maps - Ranch1935-1950 22Notes Receivable1929-1949 22NOSWA- CO. 1936-1938 22Numbers of Sheep1946-1949 22Oil Lease1947 22Office Supplies1937 22Officer's Salaries1936 23Payments - Rogers1931-1934 23Profit Statements1934-1948 23Pasture1940-1944 23Tom Parmalee1941 23Personal Sheep Notes1948 23Reports1941-1948 23R.A.C.C. Statements1936 23R.A.C.C.1935 23Reports on Herd1949-1950 23Sales1942-1949 23Social Security - employees1937-1949 23State Water Statements1949 23Supplies1939-1943 23Sugar1942-1943 23Supplies - Ford1942 23Show Entries1934-1936 23Sheep Contracts1940 23State Leases List1943 23Sheep Records1946-1949 23Shearing1941-1948 23Taylor Grazing Act1939-1943 23Tax Estimations1944 23Taxes1939-1950 23Travel Vouchers1938 24Uchard Land Company1949 24Van Schach Land Company1949 24Wool Clip1949 24Wool Correspondence1949 24Wool1946-1948 24Wheat and Land Farm1940 Business records (Dick and J.H. King) - A-Z: 25Dick King - Personal File (bank statements and bills)1932-1945 25Dick King - Storage File (biographical information)1925-1936 25Dick King - Stationary (correspondence)1937-1938 25Dick King - Receipts1941-1942 25J.H. King - Receipts1936-1937 25Dick King (checking account ledger)1942-1943 25J.H. King - Income Tax File1928-1948 25Tax File, Fort Collins, Colorado1940-1944 25Taxes1943-1945 25Tax Assessments1941-1945 25Tires1943-1945 25Wool1937-1946 25Wool Clip1938 25Wool Correspondence1936-1946 25Wool Inventory1935-1936 25Wool Sales1933 Personal Files of Frederick N. Hahn: 24-25A-Z1945-1959 29Hahn Correspondence1952-1979 29Hahn Name Plateundated 29Hahn Miscellaneous Employment/Testing Filesundated Sheep records (Rambouillet) - A-Z: 26Advertising1941-1947 26American Rambouillet Association1937-1941 26Bank of America1940-1941 26Feed Budget1941 26Capital Stock Tax1937-1945 26Corriedale Association1938-1941 26Deposit Slips1937-1940 26Denver Joint Land Bank1941 26Emergency Feed Loan Office1934-1940 26Employees1941-1942 26Feed1941-1946 26Feed - Fort Collins1941-1945 26Feed Contracts1940-1941 26Fertilizer File1939-1941 26Gift Valuation1940 26Intermountain Livestock Credit Corporation1936-1941 26Income Tax Estimation 19411940-1941 26Income Tax1928-1940 26King Bros.1941 26List of Sheep-Menundated 26Louie Ragland1944-1945 27Monthly Statements1934 27Nelson, Alfred1941 27Production Credit1935 27P-L Statements (profit and loss)1926-1931 27Pas Coe Lease1934 27Sales1936-1941 27Soil Conservation1939-1942 27Supplies1941 27South Conference1944 27South America1941 27Taxes1936-1940 27Tax Schedules1936-1938 27Taxes #1 and #21934-1939 27Wheatland Farm1941-1945 27Wyoming CHRM Loan1945-1946 27Wool Sales1934 27Whilden1941 Sheep records (Corriedale) - A-Z: 27American National Bank1931-1936 27Budget Estimations1930-1934 27Budget1938-1939 27Corriedale Rams1933-1941 27Corriedale Association1939 27Commission Men-Sheep1938 27Contacts1934 27Dick King Registration File1941 27Denver Joint Stock Land Bank19325-1938 27Federal Land Bank1935-1936 27Feed Contactundated 27Feed Contracts1937-1940 27Feed Estimates1937-1938 27Feed Inventory1932-1937 27Feed Notes1937 27W.C. Fields1937-1938 27J.C. Findley1939-1940 27First National Bank1932-1934 27Fertilizer File1937 27-28Lambs1936-1947 28List of Registered Lambs1934 28Livestock Inventory1930-1937 28NOSWAW Co.1934-1935 28Personal Regis.1943 28-29Registration Files1942-1948 29Sales1934-1935 29Sheep1944 29Sheep Inquiries - Foreign1930-1939 29Sheep Records1935 29South American1940 29Oscar R. Whilden1941 Series II. Printed Materials

4 Journals - American Sheep Breeder and Wool Grower 1909-1944 5 Journals - National Wool Grower 1918-1944 5 Journal - The New Zealand Farmer 1937 5 Journal - Pastoral Review 1920 5 Journal - Sheep Breeder 1937 5 Journal - The Sheepman 1945 5 Journals - The Shepherd's Journal 1910-1916 6 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1914-1946, undated 6 Pamphlets, Booklets, and Brochures 1911-1940, undated 20Pamphlet: Laramie Corriedale and Rambouillet Sheep1938 20Booklet: Rambouillet Sheep1937 and 1940 20Booklet: Rambouillets and Corriedales - Range Rams1927 20Booklet: Rambouillets - Range Rams1914 20Rambouillet and Corriedale Notes1936-1948 20Kings Brothers Rambouillet Story by Robert H. BurnsDecember 1948 20Kings Brothers Corriedale Story by Robert H. BurnsDecember 1949 Series III. Photographs and Etchings

3 Oversize Photographs - Sheep 1917 7 Photographs - Sheep circa 1910s-1930s 8 Photographs - Sheep circa 1910s-1930s 8 Photographs - Ranch and Family circa 1890s-1920s 8 Photo Album - Ranch and Family circa 1920s 8 Photo Album - Ranch, Family and Wyoming circa 1900s - 1920s 8 Etching Plate - Joseph S. King undated 20Snapshot Album - Trip to Niagara Falls (empty)undated 20 and 31Photographs - Family and Friends (prints and negatives)1890-1949 Series IV. Artifacts 9-12 Ribbons 1925-1941 13 Ribbons - Sewn Sheets circa 1910s-1930s 16Ribbons - Rambouillets and Corriedales1938-1941 12 Medals 1924, undated 14 Sheep Pen Signs undated 15, 18-19Trophies1908-1947 17-18Specimen Containersundated 17U.S. Marshall, Alaska badgeundated 17Award Plaque1948 17Feed Bowlundated 29Kings Bros. Co. Envelopes (blank)undated 29Bank of Commerce money bag - Sheridan, WYundated 29Rubber Stampsundated