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Bender Family papers, 1639-1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bender, Lucy
Title
Bender Family papers
Dates
1639-1959 (inclusive)
Quantity
16.12 cubic ft. (35 boxes)
Collection Number
00156
Summary
Lucy Bender was a resident of San Antonio, Texas at the time of her death in 1962; Truth Alcorn Young was the daughter of Lucy and Walter Lloyd Bender. Collection contains maps, diaries, letters and a letter press, pamphlets, books, magazines, manuscripts, photographs, military records, genealogy records, newspapers, ledgers, scrapbooks, and other miscellaneous documents.
Repository
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

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Lucy Bender was a resident of San Antonio, Texas at the time of her death in 1962. Truth Alcorn Young was the daughter of Lucy and Walter Lloyd Bender. She was a resident first of Pharr, Texas with her first husband and then of Encampment, Wyoming. It was Encampment where Truth returned in the 1970s to live in the Bender family home.

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Content Description

Collection contains 37 maps of individual Civil War battlefields, maps of the southern states, and other miscellaneous maps; diaries; letters and a letter press; pamphlets; books; magazines; manuscripts; photographs; military records; genealogy notes and stories; newspapers; ledgers; scrapbooks; and miscellaneous documents.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Restrictions on Use

Statement on Potentially Harmful Language and Images Found in Collections

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Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Lucy Bender and Truth Alcorn Young between June 1950 and May 1980.

Processing Note

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Bender Family at the date of processing.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Inventories

    The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list for 35 boxes.

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Subject Terms

  • Genealogy.
  • Letters.
  • Manuscripts.
  • Pamphlets.
  • Scrapbooks.

Personal Names

  • Young, Truth Bender Alcorn

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries.
  • Maps.
  • Newspapers.
  • Periodicals.
  • Photographs.
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