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Daniel Wallace Greenburg papers, 1753-1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Greenburg, Daniel Wallace, 1867-1940.
Title
Daniel Wallace Greenburg papers
Dates
1753-1966 (inclusive)
1925-1940 (bulk)
Quantity
7.00 cubic feet (19 boxes)
Collection Number
01642
Summary
Business records, historical research, photographs, and printed material of a Midwest Refining Company employee and Wyoming public servant who promoted Western tourism and wrote about Western history.
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
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

Daniel Greenburg, 1867-1940, was a Western historian and writer whose focus was Wyoming. He was publicity director and editor of the "Midwest Review" from 1924-1931 for the Midwest Oil Company of Casper, Wyoming. He was a tax commissioner for Standard Oil when this company bought Midwest Refining Company in 1931. He served as executive secretary for the Wyoming State Planning Board and State Water Conservation Board, 1935-1939. He also wrote and collected material on Western history. He was active in the work of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association and prepared maps of the Old Oregon Trail, Overland Trails, Pony Express routes, and the principal historic sites and trails in Wyoming. He was a member of the Explorers Club.

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Content Description

The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, maps, motion picture film, photographs, printed material, and subject files dealing with Midwest Refining Company, Wyoming organizations (including Boy Scouts, Casper Advertising Club, and Oregon Trail Memorial Association), and Wyoming and Western history. The correspondence includes Midwest Oil business and personal letters about historical topics. Photographs depict Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, the Dakotas, Native Americans, cattle ranching, Fort Laramie, General Custer and other historical personalities. Included are William Henry Jackson photographs of the Hayden Survey. Motion picture films portray Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills among other areas. There are reports and requisitions concerning Fort Laramie, primarily regarding the post hospital. The papers also include a collection of autographs.

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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.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

System Requirements

Yellowstone National Park, the Black Hills -- film -- 16 mm.

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Daniel Wallace Greenburg at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The material was received from Fort Caspar Commissioners, Daniel W. Greenburg, Mrs. Daniel W. Greenburg, 1958; Shorey Book Store, 1964; and Mrs. Roscoe Drummond, 1971.

Processing Note

Processing Information

Box list was created and encoded by D. Claudia Thompson, September 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Pony Express.
  • Ranching -- West (U.S.)
  • Reservation Indians -- West (U.S.)

Personal Names

  • Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.
  • Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.

Corporate Names

  • Midwest Refining Company (Casper Wyo.)
  • Oregon Trail Memorial Association.

Geographical Names

  • Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)
  • Nez PerceĢ Indian Reservation (Idaho)
  • Overland Trails.
  • West (U.S.) -- History.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Autographs.
  • Photographs.

Processed by D. Claudia Thompson
2013

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