AHJ_ah12556 Inventory of the Gladys B. Beery Papers, 1868-2008 (Bulk 1976-1994) Beery (Gladys B.) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson 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/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson April 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Beery, Gladys B., 1913-2008 Gladys B. Beery papers 1868-2008 (bulk 1976-1994) 12556 5.00 cubic ft. (5 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Manuscripts and research materials of a historian of the Laramie, Wyoming, area. Biography of Gladys B. Beery

Gladys Beery was a Laramie, Wyoming, author and historian. Her books included "Front Streets of Laramie City" (1990); "Mule Woman" (1992), a fictional book based upon Laramie history; and "Sinners and Saints: Tales of Old Laramie City" (1994.) She also wrote a regular column for the Laramie Boomerang titled “Historic Homes” (1976-1980s), which featured detailed histories of Laramie-area houses and their owners. She wrote numerous short stories in a variety of genres, some of which were published in books and magazines. Beery was born in Nebraska in 1913. She, her husband Lloyd, and their three children moved to Laramie in 1956. She retired in Greeley, Colorado, where she passed away in 2008.

 Scope and Content

The Gladys Beery Papers include research files for her books and other publications. The focus of the research is the history of Laramie, Wyoming, houses and buildings, as well as residents and personalities of note. Research files consist of hand-written notes, newspaper clippings and other printed sources, legal documents, maps, photographs, interviews, and written summaries. Also included are files on the communities of Horse Creek, Elk Mountain, Centennial, Rock Creek, Fort Sanders, and Fort Fetterman. Other files relate to walking tours of Laramie and the development of the Wyoming Territorial Prison into an historic site and theme park. Numerous manuscripts of her published and unpublished books, short stories, and newspaper columns are included in the collection. Included with the manuscripts are related correspondence, publishing information, and publicity. There is also biographical material about Gladys Beery and her family.

 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 Gladys B. Beery at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Daniel A. Nelson in 2012.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by John R. Waggener and D. Claudia Thompson in April 2013.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Wyoming Territorial Park Historic Association Architecture -- Wyoming -- Laramie Albany County (Wyo.) Laramie (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History, To 1889 Wyoming -- History, 1890-1918 Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945 Wyoming -- History, 1946- West (U.S.) -- History <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Wyoming Container List Series I. Biographical Files

This series contains biographical files of early Laramie residents, historical figures of people in Albany County and surrounding areas including the Horse Creek area and Fort Fetterman. Much of the material relates to the personalities told in the book Sinners & Saints: tales of Old Laramie City. Also included, is a biographical file for Gladys Beery.

11Alsop, Thomas (Alsop Ranch)1976-1994 12Beery, Gladys, Lloyd and Family1976-1994 13Beery, James and Garnette, and Collins (Big Springs Train Robbery near Tie Siding, 1877)1976-1994 14Bickford, Perry1976-1994 15Bramel and Stickney1976-1994 16Brown, Diana (Mrs. Jackson K. Brown)1976-1994 17Carlisle, Bill (includes information about his tourist camp)1976-1994 18Chief Friday (Arapaho Indian Chief)1976-1994 19Cook, George and James Blunt1976-1994 110Cooney, Thomas and Bridget Gallagher (marriage certificate, 1887)1887 111Cowan, Bud (draft of "Range Rider", 1930, story includes history of area)1930 112Daugherty, James (includes Stickney and Bramel)1976-1994 113Doran, Patrick1976-1994 114Earhart, Catherine (aka Aunt Mary or Milkman Mary)1976-1994 115Edmondson, J.A. Methodist pastor (includes "Fightin' Preacher")1976-1994 116Fort Fetterman - deaths of William Parks, Gilbert Leigh, J.H. Bowman and others1976-1994 117Haley, Ora1976-1994 118Hemingway, Ernest and his connection to Richard Cooper (Cooper Mansion)1976-1994 119Hoctor, James and Jesse James1976-1994 120Holt, Peter1976-1994 121James, Jesse (includes Emmett Hoctor research)1976-1994 122James, Jesse and Frank (Wyoming-related history)1976-1994 123LaBonte, Pierre (fur trapper)1976-1994 124Laramie area residents - obituries of "old-timers"1976-1994 125Laramie citizens - Biographies from Bartlett's History of Wyoming.1976-1994 126Mendenhall, Cyrus1976-1994 127Nicholson, Father John1976-1994 128Parrot, Big Nose George (newsclippings about)1976-1994 129Powell Family and Horse Creek area1976-1994 130Powell, Fred, Mary, and Will (court cases)1976-1994 131Powell, William E. and Mary N. (criminal judicial documents)1976-1994 132Sanders, Jack and John Lawrence (Fort Fettermn, Hog Ranch history)1976-1994 133Saufley, Judge Micah C.1976-1994 134Sherrod, James1976-1994 135Stevens-Maxwell Sheep Raid near Tid-Siding, 19041976-1994 136Stewart, Sam (Bronco Sam)1976-1994 137Tunnell, Ida1976-1994 138Voorhees, Luke1976-1994 139Wurl, Louis and Minna1976-1994 Series II. House and Building Files

This series contains research material for Laramie-area houses and buildings. Much of the material relates to research for Beery’s newspaper column, “Historic Houses,” about Laramie house and building history. Some material relates to her research for the book, Front Streets of Laramie City. The folder titles relate to select home owners and occupiers over time.

 21Albany County Courthouse (first courthouse downtown on front street)1976-1994 22Albany County Seniors Center (1st and Ivinson)1976-1994 23Arnold House (812 Grand)1976-1994 24Baillie-Banwart House (313 S. 8th)1976-1994 25Balch, Henry House (312 S. 8th)1976-1994 26Bath Row (N. 6th)1976-1994 27Beemer House (703 S. 10th)1976-1994 28Beulah's (Marcellus) Beauty Shop (Hayford Property and Larry Derr) (417 Fremont and 252 N. 5th)1976-1994 29Birnie-Van Blair-Oakes-Barnes House (808 Park) (includes Luther the Ghost)1976-1994 210Blair House (170 N. 5th)1976-1994 211Blair-Coomes House (113 Hodgeman)1976-1994 212Boswell House (Fort Sanders building later moved to LaBonte Park as community center)1976-1994 213Brown, Jackson K. and Diana House (802 Steele)1976-1994 214Butler-Stafford House (205 S. 8th)1976-1994 215Conley-Smiley-Spaulding-Durkee House (718 Ivinson)1976-1994 216Cooper Mansion (15th and Grand) (article about UW Involvement, 1982)1982 217Coughlin house (617 Clark)1976-1994 218Coult-Thornton-Murphy-Ruch House (369 N. 7th)1976-1994 219Deforest-Allen House (404 S. 6th)1976-1994 220Dunn, Judge A.G. House and Catholic Rectory (7th and Ivinson)1976-1994 221Durlacher, Simon and Salvation Army Chapel (5th and Custer)1976-1994 222Eggleston-Preston House (805 Ivinson)1976-1994 223Fenwick-Thompson House (414 and 418 S. 6th)1976-1994 224Fillmore House (518 S. 5th)1976-1994 225Frontier Hotel - Frontier Index Building (downtown)1976-1994 226George-Johnson House (102 S. 5th)1976-1994 227Gobelman-Harris-Marshall-Wagner-Lewis House (607 S. 7th)1976-1994 228Hanson, Peter and Mary Louise House (703 Ivinson) (built by Crumrine)1976-1994 229Hartley-Powell House (517 S. 7th) (includes John Dalton, H.H. Richards, and Edward Farrell)1976-1994 230Hodgeman Property (Taylor Home in 1958) (166 Railroad West Side)1976-1994 231Hoffereber-Graham-Peale House (703 S. 7th)1976-1994 232Holliday House (4th and Garfield - later moved west of city)1976-1994 233Holt-S.H. Knight-Caldwell House (Hansel and Gretel House) (310 S. 10th - moved from Grand)1976-1994 234Horton-Hogan House (Grand and 7th)1976-1994 235Hunziker-Frick House - later Laramie High and Junior High "Scout Field" (903 S. 12th)1976-1994 236King-Taylor-Heady House (715 Garfield)1976-1994 237Lawrence-Johnson House - Arrowhead Antiques (403 Custer)1976-1994 238Lestum-Chavez-Shaw House 714 S. Cedar West Side)1976-1994 239Library - Carnegie/Albany County Public Library1976-1994 240Library Block (7th and 8th between Grand and Garfield)1976-1994 241Lippold-Tidball-Webster House (720 Custer)1976-1994 242Maennerchor Hall (311 S. 3rd)1976-1994 243Mandel-Orrell House, Pacific Power & Light Building (4th and Garfield)1976-1994 244Mathison-Chaplin-Atwell-Dougherty House (602 S. 6th)1976-1994 245Methodist-Episcopal Church, Elks Club Building (2nd and University)1976-1994 246Pieronnet-Birnie House (262 N. 4th Street)1976-1994 247Ratliff and Copeland Houses (701 and 719 S. 4th)1976-1994 248Reynolds-Jacobson House (718 S. 7th)1976-1994 249Round-Up, Spring-Creek, Bill Carlisle Auto and Tourist Camp (southwest corner of Grand & 30th) -1976-1994 250Smart, Peter House (owner of Kuster Hotel) (612 S. 7th) 1976-1994 251St. Paul's German Lutheran Church (6th and Garfield)1976-1994 252Stafford House (205 S. 8th)1976-1994 253Stickney House (620 S. 7th)1976-1994 254Stryker-McCollum House (5th and Ivinson)1976-1994 255Towle, Fronie - Croonberg House (450 N. 4th) 1976-1994 256Tunnel-Wallen-Lehman House (618 Grand)1976-1994 257Wallils, Noah and Martha House and Wallis Ranch (319 S. 8th)1976-1994 258Wallis, Richard and Elizabeth (903 S. 9th)1976-1994 Series III. Laramie-area History and Research Files

Laramie-Area History and Research Files: This series contains general historical information, photographs, and maps, for Laramie and various other places in Albany County. Also included are research files related to conducting history on and writing about old houses. Numerous files relate to the Wyoming Territorial Prison and its becoming an historical site and theme park. Other files relate to various historical walking and auto tours of Laramie.

 31Builders and Contractors - Berner, George and Jacob1976-1994 32Builders and Contractors - Carroll, Michael (contractor for Fort Sanders)1976-1994 33Builders and Contractors - Cook, Frank1976-1994 34Builders and Contractors - Mast, Murphy, Holliday, Berner, and others1976-1994 35Builders and Contractors - Research notes on individuals1976-1994 36Building and Home Information - general information on old houses and house research)1976-1994 37Building and Ownership resaserch notes1976-1994 38Building Materials and Styles and Oranamantation in Laramie1976-1994 39Cemeteries - research notes about early Laramie cemeteries1976-1994 310Cemetery - story about Green Hill Cemetery by Sandra Guzzo1976-1994 311Centennial - research notes about community1976-1994 312Elk Mountain - Mountain View Hotel history1976-1994 313Laramie and Albany County 1880 Census Data (includes penitentiary inmates)1880 314Laramie Business Directory - Copy of 1892 amd 1897 editions1892-1897 315Laramie City Directory - Copy of 1883-1884 edition1883-1884 316Laramie City Directory - Copy of 1911 edition1911 317Laramie History - A Retrospective, 1868-1869 (manuscript by Elinora Frye) 1976-1994 318Laramie History - A Retrospective, 1870-1902 (research notes from Elinora Frye) 1976-1994 319Laramie History - Articles and notes about general history1976-1994 320Laramie History - Articles and notes about general history1976-1994 321Laramie History - Article and research notes about early business calendar display1976-1994 322Laramie History - "Mud Streets and Gas Lights: Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in Transition" (manuscript by Susan Wolfe, 1986)1986 323Laramie History - Newspaper clippings from 1870-19231870-1923 324Laramie History - Notes from city records1976-1994 325Laramie Housing Index - North South Streets (compiled by Judy Knight, 2003)2003 326Laramie Politics - Research Notes and articles1976-1994 327Linford, Erne (Laramie Boomerang column "Erne Linford's Laramie" about Laramie history, 1970s-1980s)1970s-1980s 328Linford, Erne (Laramie Boomerang column "Erne Linford's Laramie" about Laramie history, 1970s-1980s)1970s-1980s 329Linford, Erne (Laramie Boomerang column "Erne Linford's Laramie" about Laramie history, 1970s-1980s)1970s-1980s 330Linford, Erne (Laramie Boomerang column "Erne Linford's Laramie" about Laramie history, 1970s-1980s)1970s-1980s 331Map - 1945 Laramie Plat Map by W.E. Zipfel1945 332Map - 1971 Map of Laramie Area (recreation map featuring lakes)1971 333Photographs - Albany County Scenes (includes Jelm, Leslie, Medicine Bow)1976-1994 334Photographs - Laramie Buildings (some images are duplicates from other sources)1976-1994 335Photographs - Laramie homes and general residential views1976-1994 336Photographs - Laramie People1976-1994 337Photographs and Negatives - mostly downtown scenes and houses taken by Beery in 1980s)1976-1994 338Railroad History - Articles about (includes Snowy Range Excursion Train and Laramie Depot Renovation)1976-1994 339Research and Writing - Tips, Ideas, Notes, Information about1976-1994 340Rock Creek Station (north of Rock River on original UPRR alignment)1976-1994 41Territorial Prison - Information about creation of historic site and theme park)1976-1994 42Territorial Prison - Information about creation of historic site and theme park)1976-1994 43Territorial Prison - Information about creation of historic site and theme park)1976-1994 44Territorial Prison - Information about creation of historic site and theme park)1976-1994 45Tour - "Architectural Walking Tours of Laramie, Wyoming" (guide, publicity, research notes), 19901990 46Tour- Centennial Year Walking Tour of Laramie (research notes), 19901990 47Tour - Jubliee Days Historic Walking Tour with Kenspeckly Community Theatre (program), 19831983 48Tour - "Walking Tour of Laramie" (published guide), 19811981 49Tour - West Side and East Side Walking Tours (script and list of sites), n.d.1976-1994 410Tour - Wyoming State Historical Society Trek (research notes for bus tour), 19901990 Series IV. Manuscripts

This series contains typed and hand-written manuscripts of Beery’s publications. Also included is publicity and correspondence related to her publications. Two of her published books also are included.

 411"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Book (published by Albany Seniors Inc., & Jelm Mountain Publications), 19901990 412"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Draft1976-1994 413"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Draft1976-1994 414"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Draft1976-1994 415"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Draft1976-1994 416"Front Streets of Laramie City" - Publlicity, Correspondence, and Research Notes1976-1994 417"The Good Man" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 418"Henry's Night Out" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 419"Hot Damn" - research materials for fictional story based on Chief Friday1976-1994 420"Intolerance is Forever" - draft, correspondence, research materials (related to "Episode at Big Hollow" in the book, "This is Wyoming - Listen")1976-1994 421"Legend of the Fortune Stone" - draft of short fantasy1976-1994 422"Loose Handled Knife" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 423"Mule Woman" - draft of book published by Jelm Mountain Publications, 19921992 424"Mule Woman" - publicity, correspondence, research notes1976-1994 425"My Lady Misha" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 426"New Year's Day" - draft of short story1976-1994 427"Next Dimension" - draft of science fiction story1976-1994 428"No Trail Back" - manuscript for unpublished novel1976-1994 51"No Trail Back" - research notes for novel, and draft with edits1976-1994 52"No Trail Back" - draft1976-1994 53"No Trail Back" - draft1976-1994 54"No Trail Back - draft1976-1994 55"Prudie is Ten" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 56"Revenge" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 57"Shop on Blackthron Street" - draft of short fiction1976-1994 58"Sinners & Saints: tales of Old Laramie City"- book (High Plains Press), 19941994 59"Sinners & Saints: tales of Old Laramie City"- publicity, correspondence, and research notes1976-1994 510"Stillwaters" and "A Table Before Me" - hand-written manuscripts and research notes1976-1994 511"Sunlight and Shadow" - newspaper clipping about, 19901976-1994 512"A Tale for the Fable-Minded" - draft of short allegory1976-1994 513"Trapped in Time" - draft of fantasy story1976-1994 514"Where's Ellie - draft of short science fiction1976-1994 Series V. Audio Material

This series contains 18 audio-cassette tapes of oral history interviews that Beery conducted between 1979 and 1983. Topics include Laramie and Albany County history including Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain, Fort Sanders, Laramie house history, and early Laramie residents. Several tapes relate to a Western Writers of America Association conference held in Powell in 1981.

515Audio Cassette Tapes - Titles include: 1981 Western Writers Group Workshop in Powell (Leon Metz, Marliyas Milheiser, Jerry Keenan, Tom Rea); Tom Rea on poetry at Western Writers Conference; Western Writers Jerry Keenan and Pruett Publishing; Bill and Helen Evans on Medicine Bow and Elk Mountain; Yodeka and Group; Vandi and Horace Moore; Willard on Wyoming Territorial Prison; Christensen Sisters (Gloria and Jane); John and Mary Spieckerman on 409 Park; Mrs. Jessie Masterson Hegewald and Ann Alford and Rae; Breuckner; Janice Lippold on Dalton Gang; Les Crawford and Berner (2 tapes); Mrs. Arnold; Old Timers Talkin’, 7-15-1983, Laramie; Pat and Bud Martin and Ruby Evans on Elk Mountain Hotel, August 6, 1981; Barbara Long on Fort Sanders, 1979; and Abbie Current.1979-1983 Additional Container Lists

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