University of Wyoming
Everett T. Copenhaver was a prominent Wyoming politician between the 1930s and 1970s. Copenhaver was born in Nebraska in 1898 and attended the University of Nebraska. He moved to Douglas, Wyoming in 1919, where he went to work for the Railway Express Agency. Copenhaver's political career began in 1938, when he was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives as a Republican representative from Converse County and went on to serve two terms. Copenhaver held a number of other Wyoming state offices in the course of his long political career, which included serving as Deputy Secretary of State (1943-1944), Assistant State Examiner (1944), State Auditor (1947-1955, 1967-1973), Secretary of State (1955-1959), and State Treasurer (1963-1967). Everett T. Copenhaver passed away in 1986.
The collection consists of four scrapbooks, which document Everett T. Copenhaver's life and political career in Wyoming. The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, miscellaneous printed materials, correspondence, and award certificates.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by Everett T. Copenhaver at the date of processing.
Scrapbooks were donated by Ross D. Copenhaver on April 3, 1987
The collection was processed by Chris Garmire in November 2006
Item Description, Scrapbook Number, Everett T. Copenhaver Scrapbooks, 1916-1983, Collection Number 09411, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.