AHJ_ah00357 Inventory of the W. E. Zipfel Papers, 1900-1955 Zipfel (W.E.) 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/
2019

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson August 2019 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Zipfel, W.E. W.E. Zipfel papers 1900-1955 00357 .9 cubic ft. (3 containers) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Maps, manuscripts, and photographs regarding railroads, telephone lines, water use, and oil fields in Wyoming, primarily in the Laramie area. Biography of W. E. Zipfel

Walter E. Zipfel (1876-1956) was an engineer for the municipality of Laramie, Wyoming. Born in England, he immigrated to the United States in 1889. His work as an engineer included railroad, irrigation, and telephone lines.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains maps and plats of railroad, river drainage, and telephone lines plotted by Walter E. Zipfel and others. Included are plans of the Union Pacific and Laramie, Hahn’s Peak, and Pacific Railroads; information on Laramie and Centennial, Wyoming; and manuscripts by Zipfel on water use and irrigation. Also included are photographs of oil production in Wyoming and of the Laramie, Wyoming, area.

 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 W.E. Zipfel at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Walter E. Zipfel in 1955.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in August 2019.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Union Pacific Railroad Company Laramie, Hahn’s Peak, and Pacific Railway Company Railroads -- Wyoming Petroleum industry -- Wyoming Water use -- Wyoming Laramie (Wyo.) Centennial (Wyo.) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Agriculture and Natural Resources Mines and Mineral Resources Water and Water Rights Railroads City Planning City and Town Life Wyoming Container List Manuscripts: 1 "Water," by W.E. Zipfel and C.L. Moir 1934 1 "We Can Remain a Great Nation Only So Long As We Retain Fertility in the Soil," by W.E. Zipfel 1955 Maps and Plats: 2 American Telephone and Telegraph, Laramie to Salt Lake City, Buried Cable Communication Systems, by W.E. Zipfel 1946 3 Drainage Basins of Rivers in Wyoming and Surrounding States, annotated by W.E. Zipfel 1934 2 Intermountain Industrial Properties of the Union Pacific Railroad in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado (book showing maps, aerial photographs, and text) circa 1940 2 Laramie to Coalmont, by W.E. Zipfel, Office of Chief Engineer, (probably railroad, possibly road?) 1923 3 Laramie, Hahn's Peak, and Pacific Railway, Plans for Trestle Bridge from Station 1014 to Station 1016+08, Mile 50 (9 sheets), by J.J. Argo, Chief Engineer 1909 2 Old LNP&WRR [Laramie, North Park, & Western Railroad] Profile [no author] undated 3 Plat Showing the Location of the Laramie, Hahn's Peak, and Pacific Railway at the Town of Centennial, and Also the Lands Owned by the Interstate Townsite Company and the Boston Realty Company, by R.D. Stearts, Office of the Chief Engineer 1903 or 1904 3 Union Pacific Railroad Change of Line Between Buford and Laramie and Proposed Change of Highway Between Laramie and Fish Hatchery, Resident Engineer's Office 1900 Photographs: 1 Miscellaneous (Laramie airport; ice fishing) undated 1 Superior Oil Company - Millbrook (Wyo.) undated 1 Union Pacific Oil Interests Between Laramie and Coalmont undated 1 Wyoming Oil Fields undated 1 Transcripts: "Marks on Iron Post Monuments...As Copied from the Manual of Surveying Instructions" 1947