Braehead Memories manuscript, before 1976
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Morton, Emma Cross
- Title
- Braehead Memories manuscript
- Dates
- before 1976 (inclusive)19761976
- Quantity
- cubic ft. (3 slim document boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09849
- Summary
- “Braehead Memories,” are the three-volume memoirs of Wyoming cattle rancher George Harry Cross with copies of photographs, correspondence, and other documents compiled by his daughter Emma Cross Morton, and named for their historic Braehead Ranch near Douglas, Wyoming.
- Repository
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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
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Historical Note
Emma Criss Cross Morton was one of ten children of George Harry and Lea Marie (Levassuer) Cross. She grew up on the Braehead Ranch located southwest of Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. The ranch was built by her father George who was a successful cattle rancher and businessman as well as a government official who served as a senator from Converse County in the third, fourth, fifth, tenth, and eleventh sessions of the state legislature. He was elected one of the first three Converse County Commissioners and was the Postmaster of Beaver, Wyoming from 1893 to 1909. Braehead Ranch, named after Cross’s ancestral home in Scotland, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Content Description
The Braehead Memories manuscript incorporates the three-volume memoirs of her father, pioneer ranchman George Harry Cross. It includes ancestral history and tells the story of his life and the life of his family through first person narrative, and copies of letters, photographs, business records, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other documents. It begins with Cross’s birth in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, tells of his trek to Wyoming Territory in 1875, becoming a cowboy and his start in the cattle business, applying for citizenship in Wyoming in 1883, and building the famous Braehead ranch near Douglas, Wyoming. It also tells of the five terms he served as a state senator for Converse County. The manuscript contains a great deal of history about cattle ranching in Wyoming, the town of Douglas, Converse County, Fort Fetterman, cattle brands, politics, and Wyoming history in general.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Braehead Memories, Collection Number 09849, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no other known archival collections created by Emma Cross Morton at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationEmma Cross Morton donated her manuscript to the American Heritage Center in 1982 and 1983.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Ronda Frazier in December 2005.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Braehead Memories Volume I
Copy for researcher use (Original copy in safe)
Dates: 1854-1883Container: Box 1 -
Description: Braehead Memories Volume II
Copy for researcher use (Original copy in safe)
Dates: 1883-1893Container: Box 2 -
Description: Braehead Memories Volume III
Copy for researcher use (Original copy in safe)
Dates: 1893-1911, undatedContainer: Box 3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle breeders--Wyoming.
- Cattle trade--Wyoming.
- Cowboys.
- Legislators--Wyoming.
- Postmasters--Wyoming.
- Ranch life--Wyoming.
- Ranches--Wyoming.
Personal Names
- Cross, George Harry, 1854-1946.
Geographical Names
- Braehead Ranch (Wyo.)
- Converse County (Wyo.)
- Wyoming--Biography.
- Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
- Wyoming--History--To 1889.
Form or Genre Terms
- Manuscripts.
