AHJ_ah10564 Inventory of the Sharps Rifle Company Correspondence, 1851-1917 Sharps Rifle Company Correspondence 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 November 2019 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Sharps Rifle Company Sharps Rifle Company correspondence 1851-1917 10564 .25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Correspondence and financial records of Sharps Rifle Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. History of Sharps Rifle Company

The Sharps Rifle Company was headquartered in Hartford and, later, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The factory was active from 1851 to 1881. It sold firearms, ammunition, and other accessories to customers and other firearms dealers across the United States.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence from individual customers and other manufacturers and dealers of firearms, 1851-1917. Correspondence includes requests for firearms and accessories, inquiries about types of firearms and how to use them, purchasing complaints, and receipts for purchases. The correspondence came from all over the United States, from California to the East Coast. Some of the material is photocopies.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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Acquisition Information

Photocopied material was received from Bill Barnhart in 1965. Original material was received from an unknown source at an unknown time.

Processing Information

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

 Preferred Citation

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

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