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AHJ_ah12818 Inventory of the Charles F. Coffee papers, 1874-2010 Coffee, Charles F. papers Processed by Brittany Heye University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center

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Finding aid encoded by Brittany Heye March 2022 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). University of Wyoming American Heritage Center 12818 Coffee, Charles F. Charles F. Coffee papers 1874-2010 2.37 cubic ft. (3 boxes) This collection contains the papers of Charles F. Coffee, a well known cattleman and banker from Nebraska. It contains genealogy records, First National Bank of Chadron, Nebraska records, and Red Cloud Cattle Company records. English Biography of Charles F. Coffee

Charles F. (C.F.) Coffee was a cattleman and banker in Western Nebraska. He and his family owned and operated Red Cloud Cattle Company, he also worked and acted as Vice President for First National Bank of Chadron, Nebraska. Charles was born March 22, 1847 in Dade County, Missouri. He went first to Texas, then Wyoming, and eventually ended up settling in Nebraska. Mr. Coffee married Jennie A. Toney in 1879, and they had four children. Coffee and his children did extensive research into their family and were interested in charting their genealogy.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the biographical records of C.F. Coffee, the family genealogy, First National Bank of Chadron, Nebraska, and Red Cloud Cattle Company records.

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

This material was received from Charles A. Coffee from 2021-2022.

The collection was processed by Brittany Heye in March of 2022 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in June 2024.

There are no known other archival collections created by Charles F. Coffee at the date of processing.

Access Terms First National Bank (Chadron, Neb.) Wyoming Stockgrowers Association. Cattle trade -- Wyoming. Cattle trade -- Nebraska. Banking. Personal history. Genealogy. World War II. Homesteading. Chadron (Neb.) Nebraska. Wyoming. Businesses and Corporations Economics and Banking Home and Family Wyoming 1Agreement between Charles F. Coffee and Henry C. Rincker May 1890 Books: 3"The Call of the Range" by Nellie Snyder Yost1966 3"The Cattlemen" by Mari Sandoz1958 3"Cow Country Cavalcade" by Maurice Frink1954 1Catherine R. Coffee Biographical records 1955 1C.F. Coffee Biographical Information undated 1C.F. Coffee Certificates undated 1C.F. Coffee Old Papers undated 1Charles Franklin Coffee Jr. photograph October 3, 1969 1Checks/ Money orders 1874-1880 1 and 3Coffee Family History Information 1923-2010 1Correspondence undated 1Correspondence- Family History undated 1Coupon Bond April 1925 1Daughters of the American Revolution Application- Charlene Signe Coffeeundated 1Deeds1906-1922 1Deeds from Greenwood Cemetery Association- John T. & Charles F. Coffee Jr./ C.F. Coffee1936-1937 1First National Bank Chadron, Nebraska undated 1Homestead Certificate 1897 1Homestead Claims records 1910-1919, 1952 1Household File for Variable Papers, Receipts, Notes, etc. (Blank)undated 1Letters from Old Friends and Members of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association Booklet 1925 1Mileage Rationing records1941-1945 1Miscellaneous undated 1Mortgage records- Claude L. McKee1918 1Newspaper clippings undated 1Newspapers- obituaries 1953-1954 1Photographs undated 1Receipts 1906-1948 1Red Cloud Cattle Company undated 1Red Cloud Cattle Company records 1886-1970 3Red Cloud Cattle Company - Appraisal reportNovember 17, 1978 2Certificates 1908-1910 2Maps1951 2Newspapers undated 2World War II Service Medal and Service pin undated