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Hazelle Merrill Ferguson papers, 1849-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ferguson, Hazelle Merrill, 1887-1965
Title
Hazelle Merrill Ferguson papers
Dates
1849-1965 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.62 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
Collection Number
00380
Summary
Writings and research materials of Hazelle Merrill Ferguson, a Wyoming historian.
Repository
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
Access Restrictions

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

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Hazelle Merrill Ferguson was a Wyoming historian who lived in Wheatland and Thermopolis during her life. She served on the state of Wyoming Historical Advisory Board and became president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs.

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Content Description

The collection contains correspondence; transcripts of diaries and letters of Ferguson family members and others; business records of the Ferguson ranch; manuscripts of Hazelle Ferguson; a book of music by John L. Hunton; printed material about Wheatland, Wyoming; scrapbooks; Union Pacific ticket records for Uva, Wyoming; BBC radio scripts from Northern Ireland; and student notebooks and correspondence of George E. Huffman, who died of tuberculosis in Wheatland, Wyoming, in the early 1900s.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Hazelle Merrill Ferguson at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mrs. R.A. (Hazelle Merrill) Ferguson, 1957-1966.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in January 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: Artifact - Embroidered Irish Dresser Linen
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Correspondence, from Mary Pickford, Nellie Tayoe Ross
    Dates: 1911-1944
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence, Transcripts from William Kelly (1849) and John H. Gordon (1881)
    Dates: 1849, 1881
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Diary Transcript of John Ferguson, crossing by ship from Ireland to Australia
    Dates: 1886, October-1887, January
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Diary Transcript of Mary Ferguson, trip to Hot Springs (Wyoming)
    Dates: 1890, August-October
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Ferguson Business records - ranch and oil/gas
    Dates: 1910-1948
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Huffman, George E. - School Notebooks on Biology (1 item), Pharmacy (1 item), Physiology (2 items), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
    Dates: circa 1903
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Huffman, George E. - Correspondence
    Dates: 1904, 1959
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscripts by Hazelle Ferguson
    Dates: 1963, undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Music (Printed) - "Sketches of the West", suite for piano solo, by John L. Hunton
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Pamphlets - Knights of Pythias By-laws; "The Soldier's Sweetheart and Other Verses", by George F. Campbell
    Dates: 1902, undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Photographs - Sam Moore family; L.L. Playfair
    Dates: 1906-1908
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Poems of Bob Ferguson (Printed)
    Dates: 1961
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Radio Scripts, "Ulster Magazine" General Overseas Service of BBC
    Dates: 1962, November-1963, September
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script of Laramie Woman's Club Pageant, "A Forty-Fourth Star for 'Old Glory'"
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Subject File - Wheatland, Wyoming, Subject File: pamphlets authored by Hazelle Ferguson and others
    Dates: 1958-1960, undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Subject File - Wheatland, Wyoming, Congregational Church Subject File: pamphlets, news clipping
    Dates: 1913-1957
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Union Pacific Railroad Local Ticket Record books (2), Uva, Wyoming
    Dates: 1887-1891
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Scrapbooks - Governor Cliff Hansen; Laramie; John F. Kennedy; Bits of Wisdom
    Dates: 1960-1965
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Scrapbooks - Nebraska; Red Fenwick columns; Cheyenne; Aviation, Amelia Earhart, etc.; Obituaries and stories about people who lived past 90; Wyoming clubs, businesses, and miscellaneous
    Dates: 1960-1965
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: Scrapbooks - Woming people, places, miscellaneous; "Reminisce with Leora Peters" columns; Wyoming Diamond Jubilee
    Dates: 1960-1965
    Container: Box 6

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Subject Terms

  • Ranching -- Wyoming -- 20th century
  • Tuberculosis -- Wyoming -- 20th century
  • Women -- Wyoming -- History
  • Women -- Wyoming -- Social conditions
  • Women -- Wyoming -- Societies and clubs

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- Social life and customs
  • Uva (Wyo.)
  • Wheatland (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History, 1891-1918
  • Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945
  • Wyoming -- History, 1946-
  • Wyoming -- History, To 1889

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries
  • Scrapbooks
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