AHJ_ah10639 Inventory of the Alice Bent Felton letters and photographs, 1867-1953 Felton (Alice Bent) letters and photographs 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/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort April 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Felton, Alice Bent Alice Bent Felton letters and photographs 1867-1953 10639 7 items University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Alice Bent Felton

Alice Bent Felton was born ca. 1860. Her father, Winslow B. Bent, was engaged in the construction of the Union Pacific transcontinental line in 1867, and Alice, with her mother and brother, lived for a time near Fort Sanders and Laramie, Wyoming.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains two letters from Alice Bent Felton to the corresponding secretary of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Laramie, Wyoming. The letters, written in 1953, contain reminiscences of her life in the west. Also included are five photographs of the house in which she lived, people (including General and Mrs. John Buford), and a church.

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

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There are no known other archival collections created by Alice Bent Felton at the date of processing.

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

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