AHJ_ah01400 Inventory of the William Daley Company records, 1850-1999 William Daley Company records Processed by Matthew Francis 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/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Matthew Francis September 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary William Daley Company William Daley Company records 1850-1999 01400 15.74 cubic ft. (29 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The collection contains materials relating to the sheep ranching operations of the William Daley Company as well as the Daley, Waddingham, and Wyman families. History of William Daley Company

The William Daley enterprise was primarily a sheep ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. The ranch was founded by William Daley. Daley’s son, William Webster Daley, was active in Wyoming state government but did not have much to do with the operations of the ranch, which was managed by William Webster Daley’s son, Perce Edward Daley. The company was active from 1886 to 1953.

William Daley (1844-1922) was born in Nova Scotia and emigrated to the American West in 1866. He became a civilian carpenter for the U.S. Army and built the flag pole for Fort Phil Kearny. After the fort was closed Daley was hired by the Union Pacific Railroad, which was building its transcontinental line. He married Rhoda Tilden and settled in Rawlins, Wyoming. In 1886 he purchased and leased land and opened his sheep operation, which extended from Three Forks, Colorado, north to Muddy Gap, Wyoming, and west to the Red Desert.

William Webster Daley (1875-1946) served as state senator from Carbon County, Wyoming, from 1915-1925 and again in 1933. He was president of the senate during the 1921 biennium session. Daley was a Republican and a proponent of women’s rights. He married Margaret Edwards in 1901.

Perce Edward Daley (1902-1963) married Edith Brown in 1926. He took over the William Daley Company from his grandfather and ran it successfully until after World War II. In 1949 a blizzard destroyed most of the flocks, and this, combined with a drop in wool prices resulting from Australian imports, put the company under stress. Most of the leases for grazing on U.S. public land were lost as well, and the company ceased operation in 1953. The land was later incorporated into the Daley-Red Rim Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

 Scope and Content

The William Daley Company records include correspondence (1878-1987); business ledgers and journals (1919-1948); legal and financial business documents (1879-1967); Carbon County Wool Growers Association records (1905-1955); photographs and photograph albums (1873-1995); family films (circa 1930s-1960s); family travel materials (circa 1920s-1970s); other family records (1882-1994); and miscellaneous artifacts and ephemera (undated).

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 at the date of processing.

This material was received from Edith Daley in 1964 and Marjorie Daley from 2009-2023.

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in September 2010 and updated by Jamie Greene in September 2015 and March 2025.

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

 Access Terms Sheep Industry--Wyoming--Carbon County. Carbon County (Wyo.)--History. Wyoming--History--To 1899. Wyoming--History--1890-1918. Wyoming--History--1919-1945. Wyoming--History--1946-1999. Sheep ranchers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Daley, William, 1844-1922. Daley, P. E. (Perce Edward) Carbon County Wool Growers Association. Agriculture and Natural Resources Ranching Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Businesses and Corporations Wyoming Series I. Business Records

1 1-4 Correspondence 1878-1959 2 1-3 Correspondence 1957-1987, undated 6 Financial - Bank Statements 1908-1955 7 Financial - Bank Statements 1912-1922 8 Financial - Journal Sheets (Unbound) 1936-1943 9 Financial - Journals/Ledgers 1919-1948 10 Financial - Ledgers and Minutes - Carbon County Wool Grower's Association 1905-1955 11 1 Financial - Minutes - Daley Investment Company 1980 11 2 Financial - Receipts 1882-1945 11 3 Financial - Miscellaneous circa 1930s-1940s 12 1-3 Legal Documents 1879-1908 13 1-3 Legal Documents 1902-1964 13 4 Legal Documents - Estate 1880-1897 14 Miscellaneous Artifacts and Ephemera undated 15 Miscellaneous Artifacts and Ephemera undated 16 1-2 Newspaper Articles 1910-1959, undated 16 3 Newspaper Articles by Carol Daley 1977-1983 Series II. Daley Family Records

17 Audio Visual - Film Reels (116 8-mm, 1 16-mm) circa 1930s-1960s 17 Audio Visual - Six DVD Set, "Daley Family Movies: 1930s-1950s," undated 19 Autograph Books (2 Items) circa 1882-1890 2 4-6 Education (Diplomas, Notes) 1950-1979 18 Photograph Album/Scrapbook - Madora B. Waddingham Retirement circa 1920s-1982 18 Photograph Album/Scrapbook - Madora Waddingham Memory Book circa 1988-1995 3 1-4 Politics 1956-1991 19 Printed Materials (Yearbooks, Baby Books, Programs, and Class Reunions) 1903-1952 3 5-6 Vacations/Trips, International circa 1960s-1970s 4 1-5 Vacations/Trips, International circa 1920s-1970s 5 1-7 Miscellaneous circa 1927-1994 26-27Daley family documents (certificates, correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial records):1900-1999 26Biographies1987-1999 26William Daley letters1892-1927 26WW Daley letters1898-1946 26George "Rod" Weller letters1987-1993 26RFD letters1950-1951 26VRC - PED/EMD1942-1989 26Daley miscellaneous - PED Clara Daley1908-1947 26JRD - PED1946-1961 26Curlee Christmas letters1989-1955 26CWD schoolwork1948-1980 26Julia H Wyman letters1931-1932 26CWD - memories1939-1949 26Wedding licenses1941-1956 26EMD Christmas1966-1968 26EMD travels1963 26Ramona Bates1950-1995 26CWD Christmas letters1983 26Possible WSG, re pension for troops1851-1880 26EMD miscellaneous1922-1967 26PED miscellaneous1951-1962 26MEBTWN letters1946-1969 26M&F Waddingham letters1949-1992 26Edith MB Daley letters1928-1980 26Perce and Daley letters1946-1949 26Miscellaneous stories2003 26RFD memories1996 26Letters from Ehai friend who killed in car accident1987 26School things overseas1968-1973 26WD miscellaneous1886-1994 26Bad guys1962-1965 26WRD / CWD memoriesundated 26Miscellaneous JBD info1950-1957 26Julia H Wyman projects1912 26Webster W Wyman paperwork1921-1932 26WRD WWII military service1945-1946 26WRD education1942-1950 26WRD family travels1961-1969 26Miscellaneous - WRD1952-1991 26Clara C Sprague Brown experience1929 26Civil war documents1861-1891 26WRD writings1991-1995 26CWD - orphanage1938 26WRD legal1947 26Wills1951-1981 26Divorce paperwork1955 26Death certificates1956-1996 26Robert W Brown lettersundated 26WRD letters1981 26Obituaries1921-1996 26Birth certificates1927-1990 26EMD - sheep wagon1956 26Laramie railroad1986-1994 26Slo pack newspaper1971 26Black 14 incident1969 26Daley carriage1959 26UC Boulder EMD yearbookundated 26Williams family info1966-1967 26Burger info1925-1937 26Lost towels carbon co1933-1959 26Ranch tax issues1965 26Range survey methods1940 26Stage stations Oregon Trail1863-1980 26Presentation at Daley Ranch1996 26Daley Ranch1992 26USFS issues1931-1956 26Sheep business1901-1992 26Daley vault1956 26Currington letters copies1910-1911 26Bluebird lane issues1989 263/4 Brandundated 26Fort Phil Kearney1970-1993 26Oregon trail re ride 150th1990-1993 26Val 409 crash1996-1997 26Itmay and mining1940-1987 26Old stocks1924 26Cool miscellaneous stuff1946-1967 26Carbon co history1970-1996 26Miscellaneous newspaper1974-1979 26Albany co miscellaneous1955-1995 26Colorado miscellaneous1814 26MEB miscellaneous1947-1990 26CWD letters1968-1990 26JBD family newspapers1957-1959 26Other Daley newspapers1990 26WWD family newspapers1901-1995 26W Daley newspaper1970-1995 27Income reports1882-1941 27RFD family newspaper1952-1963 27PED/EMD newspapers1938-1965 27WRD family newspapers1971-1995 27Green newspapersundated 27Frank and Madora travel1965 27WRD licenses1945-1994 27Certificates1952-1977 Series III. Photographs

Brown family: 20Brown familyundated 20Clara Sprague Brown1896-1923 20Hannah Sophia Verrinder Brownundated 20Louis Brown1949 20Robert Brown Sr. family1898-1900 20Robert Brown family1896-late 1940s 20Robert Brown1898-1925 20Robert Beater Brownundated 20Robert Wellington Brown1907-1925 20Robert Wellington Brown family1938 20Edith Maude Brown Burger1900 20James Cardwell Burgerundated 20Carbon County, miscellaneous1929-1950 20Colorado1904-1935 Curlee family: 20Neil J. Curleeundated 20Neil J. Curlee Jr. family1930-1962 20Virginia Reed Brown Curlee1907-1928 Daley family: 20Other Daley families1900-1937 20Carol Ann Wyman Daleyundated 20Edith Myra Brown Daley1904-1970 20John Richard Daleyundated 20Margaret Edward Daleyundated 20Marjorie Sudbury Daley1929-1930 20Perce Earl Daley1926 20Pierce Edward Daley family1928-1967 20Pierce Edward Daley1902-1964 20Robert Francis Daley1947-1955 20Robert William Daley1963 20Wanda Thompson Daleyundated 20William Robert Daley1927-1995 20William Daley1880-1920 20William Daley family1910-1955 20William W. Daley family1906-1940 2 and 20William Webster Daley1873-1910s 21Daley Ranch headquarters1900-1952 20Rose Henrietta Pettit Edwardsundated 20William Edwards familyundated 2 7 Family Pictures circa 1900s-1940 2 9 Fort Phil Kearney and Wagon Box Fight Site 1970, undated 20Anne Curlee Lattaundated 20Itmay Mineundated 21Miscellaneous people1904-1991 20Miscellaneous petsundated 23Photographs1942-1992 20Tilden Neice1880s 20Red Rocks/ Thompson homesteadundated 20Reed family1901-1985 21Sheep and livestock1911-1946 Sprague family: 20Mamie Spragueundated 20Ulrich Sprague1950 20Walter Sprague1900 20Wellington George Sprague family1898-1950 20Wellington George Sprague1900 20Wyoming miscellaneous1910-1942 Family photographs1850-1990: 27James Burger Daley familyundated 27Miscellaneous locationsundated 27William Daley familyundated 27Robert Brownundated 27Other Daley families1937-1990 27Curlee familyundated 27Coloradoundated 27William E Daley1953 27Robert Brown familyundated 27William R Daley family 2nd1956 27William W Daley family 2ndundated 27Perce Edward Daley #21902-1963 27Edith MB Daley #2undated 27Daley ranch #2undated 27Robert Francis Daley family1955 27Miscellaneous Animals #2undated 27PE Daley familyundated 27Robert Francis Daleyundated 27Miscellaneous peopleundated 27William Robert Daleyundated 27Carol Wyman Daley1931-1974 28Possibly Richards ParmenterJune 24, 1944 28Kathryn Smith Scarboroughundated 28Miscellaneous Locations1931-1987 28Waddingham houseundated 28Miscellaneous animalsundated 28Ethel and Frances Hornbachundated 28Miscellaneous people1950-1958 28Robert Ryder Jr.undated 28Franklin Perkins familyundated 28Robert Leslie Ryder familyundated 28Mary Catherine Baldwinundated 28Arthur L. Wyman family1921-1944 28John Waddingham familyundated 28Mabel Ellen Baldwin Thorton Wyman Waddingham1918-1987 28Julia Elizabeth Hardenberg Wyman1935 28Wobster W. Wyman family1928-1939 28Webster William Wyman1932 28Elizabeth Murray Baldwinundated 28John Waddinghamundated 28Marilyn Baldwin Stephens Bloyd1966 28Mary Elizabeth Kettering Wagnerundated 28Rachel Ann Wagner Baldwin1936-1955 28Charles Williams Jr.undated 28Alfred Baldwin Sr. familyundated 28Elsaundated 28Charlotte Baldwin Williamsundated 28Alfred Baldwin Iundated 28James Alfred Baldwinundated 28James Alfred Baldwin familyundated 28Virgil Baldwinundated 28William Murrayundated 28Ruth Baldwin Xundated 2820w Mary Elizabeth Kettering Wagnerundated 29Elizabeth Dean PerkinsDecember 27, 1925 29Charles Williams familyundated 29Donald Wymanundated 29Frank Waddinghamundated 29George Baldwin familyundated 29Mrs. Murrayundated 29Phillip Ketteringundated 29Blanche Madora Baldwin Waddingham1901-1992 29Gertrude Baldwin1887-1930 29Harry Wagnerundated 29Isaac Wagnerundated 29James Baldwinundated 29James A. Baldwin family1939-1962 29Lamonte Wagnerundated 29Frank Thorntonundated 29Arther L. Wymanundated 29Family photographs - miscellaneous1850-1867 29Family photographs - tintypes, daguerreotypes, etc.1850-1890 Slides: 22Daleyundated 22W. Daleyundated 22W.R. Daleyundated 22William Daleyundated 22Saudi Arabia1945-1966 22Saudi Arabia and Rawlinoundated 24-25Negatives (nitrate film base):undated