AHJ_ah11692 Inventory of the Western Ranchman Outfitters Records, 1936-1998 Western Ranchman Outfitters Records Processed by Mary Ann Meyer. 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/
2011

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Mary Ann Meyer August 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Western Ranchman Outfitters Western Ranchman Outfitters Records 1936-1998 11692 4 cubic ft. (4 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Catalogs of a mail order and retail western clothing business. History of Western Ranchman Outfitters

Western Ranchman Outfitters (WRO) was a family-owned and operated mail order and retail business in Cheyenne, Wyoming, which billed itself as "The Nation's Finest Western Store". It also sold riding supplies. This store was in business from 1931-1998 and later became the Cheyenne Outfitters. While it was WRO the store and its president, John Veta, appeared in a short article in "Fortune" magazine, and clothes from WRO were featured in the August 1980 issue of "Mademoiselle".

 Scope and Content Note

This collection contains notebooks of catalogs for Western Ranchman Outfitters.

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

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Western Ranchman Outfitters at the date of accessioning.

 Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Fred Wojcik in 2007.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Mary Ann Meyer in August 2011.

Preferred Citation

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

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