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AHJ_ah400051 Inventory of the Gene M. Gressley papers, 1960-1988 Gressley (Gene M.) papers Processed by Irlanda Jacinto 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/

2015

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by Irlanda Jacinto October 2015 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Gressley, Gene M. Gene M. Gressley papers 1960-1988 400051 9.65 cubic ft. (22 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The collection is composed of correspondence, research files, manuscripts, and journals that document the life and career of historian and archivist Gene Gressley. Biography of Gene M. Gressley

Gene M. Gressley joined the University of Wyoming in 1956 as University Archivist. As University Archivist, Gressley began to collect material that documented the range cattle and petroleum industries in the Rocky Mountain West, as well as western economic development. In 1963 Gressley’s program was promoted to the Division of Rare Books and Special Collections, and by 1976 the Division was transformed to the American Heritage Center. He served as director of the American Heritage Center until 1988 and was instrumental in developing the institution. Aside from his career as an archivist and administrator, Gressley was a historian and was the author of several books including: the "Twentieth-Century American West: a Potpourri"; "Voltaire and the Cowboy: the Letters of Thurman Arnold"; "Bankers and Cattleman"; and "West by East: the American West in the Gilded Age". He served on the editorial boards of the Western History Quarterly, Great Plains Quarterly, and Pacific Historical Review. He was the twenty-fourth president of the Western History Association. Gene Gressley earned a bachelor degree from Manchester College in 1952, a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University in 1956, and a doctorate from the University of Oregon in 1964.

Scope and Content

The collection is composed of correspondence, research files, manuscripts, and journals that document the life and career of Gene Gressley. Drafts of his publications are prominent. Included in these are an edited volume of Thurman Arnold letters and an annotated version of Hell Among the Yearlings that contains notes by Edmund Randolph (1903-1987). Within the collection an extensive research file on the history of petroleum can be found. Also included are cassette tapes of oral history interviews with people who were associated with Thurman Arnold.

Access Restrictions

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

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

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Gene M. Gressley at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Gene M. Gressley, 1969-1979.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Irlanda Jacinto in December 2015.

Preferred Citation

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

Access Terms Arnold, Thurman Wesley, 1891-1969. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. Petroleum -- History. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arnold, Frances L. -- interviewee. O'Brien, Marguerite. -- interviewee. Arnold, George. -- interviewee. Arnold, Olga M. -- interviewee. Cox, Hugh Baker, 1905-1973 -- interviewee. Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006 -- interviewee. Fortas, Abe -- interviewee. Kramer, Victor H. (Victor Horsley) -- interviewee. Agger, Carolyn E. -- interviewee. Krash, Abe -- interviewee. Randolph, Edmund -- interviewee. Rose, Robert -- interviewee. Education Colleges and Universities Wyoming Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Container List Series I. Correspondence

Correspondence series is organized Gressley's original order. Gressley organized his correspondece files in alphabetical order with the last four files organized by subject. The series documents Gressley’s time at the American Heritage Center

1 A 1982-1991 1 B 1990-1991 1 C 1990-1992 1 D 1990-1992 1 E 1990, 1992 1 F 1990-1991 1 G 1990, 1991 1 H 1990-1991 1 I 1990-1991 1 J 1990-1992 1 K 1983-1991 1 L 1990-1977 1 M 1988-1990 1 Mc 1990-1991 1 N 1990-1991 1 O 1990-1991 2 P 1990-1992 2 Q 1990 2 R 1990-1991 2 S 1990-1991 2 T 1990-1991 2 W 1989-1991 2 Archival collections that document the West 1971 2 Instate preference laws in the West 1969 2 Los Angeles Times undated 2 Western Americana collection survey 1971-1972 Series II. Research Materials

Research Materials includes oral histories with people associated with Thurman Arnold and an extensive bibliographic catalog on petroleum history.

2 American Heritage Center Book Project 1988-1990 2 Chronology of petroleum history computer card key undated 9 Roy Mason oral history transcript 1976 9 Robert Rose oral history transcript 1976 9 Virginia Rose oral history transcript 1976 10 Petroleum history bibliography organized by state undated 11 Petroleum history bibliography organized by author or article title undated 12 Petroleum history in chronological order 1859- December 20, 1920 13 Petroleum history in chronological order December 21, 1920- April 1933 14 Petroleum history in chronological order April 1933- December 6, 1944 15 Petroleum history in chronological order 1945- December 12, 1951 16 Card catalog undated 22 Poster of the History of Mining and Minerals by Gene M. Gressley undated Oral history cassette tapes: 17 Frances Arnold (wife) interview about Thurman Arnold / Marguerite O’Brien (secretary), interview about Thurman Arnold 1971 17 George Arnold (son) interview about Thurman Arnold 1973 17 Olga M. Arnold (sister in law) interview about Thurman Arnold 1971 17 Collbram Interview 1971 17 Hugh Cox (antitrust lawyer), interview undated 17 Gesell-Cohen, interview undated 17 Milton Friedman (economist), interview undated 17 Abe Fortas (Supreme Court justice) interview about Thurman Arnold / William McGovern, interview undated 17 Victor H. Kramer (antitrust lawyer), interview / Carolyn Agger (tax lawyer), interview undated 17 William McGovern, interview undated 17 William McGovern, interview / Abe Krash (lawyer), interview 1971 17 Paul Porta (lawyer), interview undated 17 Ned Randolph (politician), interview undated 17 Robert Rose (judge), interview undated Series III. Biographical Materials

The series is organized in alphabetical order by title of folder. This series contains Gene M. Gressley's genealogy and the syllabi to some of his classes, as well as materials regarding a Union Pacific lawsuit in which Gressley served as an expert witness on oil production. These materials include the Union Pacific trial brief, Gressley’s research, and his testimony.

2 Class syllabi ca. 1950 2 Donations from Rural Development Commission 1971-1973 2 Genealogy for Gressley family undated 2 Reviews 1985 2 Union Pacific Trial, Map undated 2 Union Pacific Trial, Report undated 3 Union Pacific Trial, Research for trial 1978 3 Union Pacific Trial, Testimony 1978 3 Union Pacific Trial, Trial brief 1978 Series IV. Writings

Writings series is divided into two subseries: manuscripts and personal writings. Each subseries is organized alphabetically.

Sub-series 1. Manuscripts 1955-1978

The manuscripts sub-series contains drafts of Gressley’s published works and unpublished materials. A draft of Hell Among the Yearlings with annotations by Edmund Randolph can be found within this subseries; as well as an edited volume of Thurman Arnold letters.

3 20th Century American West 1977 3 Thurman Arnold, Antitrust 1964 9 Thurman Arnold Correspondence Book draft ca.1977 8 Bankers and Cattleman Galley Proof 1966 8 Bankers and Cattleman Printed Copy 1966 3 James Blaine, Alfred E. Packer and Western Particularism undated 3 Bostonians and Bullions 1968 4 Bostonians and Bullions 1968 4 Colonialism and the American West undated 4 French, Belgians, and Dutch 1970 4 GOS, Petroleum, Politics, and the West undated 4 Hell Among the Yearlings with Footnote Annotations 1955 4 Hell Among the Yearlings Introduction undated 4 Hell Among the Yearlings with Annotations by Edmund Randolph 1978 4 Hell Among the Yearlings Footnotes 1978 5 Joseph C. O’Mahoney undated 5 Earl Pomeroy undated 5 Earl Pomeroy Footnotes undated 5 Arthur Powell Davis undated 5 Arthur Powell Davis, Reclamation, and the West undated 5 Edmund Randolph paper draft 6 Edmund Randolph: Beef, Leather, and Grass 1976 5 Regionalism and the Twentieth Century West 1977 5 Robert T. Rose paper footnotes undated 7 Voltaire and the Cowboy: the Letters of Thurman Arnold undated 20 Thurman Arnold Correspondence Publication- Voltaire and the Cowboy ca. 1977 20 Wall Street to Carey Avenue: Eastern Investment in the Western Range Cattle Industry 1870-1910 undated 20 Independent Petroleum Association of America Certificate undated 20 Wyoming Consulting Committee Certificate 1979 21 The Search for Identity: Essays on the Twentieth Century West undated 21 West by East: Essays on the Twentieth Century West undated 21 Western History Association 1963 Member Directory 1963 21 Annotated Introduction to Voltaire and the Cowboy: the letters of Thurman Arnold ca. 1977 21 Arthur Powell Davis, Reclamation and the West undated Sub-series 2. Personal 1975-1980

The subseries is composed of Gressley’s travel logs. The logs document meetings and conferences that Gressley attended all across the United States.

19 Travel Diaries 1975-1980