Collection Summary
Arnold, Carrie
Carrie Arnold papers
1975-2000
10664
.38 cubic
ft. (1 box)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
The collection includes pencil and pen and ink drawings of several small towns in Wyoming and a church in Colorado. These were done on commission to the donor Bill Lagos who used the images for Christmas cards.
Biography of Carrie ArnoldCarrie Arnold was born near Greeley, Colorado in 1944, and she died of cancer in 1998. She attended the University of Northern Colorado and then moved to Denver in 1965. She founded a successful petroleum map business, which she sold in 1972. She and her husband owned and ran the Fort Restaurant.
She was a Western History and Colorado railroad buff, serving on the board of the Denver Public Library. She was a vice president of the Denver HO Model Railroad Club, and she served on the Colorado Railroad Museum Board.
She started painting portraits when she was in high school. Later, she became a pen and ink illustrator for a number of Western books and cookbooks.
Scope and ContentThe bulk of the collection are drawings created by Carrie Arnold which were commissioned by Bill Lagos. Between 1971 and 1997 Carrie Arnold created a series of winter scenes of Lagos's home areas of Hartville and Sunrise, Wyoming. Also included are scenes from several Wyoming towns such as Guernsey and Laramie. The scenes are historical, taken from old photographs and enhanced by visits to the sites and conversations with Wyoming natives. Lagos used these drawings as Christmas cards. Included in the collection are original drawings as well as a copy of "The Art of Carrie Arnold," privately printed by Lagos after Arnold's death.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
For another archival collections created by Carrie Arnold, see:
Carrie Arnold Collection, 1987-1997,
Fray Angelico Chavez History Library.
Acquisition Information
This material was sent to the American Heritage Center by William C. Lagos in two shipments, one in October 1999 and the other in February 2000.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by John Hanks in April 2000.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Carrie Arnold papers, 1975-2000, Collection
Number 10664, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Women illustrators--West (U. S.)--20th century.
Cities and towns--History--Wyoming.
Hartville (Wyo.)
Sunrise (Wyo.)
Wyoming--History--To 1889.
Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
Drawings.
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Lagos, William C.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Fine Arts
Social Life and Customs
People, Ethnicity, and Culture
Wyoming Winter Scenes:
1 (F22)
Cheyenne, Wyoming – The Cheyenne Club
circa 1880s
1 (F22)
Ft. Fetterman, Wyoming – Quarters (Aerial View)
circa 1870s
1 (F22)
Ft. Laramie, Wyoming – “Old Bedlam” Officers Quarters
circa 1876
1 (F22)
Guernsey, Wyoming – Burlington Depot
circa 1930
Hartville, Wyoming:
1 (F22)
Aerial View
circa 1939
1 (F22)
Catlin House
circa 1900
1 (F22)
Dante Alighiere Society Hall
circa 1920s
1 (F22)
Episcopal Church – The Church of Our Savior
1939
1 (F22)
Frank’s Bar
1930s
1 (F22)
Grade School
1920s
1 (F22)
Jail
1913
1 (F22)
Lagos Store, Saloon, Krionderis Store
1920s
1 (F22)
Main Street
circa 1902
1 (F22)
Maraldo House
circa 1920s
1 (F22)
Old Miner’s Bar
1919
1 (F22)
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
circa 1940s
1 (F22)
Laramie, Wyoming – Aunt Annie Moore’s Boarding House
circa 1930s
Sunrise, Wyoming:
1 (F22)
The “C&W Flyer” (Mixed Freight Train)
1900
1 (F22)
Community Church
1930s
1 (F22)
Duplex Houses
1927
1 (F22)
Mine Head and East Portion of Town (Aerial)
1926
1 (F22)
Mid Portion of Town (Aerial)
1926
1 (F22)
Sunrise General Store
1920s
1 (F22)
Sunrise Hospital
circa 1920s
1 (F22)
Sunrise Schools
circa 1920s
1 (F22)
The Teachery
1930s
1 (F22)
YMCA
circa 1920s
1 (F22)
Colorado Winter Scenes; Westcliffe, Colorado – Church
1970
1 (F22)
The Art of Carrie Arnold, by Bill Lagos
2000
1 (F22)
Copy of two obituaries