Phelps Ranch records, 1885-1978
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Phelps Ranch.
- Title
- Phelps Ranch records
- Dates
- 1885-1978 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.80 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 01754
- Summary
- Phelps Ranch is a cattle and sheep ranched formed by Louis Phelps. Collection contains correspondence, legal and financial records, a map, and photographs.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Phelps Ranch is a cattle and sheep ranch formed by Louis Phelps beginning in 1901 when he purchased the Z Bar T Ranch. Between 1903 and 1904, Phelps added the Pitchfork Ranch and the Pickett Ranch. By the 1960s, Phelps Ranch had begun to investigate the dude ranching industry.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence, dated between 1903 and 1955; legal and financial records such as warranty deeds, patent and homestead certificates, contracts, brand certificates, bills of sale, mortgages, leases, agreements, and water and power contracts; certificates of registry with the American Suffolk Sheep Society and American Hereford record certificates; a map of the TL Ranch; and photographs of cattle, sheep, and ranch scenery.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Inventories
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list for 3 boxes.
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)Container: Box 1-3
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Administration of estates.
- Beef cattle.
- Bills of sale.
- Cattle brands.
- Contracts.
- Correspondence.
- Deeds.
- Electricity.
- Hereford cattle.
- Inventories.
- Leases.
- Rambouillet sheep.
- Ranching.
- Sheep farming.
- Sheep.
- Stock certificates.
- Telephone.
Personal Names
- Phelps, Louis.
Corporate Names
- 91 Ranch.
- American Suffolk Sheep Society.
- Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
- Meeteetse Creek Ranch.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company.
- Pickett Ranch.
- Pitchfork Ranch.
- Rocky Mountain Cattle Company.
- TL Ranch.
- Whitney Ranch.
- Wilson Ranch.
- Z-T Ranch.
Geographical Names
- Big Horn (Wyo.)
- Lander (Wyo.)
- Laramie County (Wyo.)
- Meeteetse (Wyo.)
- Pitchfork (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
- Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps.
- Photographs.
