University of Wyoming
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.
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.
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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
This material was received from Jerry Housel in September 1965 and 1978.
There are no known other archival collections created by the Phelps Ranch at the date of processing.
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.