University of Wyoming
Watson Wyman and his brother Gay Wyman bought a ranch near Shell, Wyoming, in 1908. Gay Wyman married Marguerite in 1910. Originally the ranch was operated to raise cattle but about 1913 it became a dude ranch, Trapper’s Lodge. Among the regular guests were Owen Wister and Julian Huxley. The Wyman family sold the ranch in 1930.
The collection contains a manuscript by Marguerite Wyman and letters from Watson Wyman relating the history of the dude ranch. The collection also contains photographs of Trapper’s Lodge, its personnel, and guests, including photographs of the Wister family.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Marguerite Wyoman or Watson Wyman at the date of processing.
This material was received from Marguerite Wyman and Watson Wyman from 1963-1964.
The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in April 2010.
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