University of Wyoming
The Wyoming Development Company was incorporated in 1883 in Wheatland, Wyoming, to construct irrigation systems for farming and general industrial development. The Wyoming Development Company served as the parent company for the Wheatland Industrial Company, founded in 1897, which constucted reservoirs and general building sites; the Wheatland Development Company; and the Wheatland Roller Mill Company, which was acquired in 1938.
Collection contains the papers of the Wyoming Development Company and its subsidiary companies. Wyoming Development Company materials include correspondence (1924-1946); subject files on oil and gas leases, water resources development, and reports (1897-1946); legal files relating to lawsuits over water rights (1932-1946); maps of Wyoming (1929-1946) and reports on water resources development and irrigation. The collection also contains reports and trial balances for the Wheatland Industrial Company and the Wheatland Development Company.
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.
There are no known other archival collections created by the Wyoming Development Company at the date of processing.
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