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Frances Seely Webb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: NCA 01.v.1985.02 WyCaC US

Scope and Contents

The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence, handwritten research notes, the proof copy of Webb's book, Casper's First Homes, and a series of scrapbooks. Materials documents Casper buildings, cultural institutions, homes, and society from 1890-1978. Also included are photographs of individuals and groups visually documenting Casper society. In addition are items originally collected by Boney Earnest, a frontiersman and former member of the Natrona County Historical Society. Subjects documented in Webb’s correspondence, notebooks, and scrapbooks include things related to her ongoing research, obituaries, Casper and Natrona County homes, businesses, and cultural institutions.

Dates

  • 1890 - 1978

Creator

Extent

Approximately 10.75 linear feet (17 archival boxes and 13 unboxed scrapbooks) Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Though this collection is comprised of a lot of material, major portions of it are arranged in roughly chronological order.

Physical Location

Boxes 1-9: 212-Q-2L-4.75-5.0 Boxes 10-18: 212-Q-2H-4.0

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Frances Seely Webb Estate

Accruals

No accruals anticipated.

Source

Creator

Title
Frances Seely Webb Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Hart M. M. Dority
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Casper College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
125 College Drive
Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
3072682549