Frances Seely Webb Collection
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
- Frances Seely Webb (Person)
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.
- 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
125 College Drive
Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
3072682549
hanz.olson@caspercollege.edu