Thomas Widdop autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0476
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Widdop autobiography contain an undated photocopy of Widdop's life remiscences titled "Reflections of the Past in Wyoming and Colorado." It describes his life of cattle ranching in Greeley, Colorado, and southwestern Wyoming during the 1880s and 1890s. Included are descriptions of ranching, herding sheep, and carrying mail in Burnt Fork and Mountain View, Wyoming. He recalls several episodes involving Indians, range fires, and train robberies. Butch Cassidy stayed on his ranch briefly, and Widdop met notorious thieves such as Whiteriver Charley and Al Hurst.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Widdop, Thomas, 1866- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Thomas Widdop was born in 1866 and spent most of his life ranching in Colorado and Wyoming.
Extent
1 Folder (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Thomas Widdop autobiography contain an undated photocopy of Widdop's life remiscences titled "Reflections of the Past in Wyoming and Colorado." It describes his life of cattle ranching in Greeley, Colorado, and southwestern Wyoming during the 1880s and 1890s. Widdop was born in 1866 and lived to see the development of the wild West.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bill Purdy in 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth DuFrane and Jennifer Breaden in 1990.
Creator
- Widdop, Thomas, 1866- (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Thomas Widdop autobiography, undated
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elizabeth DuFrane and Jennifer Breaden
- Date
- © 1990 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu