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Whiterocks trading post records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0887

Scope and Contents

The Whiterocks trading post records (1878-1915) consist of six ledgers (1878-1898) kept by various Indian Agents on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, eleven ledgers (1902-1915) kept by members of the R. L. Marimon family and clerks at the trading post on the reservation, one ledger detailing transactions at a Marimon family-owned trading post in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and one volume with entries related to the Marimon ranch.

Dates

  • 1878-1915

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

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.

Extent

37.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Whiterocks trading post records (1878-1915) consist of six ledgers (1878-1898) kept by various Indian Agents on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, eleven ledgers (1902-1915) kept by members of the R. L. Marimon family and clerks at the trading post on the reservation, one ledger detailing transactions at a Marimon family-owned trading post in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and one volume with entries related to the Marimon ranch. Robert Lee Marimon took over the trading post from a Mr. Cardwell in 1902, bringing with him his wife, Nannie Forsythe Marimon, and their children Rose, Sarah, and Robert Lee Jr. The family lived at Whiterocks and managed the trading post until 1928, when it was sold to Oscar Lyman.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

On permanent loan from the Hoopes family, who bought the post and business at Whiterocks in 1968 where the records had been since their creation.

Processing Information

Processed by Karen Carver in 2005.
Title
Inventory of the Whiterocks trading post records
Author
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
Date
2006 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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