Professional, 1906-1910
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the personal and professional papers of Judge John W. Meldrum from 1860 to 1944. The papers span a large part of his adulthood, including his time as surveyor general of Wyoming Territory and United States commissioner at Yellowstone National Park. The main parts of the collection are political correspondence and financial and administrative records for his office in Yellowstone. These include regulations for visitors to the park, circulars, and personal and professional correspondence, including communications with Wyoming Governor Francis E. Warren, historian Hiram M. Chittenden, and Horace Albright, who later founded the National Park Service. Also in the collection is a letter written from Camp Morgan in 1861 by G. B. Meldrum, John’s brother who was a Civil War soldier in the Union Army (box 2, fd 4), and Ed Howell, poacher and Yellowstone informant (box 1, fd 12). This is related to reward money wired by Meldrum to the Philippines, where Howell was staying during the Spanish-American War. News clippings that piqued Meldrum’s interest, as well as photographs of him and his family, are also present.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1910
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
From the Series: 15 folders
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu