Name/Title
Atwell ResearchEntry/Object ID
2015.1167.8.4Scope and Content
Continuation of research records of Max R. Atwell, concerning Big Nose George.
File 19
Research, Miscellaneous 3
Newspaper clippings, copies, Cheyenne Daily Leader, 1878-1881; legal notes; Carbon County Journal clippings,(not in chronological order) copies about Sim Wann named as Sebastian Heilig; Sim Wann in Laramie to prove identity; Sim Wann taken back to Montana; clippings on Big Nose George, some difficult to read; internet research on titles of officers of the court; Rankin Brothers, J. G. and J. P. have purchased Thorp's livery stable in Cheyenne, WY; Carbon County Journal, "George Parrott to be hung; Court met with Judge Peck presiding 11/20/1880, CCJ; listing of County Comissioners' Proceedings showing payment for reward to Wm T. Schmalse and Wlm H. Irvine for George Parrott; many copies of the Carbon County Journal relating to the trial.
File 20
Research, Miscellaneous 4
Newspaper clippings of the Laramie Sentinel, June 1878-April 1879 all detailing events pertaining to the outlaws who shot and killed Widdowfield and Vincent; Wyoming State Tribune, Cheyenne, John Thomas' column "In Old Wyoming" Nov. 1939-June 1950 concern Big Nose George and his exploits in Montana and Wyoming (some are difficult to read); internet research on laws regarding a posse; clipping on Lep Sanders, Mac radcliffe, Dick Bean, (trail drivers); Pony Express Times, Gothenburg, NB; Draft 2, chapter outline of Max's book; typed list of persons, groups, gangs, posses, juries, etc. in Big Nose George story; Rawlins Republican, 9/9/1927 clipping; typed copy of the Rocky Mountain News, 9/18/1955 article; Denver Post, 7/13/1956 copy of article on Big Nose with photo of woman holding his skull; Yellowstone Journal, Miles City, MT, 7-10, 1880 clippings re: Big Nose George story.
File 21
Research, Miscellaneous 5
Internet Research for Mock Trial Rules of Evidence and Procedure, 2006; 1880 Ancestry.com research on James and Joseph Rankin; Internet Research on District of Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Marshals; Other research on U. S. Marshals and the Marshals Service; Union Pacific Railroad Research; Trains, Banks, Stagecoaches robberies research; Chiefs of Police, Cheyenne, Wy 1867-2003; Officer Down Memorial Page research; Railroad terminology; John Lafever research; Montana Territorial Governors; George W. Parrott Ancestry research; John Terrill note; Excerpt from Reminiscences of Frontier Days, M. Wilson Rankin, 1935; Clipping Helena Daily Herald, 8/16/1888 lists article of journey taken by Sheriff James Rankin taking Big Nose George back to Wyoming; Lists of court records and requisitions for fugitive from Justice; Marshal seth Bullock, South Dakota research; print out of "c" drive of BNG book; Jesse James research; connection chart of outlaws; Millard F. Leach, Ancestry research; Boone May research; Utah and Northern Railroad research.Collection
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