Pony Express Research Index from Libraries & St. Joseph Museum & Pony Express Museum Archives
Entry/Object ID
L9999.PXP.43A
Description
Pony Express Research Index from Libraries & St. Joseph Museum & Pony Express Museum Archives. Digital index of research documents compiled by St. Joseph Museum Staff members, Jackie Lewin & Marilyn Taylor. Click on the Media menu button at top to access the index. List included below.
Stored in Pony Express Cabinets, Document Storage II area. Also available on CDs marked PXP.43B-N. and Notebook PXP.35 on top of cabinets.
Files contain correspondence with Pony Rider descendants, Pony Express rider biographies, newspaper clippings related to the Pony Express, and miscellaneous records, photos, and documents collected from major private and University libraries among other sources.
Documents are in MS Word format and can be opened in that format. The information within the document is generally in alpha order and can be searched with the "Find" command. The document can be edited as needed. Open file of interest from Multimedia button.
NOTE ABOUT ORIGIN OF LIBRARIES FILE.
Prior to the opening of the renovated Pony Express Museum in 1993, St. Joseph Museum staff did extensive research on the Pony Express. All of the libraries in this folder were visited and copies of all material related to the Pony Express were made. This was done from 1991 to 1993. Information from this research was used in the new exhibits of the Pony Express Museum and in preparation of the book On the Winds of Destiny. In 2015, the file from the Pony Express Museum was added. Jackie Lewin 7/27/15
INCLUDED:
St. Joseph Museum Archives:
Brigham Young University
California State Library
Colorado Historical Society
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Denver Public Library
Huntington Library
Mormon Church History Department
Nebraska Historical Society
Northeast Nevada State Museum
Pony Express Books in SJ Museum Library as of 1995
Pony Express National Museum
Union Pacific Railroad Museum - Omaha
University of the Pacific
University of Utah
University of Wyoming
Utah Historical Society
Western Wyoming Community College
William Jewell College Archives
Wyoming Historical Society
Digital Index of Pony Express Research Files located in file cabinets in Document Storage II area
