Ellison, Robert Spurrier
biographical statement
Citation:
UPB files, accessed March 10, 2014 (Robert Spurrier Ellison (1875-1945) was a prominent Colorado lawyer, businessman, politician, historian, and author).Denver Library, via WWW, March 27, 2014 (Robert Spurrier Ellison (1875-1945) was born in Rushville, Indiana; graduated from Indiana University in 1900;n studied law; the Colorado bar in 1903 and specialized in mining litigation with the Colorado Springs law firm Schuyler and Schuyler; married Vida F. Gregory of Colorado Springs in 1907; In 1911, Ellison was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives; moved to Denver in 1915, and to Casper, Wyoming in 1919; while in Wyoming, Ellison became vice-president of the Midwest Refining Company; helped to found Wyoming's Historical Landmark Commission and served as regional director of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association; compiled and financed a history of the Pawnee nation, for which the Pawnee Supreme Council named him a tribal chief; in 1930, Standard Oil of Indiana bought the Midwest Refining Company and transferred Ellison to Tulsa, Oklahoma; returned to Colorado Springs following his retirement in1940, where he was elected president of the Bank of Manitou, mayor of Manitou Springs and director of the Boy Scouts of the Pikes Peak Region; wrote several books on the American West, and was considered Colorado's greatest book collector; his Western Americana collection was once said to be the second largest in the United States;died at his home in Manitou Springs August 16, 1945. ).(http://eadsrv.denverlibrary.org/sdx/pl/doc-tdm.xsp?id=WH1702_d0e33&fmt=text&base=fa)
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical, date of production not identified
Bigraphical material dealing with Robert S. Ellison.
Collection of William A. Carter materials, 1857-1925
Series comprised of letters, news clippings, legal documents, a map, and diaries which give insight into William A. Carter, and Fort Bridger activities between 1857 and 1925.
Genealogical, 1917-1928
Geneological material dealing with Robert S. Ellison.
Oversize, 1850-1935
Contents include a collection of Robert S. Ellison's maps, mostly dealing with historical landmarks and famous old west battles. Materials dated 1850 to 1935.
Photograph of William Henry Jackson, RS Ellison, President Stanolind Pipeline Co., and former resident of Casper, WY, C. W. Butler, VP of S. P. Co., 1942
Photograph printed in the Casper Tribune Herald August 1942. 1942. American Pioneer Trails Assn. Convention, as stated on a memo with the photograph.
Portraits of members of the court-martial at convened at Cheyenne, W.T., 1877 January 5
Thirteen identified portraits of members of the general court-martial convened at Cheyenne Wyoming Territory, 5 Jan. 1877. Envelope included sent from Robert Bruce in New York, NY.
Robert Spurrier Ellison business career, 1906-1930
Contents include materials pertaining to Robert S. Ellison's buisness career with the Midwest Refining Company and other firms. These include reports, articles, and records. Materials dated 1906 to 1930.
Robert Spurrier Ellison general correspondence, 1906-1945
Contains correspondence to and from Robert S. Ellison, mostly incoming letters. Letters document Ellison's collection and research activities and his interactions with other devotees of the American West, such as booksellers, scholars, amateur historians, journalists, and surviving western pioneers such as William Henry Jackson. Dated 1906 to 1945.
Robert Spurrier Ellison journal, 1893
Materials include correspondence, genealogical notes, diaries, business records, drafts of writings, speeches, and collected research and reference materials including manuscripts, letters, legal documents, maps, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The materials pertain primarily to the history and settlement of the American West, the American Indian Wars and American Indian culture, and the preservation of western historical landmarks. Dated 1833 to 1951.
Robert Spurrier Ellison mementos, 1916-1946
Contains awards, certificates, invitations, pins, buttons and newsclippings, railroad schedules and dining car and restaurant menus. Dated 1916-1946. Also contains undated material.
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