Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936

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Grace Raymond Hebard taught and served as librarian at the University of Wyoming.

From the description of Marking the old Oregon trail in Wyoming, ca. 1915. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31912428

Collection materials relating to Hebard's career as University of Wyoming professor, librarian, and western historian. Collection includes subject files containing correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts and printed materials concerning places and events Hebard researched and participated in such as the women's suffrage movement, Wyoming history, and the University of Wyoming (1864-1946); biographical files containing correpsondence, transcripts, newsclippings and printed materials of historical and important individuals, and correspondence with friends and associates (1829-1947); manuscripts, along with related correpsondence, interviews and research notes of her books (1850-1940); personal files containing correspondence with family and friends and genealogical information on the Hebard family (1856-1938); scrapbooks with newsclippings and photographs of the University of Wyoming (1870-1935); appointment books; a copy of the one-act play "The Birth of Wyoming Day"; maps used in writing her books; and letters of author and historian Owen Wister and certificates of appointment for Albany County Sheriff N.K. Boswell.

From the description of Papers, 1809-1947 (bulk 1890-1936). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 45347290

Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, University of Wyoming professor, historian, librarian, and champion of many causes, was born 2 July 1861 in Clinton, Iowa. Her parents were Reverend George Diah Alonzo Hebard and Margaret E. Dominick Marven Hebard. Her siblings included a sister, Alice, and two brothers, Lockwood and Frederic. She received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Iowa in 1882 and came to Wyoming as a draftsman in the Cheyenne Surveyor General's Office. In 1885 she received a master of arts degree from the University of Iowa. In 1891 the governor appointed her as a Trustee of the University of Wyoming, a position she occupied for twelve years, six of which she served as Secretary of the Board. During this time she also completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Illinois Wesleyan University (1893) and became a member of the Wyoming Bar Association (1898).

Hebard was appointed as university librarian in 1908 and held this position until 1919. She also taught classes in the political economy department, and served as head of the department from 1908 until her retirement in 1931. As an avid historian, Grace Hebard spent much time researching and collecting material on the history of Wyoming and the west. Among the books she wrote were The History and Government of Wyoming, The Pathbreakers From River to Ocean, How Woman Suffrage Came to Wyoming, Washakie, Sacajawea, and The Pony Express . She was also active in marking, preserving and commemorating historical places and events with organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. As State Historian of the D.A.R., she helped mark such historic places as the Oregon Trail and Fort Laramie.

In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Hebard was active in many civic and public affairs. She campaigned for women's suffrage, supported American troops in World War I, and helped immigrants become American citizens. After she retired from teaching in 1931, she continued to research and collect historical material in her home, affectionately known to students and colleagues as "The Doctors Inn." Hebard lived in this house with her close friend and colleague Dr. Agnes M. Wergeland until Wergeland's death in 1915. Grace's sister Alice then lived there until her death in 1928.

Grace Raymond Hebard died 11 October 1936 in Laramie. Her contributions to the early history of the University of Wyoming and the history of the west were tremendous. Her countless friends and colleagues remembered her as a strong-willed, independent woman who was devoted to her career as professor, librarian, and historian of Wyoming and the west.

From the guide to the Grace Raymond Hebard papers, 1829-1947, 1890-1936, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Gale W. McGee artifacts, 1958-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf University of Wyoming. Libraries. University of Wyoming. Libraries records, 1891-2001 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. Letter to Frederic G. Higbee. Laramie, WY 1930 Jun. 3. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Gale W. McGee Wyoming post office files, 1960-1970 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Keyes, Verna. Verna Keyes papers, 1917-1997. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee environmental files, 1974-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee departmental files, 1959-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee audio-visual materials, 1955-1974 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gale W. McGee safe materials, 1922-1975 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn University of Wyoming. Libraries records, 1891-2001 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn University of Wyoming. President's Office. University of Wyoming. President's Office records, 1883-2005. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Morris, Esther McQuigg, 1814-1902. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1869-1935 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Gale W. McGee speech and trip files, 1959-1991 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. Map of the Bozeman Trail / [by] V.P. Montana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. Marking the old Oregon trail in Wyoming, ca. 1915. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn University of Wyoming. President's Office, General Office Files, 1887-1971 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. Papers, 1809-1947 (bulk 1890-1936). Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), 1915-. Artwork, n.d. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. Papers, 1928. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Galleher, Don. [Letter from Don Galleher of the Arthur B. Clarke Company to R. Norvelle Wathen, Jr.], 1975 Sept. 16. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Schroer, Blanche M., 1907-1998. Blanche M. Schroer papers, 1812-1998. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Ellison, Robert Spurrier. Papers, 1833-1951. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925. Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee papers, 1916-1992 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee photographs, 1916-1980 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn University of Wyoming. President's Office, Early Presidents' (1887-1922) records, 1887-1925 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Morris, Esther McQuigg, 1814-1902. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1869-1935 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Grace Raymond Hebard papers, 1829-1947, 1890-1936 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Wyoming state flag collection, 1890-1983. Wyoming, State Archives and Historical Department
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. The Bozeman Trail : historical accounts of the blazing of the overland routes into the Northwest, and the fights with Red Cloud's warriors / by Grace Raymond Hebard and E. A. Brininstool, with introduction by General Charles King, U.S.V. ... Arranged and bound for the private library of Jerome J. Day : typescript, 1922. University of Idaho Library
referencedIn Gale W. McGee appointment books and daily schedules, 1959-1990 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Wergeland, Agnes Mathilde, 1857-1914. Agnes Mathilde Wergeland papers, 1882-1916. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Agnes Mathilde Wergeland papers, 1882-1916 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Dobbins, Gertrude Wyoming, 1873-. Family papers, 1887-1945. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee general correspondence files, 1959-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee pre and post-senate personal files, 1937-1992 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Blanche M. Schroer papers, 1812-1998 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn University of Wyoming. President's Office records, 1883-1993 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee miscellaneous senate materials, 1958-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee committee files, 1958-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee new accretions, 1938-1981 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee campaign files, 1958-1976 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee artwork, undated Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Beach, Cora M. (Cora May), 1878-1968. Letters, 1924-1928. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Hebard, Grace Raymond. Washakie. 1930. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn Merriam, H. G. (Harold Guy), 1883-1980. Papers, 1904-1919. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Gale W. McGee legislative files, 1959-1975 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Beach, Cora M. (Cora May), 1878-1968. person
associatedWith Boswell, Nathaniel Kimball, 1836-1921. person
associatedWith Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Dobbins, Gertrude Wyoming, 1873- person
associatedWith Ellison, Robert Spurrier. person
associatedWith Esther (McQuigg) Morris, 1814-1902 person
associatedWith Galleher, Don. person
associatedWith Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942. person
associatedWith Hebard family. family
associatedWith Hebard family. family
associatedWith Higbee, F. G. (Frederic Goodson), b. 1881, person
associatedWith Kellogg, Louise Phelps, d. 1942. person
associatedWith Keyes, Verna. person
associatedWith King, Charles, 1844-1933. person
associatedWith McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), 1915- person
associatedWith McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), d. 1915- person
associatedWith McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), d. 1915-1992 person
associatedWith Merriam, H. G. (Harold Guy), 1883-1980. person
associatedWith Morris, Esther McQuigg, 1814-1902. person
associatedWith Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925. person
associatedWith Red Cloud, 1822-1909. person
associatedWith Sacagawea. person
associatedWith Schroer, Blanche M., 1907-1998. person
associatedWith University of Wyoming corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. Libraries. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. President's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Washakie, Shoshoni chief. person
associatedWith Wergeland, Agnes Mathilde, 1857-1914. person
associatedWith Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Bozeman Trail
Wyoming
West (U.S.)
United States
West (U.S.)
Oregon National Historic Trail
Wyoming
Wyoming
West (U.S.)
Subject
Historic sites
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Pioneers
Pioneers
Shoshoni Indians
Women
Women
Occupation
Authors, American
College librarians
College teachers
College trustees
Historians
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Birth 1861-07-02

Death 1936

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