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Title: MS 002 - Victor Arland Collection, 1880-1889

Creator: Arland, Victor (1850-1889)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 01/01/1961

Languages: English [eng], French [fre]

This collection consists of a series of original letters written by Victor Arland (c. 1848- 1890) of Arland, Wyoming to Mr. C.P. Dadant of Hamilton, IL, a beekeeper and manufacturer of bee supplies and distributor of honey. The letters are handwritten in French, dated between 1872 and 1889, and for the most part are in good to excellent condition. The letters have been flattened, separated by acid-free, lignin-free paper in archival folders and housed in Box 1, organized as Series 1. Photocopies of the letters as well as typed copies of English language translations of the letters are available to researchers in Box 2, organized as Series 2, to be used primarily for research. Included in Series 2 are excerpts of essays that have resulted from research with this collection.

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Frenchman that immigrated to the United States and raised sheep in Wyoming.

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.  Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Physical Access Note: Items that are fragile and likely to be damaged by copying will not be duplicated from the originals, with this determination to be made by MRL staff.   Requests to reprint in entirety or to quote passages from these letters in published form must be made in writing to the Curator of the McCracken Research Library.  Permission to reprint or quote may be granted on the basis of one time use. Otherwise, the usual restrictions as found under the copyright laws apply to all photocopying.

Acquisition Source: M.G. Dadant

Acquisition Method: Donation

Related Materials: Digitized Collection of Victor Arland - MS 002 in Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Digital Collections For more information please see http://library.centerofthewest.org/cdm/search/collection/MS002/order/identi/ad/asc.

Preferred Citation: Victor Arland Collection, MS 002, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West