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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Jean McCormick
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Jean McCormick
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 2150
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WPA Bio 2150
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Item Description:
McCormick, Jean - Biographical information for Mrs. Jean Hickok Burkhardt McCormick; "Frontier Days Celebration", Abilene Daily Chronicle, Abilene, Tex., Jun. 13, 1941; "True Character of Calamity Jane Little Known to the Hard Poeple of the Old West", Abilene Daily Chronicle, Jun. 15, 1941
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McCormick, Jean - Biographical information for Mrs. Jean Hickok Burkhardt McCormick; "Frontier Days Celebration", Abilene Daily Chronicle, Abilene, Tex., Jun. 13, 1941; "True Character of Calamity Jane Little Known to the Hard Poeple of the Old West", Abilene Daily Chronicle, Jun. 15, 1941
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Date:
Undated
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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born: Sep. 25, 1873, in Montana
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born: Sep. 25, 1873, in Montana
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Burkhardt, Mr. [first name?] (1st husband, born: ? - married: ? - died: ? - buried: ?)
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Burkhardt, Mr. [first name?] (1st husband, born: ? - married: ? - died: ? - buried: ?)
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children:
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served as a volunteer nurse in emergency hospitals - WWI in England (2 yrs.)
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served as a volunteer nurse in emergency hospitals - WWI in England (2 yrs.)
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McCormick, Mr. [first name] (2nd husband, born: ? - married: Armistice Day: Nov. 11, [year?] - died: ? - buried: ?) - aviator for France
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McCormick, Mr. [first name] (2nd husband, born: ? - married: Armistice Day: Nov. 11, [year?] - died: ? - buried: ?) - aviator for France
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children:
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children:
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U. S. Dep. of Public Welfare granted old age assistance to her
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U. S. Dep. of Public Welfare granted old age assistance to her
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died: Feb. 21, 1951 (age: 77) at Billings (Yellowstone Co., Mont.)
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died: Feb. 21, 1951 (age: 77) at Billings (Yellowstone Co., Mont.)
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buried: Mountview Cemetery (Plot: Section 116, Plot 81, Grave 8 - Memorial ID: 81881169) at Billings, Mont.
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buried: Mountview Cemetery (Plot: Section 116, Plot 81, Grave 8 - Memorial ID: 81881169) at Billings, Mont.
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alleged daughter of Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok of Deadwood (S. D.) and Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Canary [or Cannary]
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alleged daughter of Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok of Deadwood (S. D.) and Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Canary [or Cannary]
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claimed parents married at Benson's Landing (Montana Territory [now Livingston,Mont.] - Sep. 25, 1873)
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claimed parents married at Benson's Landing (Montana Territory [now Livingston,Mont.] - Sep. 25, 1873)
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published book with letters purported to be from Calamity Jane to her [daughter]
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published book with letters purported to be from Calamity Jane to her [daughter]
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celebrity guest at "Wild Bill [Hickok] Frontier" celebration at Abilene (Tex. - o/a Jun. 13-14, 1941)
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celebrity guest at "Wild Bill [Hickok] Frontier" celebration at Abilene (Tex. - o/a Jun. 13-14, 1941)
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displayed ". . . an old diary written by her mother . . . and old 1862 model six-gun" [from her father]
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displayed ". . . an old diary written by her mother . . . and old 1862 model six-gun" [from her father]
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welcomed by reception committee at Abilene Chamber of Commerce office (Jun. 12, 1941)
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welcomed by reception committee at Abilene Chamber of Commerce office (Jun. 12, 1941)
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Captain James "Jim" O'Neil, ". . . my foster father" - ". . . raised s an O'Neil"
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Captain James "Jim" O'Neil, ". . . my foster father" - ". . . raised s an O'Neil"
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claimed Calamity Jane (mother) paid ". . . ten thousand dollars for my education."
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claimed Calamity Jane (mother) paid ". . . ten thousand dollars for my education."
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Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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