Empire Ranch Foundation records

This collection is divided into 9 major series. Series I includes various documents from the Empire Ranch Foundation, including Board of Directors business meetings, Board of Directors planning meetings, Committee documents, reports, events materials, grant funding and grant related project materials, financial documents, tax documents, newsletters, preservation project documents, correspondence, and various exhibit materials. Series II is a grouping of technical reports from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), the US National Park Service (NPS), and others. The materials have been grouped into subseries for ease of use. Series III includes a series of books and monographs pertaining to the Empire Ranch.

Series IV includes several journals and journal articles written about the Empire Ranch and serve as research materials for those interested in the rich history of the Empire Ranch. Series V includes newspapers and newspaper clippings pertaining to Empire Ranch.

Series VI is made up of groupings of similar documents collected by the Empire Ranch Foundation. Materials include correspondence (mostly from the Vail and Boice families), genealogy charts, land and legal government documents, maps, files about inviduals, families, ranches, and mines, several unpublished articles and accounts, thesis files from Gregory Dowell (who completed a thesis on the Empire Ranch), as well as additional miscellanous documents.

Series VII includes oral histories and accounts. Series VIII includes several photographs from various time periods at the Empire Ranch. Series IX includes videos and audio recordings. This series is currently restricted until access copies are made from the originals -- please reach out to an archivist for additional information.