Papers, 1905-1978.

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Papers, 1905-1978.

The collection includes biographical information (1928-1978); contract files related to his Wild West Show, movies, and the television series (1931-1956); correspondence (1919-1978); deeds and abstracts for land in Hot Springs County, Wyoming (1918-1940); financial files from the Wild West Show (1938); manuscripts by McCoy, including a draft of his autobiography (1922-1977); research files (1938-1960); photographs (1917-1976) including publicity stills for his movies, Ringling Brothers Circus, and his Wild West Show; posters (1927, 1932); and scrapbooks (1905-1957, 1977).

6 cubic ft. (6 boxes)

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Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows

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Major international circus also known as "The Greatest Show on Earth". Originally competitors, Ringling Brothers purchased Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907, and as a result of World War I locomotive fuel shortages, the two combined in 1919, giving the circus its present title. From the description of Collection, 1973-1979, 1976-1977. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196743 ...

Col. Tim McCoy's Wild West and Rough Riders of the World.

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McCoy, Timothy S.

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Cowboy, homesteader, actor, and adjutant general of Wyoming; b. 1891; d. 1978. From the description of Tim McCoy collection, 1918-2000. (Wyoming State Archives). WorldCat record id: 70962826 Tim McCoy (1891-1978) was an actor in over 80 feature films, most of them Westerns. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but moved to the Thermopolis, Wyoming, area as a young man where he worked as a ranch hand and learned Indian sign language and ceremonies. He served in the ...

McCoy, Ronald

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