J.S. Palen collection, ca. 1863-1998.

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J.S. Palen collection, ca. 1863-1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47955001

The collection contains materials accumulated by Palen on the American west, particularly Cheyenne Frontier Days and rodeos. The collection includes souvenir programs, newsclippings, schedules and brochures, commemorative envelopes, publications, scrapbooks and photographs of the C.B. Irwin family who were associated with Frontier Days; photographs and postcards of parades and rodeos, and memorabilia relating to Cheyenne Frontier Days, 1884-1998, and its affiliated organizations, the Old West Museum and the Heels. Palen's collection also contains printed materials and memorabilia for the Wyoming Hereford Ranch and Wyoming history, including the Warren Livestock Company (1878-1995); rodeo programs and scrapbooks (1896-1995); several hundred catalogs and auction lists for western saddles, apparel, bits and spurs, jewelry and boots and hats (1883-1996); scrapbooks, photographs, prints, lithographs, museum catalogs and newsclippings for western artists Will James, Charles M. Russell and J.R. Williams (1903-1995); photographs of rodeos, ranching, and Wyoming, including panoramic photographs of Cheyenne Frontier Days (1863-1997); and correspondence, newsclippings, scrapbooks and miscellaneous personal materials on Palen (1884-1996).

50.93 cubic ft. (95 boxes) + artifacts.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587032

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Irwin, Charles Burton

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Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926

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American cowboy and artist of the American West. From the description of Photographs, {ca. 1910}. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435693 American painter and sculptor of western scenes and subjects. From the description of Ephemera, 1900-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497326 From the guide to the Charles M. Russell ephemera, 1900-1964, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Russell, Charles Marion, artist, cowboy (Mar. 19, 1864-Oct. 24, 1...

Wyoming Hereford Ranch

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The Wyoming Hereford Ranch records primarily cover the period from 1921 to the late 1960s, during which the Lazear Family managed the day to day operations of the ranch. There is very limited information on the early years of the ranch. Although the focus of the records is the business concerns of the ranch, some personal information about ranch employee, including personnel and training files. Also included is personal correspondence, some of which details the Lazears' mission work, and persona...

Williams, James Robert, 1888-1957

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Syndicated cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in Rocky Mountain News for over thirty years. Spent time as a cowboy and used those experiences for characters. From the description of Out our way : Clipping file. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39033819 Cartoonist, soldier, machinist, mule-skinner and cowboy; Williams lived at Walnut Creek, Arizona for many years. He had many comic strips beginning in the 1920s including "Born Years Too Soon," "Why Mothers Get Gre...

Palen, J. S. (Joseph S.), 1912-1996.

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Joseph S. Palen (1912-1996) was born in Salina, Kansas and received a degree in Veterinary Science in 1939. He served in the armed forces as a meat inspector before moving to Wyoming as the veterinarian for the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, located outside of Cheyenne, in 1946. In 1950 Palen went into private practice in Cheyenne and became involved with Cheyenne Frontier Days. Palen collected cowboy and rodeo materials starting at a young age and became an expert on rodeo history. From th...

Warren Live Stock Company

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James, Will, 1892-1942

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Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later self-names Will James, was a cowboy originally from Canada, who went on to become an author and artist of the American West. He is well-known for his book Smoky the Cowhorse. From the description of Photographs of Will James artwork, circa 1910s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367950757 American writer and illustrator, who wrote simple, realistic adventure stories of the American West. From the description of Letters, 1...

Irwin family.

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Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

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Cheyenne Frontier Days.

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