Clark, Orrie S., papers, 1920-1931

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Clark, Orrie S., papers, 1920-1931

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761956301

A volume of transcribed correspondence, Photostat newspaper clippings, and a literary production composes the Orrie S. Clark Papers, 1920-1931, documenting Clark's experiences in the American Old West and his research on gunmen and cowboys, such as Clay Allison and Jim East.

1 vol.

University of Texas Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150734

University of Texas Libraries

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Adams, Andy, 1859-1935

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East, James H., 1853-1930

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Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928

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Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923

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Clark, O. S.

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From Attica, Indiana, Orrie S. Clark was a trail rider and vice president of the Central National Bank of Attica, Indiana. He also wrote Clay Allison of the Washita: First a Cow Man and then an Extinguisher of Bad Men (1920). From the description of Clark, Orrie S., papers, 1920-1931 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 761956301 ...