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Dutch

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Maynard W. "Dutch" Acton, who played a cowboy in the movie "Giant," starring Jimmy Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson. Dutch Acton spent most of his life working and living on ranches in West Texas.
Date: December 3, 1968
Creator: Harpham, Marsha
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Profile page for Mary Franklin]

Description: Profile page for Mary Franklin, Grand Marshal for the 12th Annual T.G.R.A. Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas - November 17-19th, 1995.
Date: November 17, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Personal Narrative about Fort Griffin]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing frontier life in the town of Fort Griffin, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Horses]

Description: Personal narrative by an unknown author describing a story involving cowboys and horses.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Rath City]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing life on cattle driving trails, and visiting the frontier town of Rath City. Pencil notes and correction are written throughout the pages.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Cowboys]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing the life of cowboys in the wild west and a visit to Dodge City.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary]

Description: Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. Handwriting at the top of each page reads, "Out of Rollie Burns Book Lubbock" and Rollie Burns Book Lubbock Tex".
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Rath City]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing the short life of the cattle town, Rath City.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative by W. J. Bryan About the Spring of '82]

Description: Personal narrative written by W. J. Bryan describing life in the spring of 1882, particularly focusing on the trouble of heel flies. Notes and corrections are penciled in on both pages.
Date: 1882~
Creator: Bryan, William John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative by W. J. Bryan About the Spring of '82]

Description: Personal narrative written by W. J. Bryan describing life in the spring of 1882, particularly focusing on the trouble of heel flies. Notes and corrections are penciled in on the first page, and the word, "Copy" is written in pencil in the top right.
Date: 1882~
Creator: Bryan, William John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Narrative about Life in a Western Town]

Description: Narrative written by an unknown author describing various scene of life in an old west town, possibly Rath City. The narrative is titled "The Story of the Old Timer". Penciled notes and corrections are written throughout the pages.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Life on a Ranch]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing day to day events of life with horses and cowboys on a ranch. Notes are added in pencil throughout and some paragraphs are crossed out at the top of the first page.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about an Encounter at a Concert Hall]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing how a congressman confiscated the gun a local Marshall at a banquet. Penciled notes and corrections are written across the page and an extra, handwritten passage is visible on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Story Notes with Sketches]

Description: Short stories and notes paired with small, rough sketches of things like cowboys, guns, and buffalo.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Personal Narrative about Western Frontier Days]

Description: Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing what life was life for cattle drivers and buffalo hunters in the days of the western frontier, focusing on the area of Fort Griffin. Penciled notes and corrections are written throughout, and the phrase, "To be recopied" is written at the top of the first page.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Sam Allens Diary

Description: Diary excerpts of events around Rath City in 1876.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Letterhead]

Description: Letterhead for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company with an image of two cows getting wrangled to the left of the logo with two cowboys on the right wrangling them; the lassos spell out "The Best" in the center, above teh name "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Cow Boy Supplies. Below the image are the words "Wholesale" (far left) and "Manufacturer" (far right).
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Transcript of interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Cattle Brands of Texas

Description: This is a research paper written by Russell F. White for an American History Class at Marfa High School on May 4, 1964. It covers the history of cattle branding and has many illustrations of brands in Texas that were used by ranches in Texas, including those of Indians and Mexicans.
Date: May 4, 1964
Creator: White, Russell F.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Spanish Mustang: The Horse that Won the West

Description: Text for an article about the Spanish Mustang that was published in the July 1996 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 1996-07~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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