University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections
Alan W. Farley Collection
Farley, Alan W. Papers, 1833–1966. 2.50 feet. Collector. A typewritten manuscript (n.d.) in which Homer W. Wheeler describes his life as a U.S. Army scout; numerous broadsides, newspapers, and handbills (1840–1966) regarding the settlement of Kansas, along with a wide variety of other documents (1833– 1965) collected by Farley and relating to the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains, with an emphasis on Kansas and on the history of the West in general. ______
Box 1: Miscellaneous Materials Folder: 1. Auction catalogue, Rare and Desirable Western Americana: Collection of Dr. Lester E. Bauer, Detroit, Michigan, December 2-3, 1958.
2. "A Fresh Appraisal of the Civil War" by D.W. Brogan, Harper's Magazine, 1906.
3. "A Day With the Round-Up: An Impression" by N.C. Wyeth, Scribner's Magazine, 1906.
4. The Commonwealth Annual for the Year 1881, published by F.P. Baker and Sons, Topeka, Kansas.
5. A Visitors Guide to Historic Leavenworth: The First City of Kansas.
6. Popular Route to the Great Cripple Creek Gold Camp, with the train schedules of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad and descriptions of popular local sights, June 1896.
7. Photocopy of the right half of the front page of the Eureka Real Estate Pilot, Vol. 1, #4, February 1871.
8. Ten miscellaneous items, including brochures and advertisements.
Box 2: Bulk materials Folder: 1. The Big Muddy and Her Daughter, the Kaw by George M. Remsburg. The last page contains a letter from William Connelly to Mr. Remsburg, June 20, 1920.
2. Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, and Boston Corbett in Kansas, consisting of material assembled for the use of Albert J. Beveridge in the final revision of his Life of Abraham Lincoln (no date).
3. Indian Stories for Children: The Mystic Talks of the Wyandottes by William Elsey Connelley, 1915.
4. Indian and Other Frontier Reminiscences by Homer W. Wheeler, Col. Cavalry, U.S. Army. A series of five books about Col. Wheeler's experiences in the Army while serving in the Western United States.
Book 1: 1845-1870 Book 2: 1872-1975 (cattle herding and buffalo hunting) Book 3: 1875-1877 (Indian fights and escorting Sheridan) Book 4: "Escort to Lt. Gen. Phillip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, from Ft. Washakie, Wyoming to Ft. Custer, Montana." Book 5: "Memoirs of Col. Homer H. Wheeler, U.S. Army"
Box 3: Manuscripts, diaries, letters, etc. Folder: 1. Diary of David M. Clark of Indianola, Iowa of Company C, 34 Regiment, Iowa Infantry, describing a trip down the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, Mississippi, with his company, November 28, 1862-January 26, 1863. Includes a typescript copy. The Vicksburg Campaign, one of the important campaigns of the Civil War, lasted from March 29 to July 4, 1863.
2. A.J. Parshall diary of a trip in the Black Hills (January 1-June 13, 1876); a letter from Adrian to Miss Annie Kilbourne (April 20, 1878), written from Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
3. Letter from Alexis Splittoz to Lucy A. Splittoz. re: her act of adultery (November 3, 1856); Lucy Splittoz' petition for divorce in the Wyandotte County District Court, Kansas (filed April 16, 1859).
4. "Brief Story of the Formation and Early History of Del Norte, Colorado" by Salome (French) Wilson (typescript, no date). Mrs. Wilson wrote this piece for a Daughters of the American Revolution meeting.
5. "Memoir to Accompany the Map of Texas" by W.N. Emory, 1st Lt., Corps of Topographical Engineers (April 13, 1844).
6. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers (1877-1958).
7. Miscellaneous envelopes (1863, 1867).
8. Two miscellaneous notes (1858, 1860).
9. Letter from Amos A. Lawrence to Gov. C. Robinson of Kansas. re: Robinson's resignation from politics (October 3, 1865). Charles Robinson was the first governor of the state of Kansas.
10. Letter from Charles S. Gleed to Governor C. Robinson. re: "the spring book" (June 9, 1886).
11. Letter from Samuel C. Pomeroy to Gov. C. Robinson. re: Indian education (November 11, 1886).
12. Letter from O.B. Gunn to Gov. C. Robinson. re: a political appointment (January 28, 1861).
13. Letter from T. Ewing to Mrs. Robinson. re: a book (February 4, 1894).
14. Sympathy note from John J. Ingalls to Mrs. C. Robinson on the death of her husband, Gov. Charles Robinson (August 9, 1894); letter from John J. Ingalls to a Mr. Johnson. re: Ingalls' lecture tour (November 9, 1894). Ingalls was a U.S. Senator from Kansas who was better known as an orator and lecturer.
15. Letter from L.W. Spring to Mrs. Charles Robinson. re: sympathy (August 22, 1894).
16. Letter from S.J.D. Robinson to F.W. Blackman. re: a monument for Gov. Robinson (January 22, 1898).
17. Miscellaneous financial papers of individuals of Wyandotte City, Kansas (Territory) (1856-1867).
18. Two documents concerning Matthew B. Walker and a charge against him for ferrying without a license (August 10 and October 7, 1857).
19. Legal documents. re: the case of Territory of Kansas vs. William Curleyhead, complaint for shooting with intent to kill John Johnnycake, complainant. • Testimony of John and Isaac Johnnycake, Big Racoon, Joseph Armus, Buffalo and R.M. Ainsworth (November 14, 1859). • Subpoena to the above named men to testify in this case (November 14, 1859). • Indictment of William Curleyhead for shooting with intent to kill and murder (November 1, 1859).
20. Information for murder in the first degree in the case of State of Kansas vs. Orlando Talcott (October 4, 1864).
21. Transfer of a mortgage to land in Wyandotte County, Kansas from Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hadley to Otis B. Gunn (December 20, 1880).
22. Oath of office administered to city officials of Wyandotte, Kansas (no date).
23. Diagram of the fords of the Osage River guarded by the First Nebraska Infantry near Tuscumbia, Missouri. Drawn by Lt. William Baumer of the First Nebraska Infantry.
24. Statement of James C. Zane. re: a bar room fight (no date).
25. Letter from an unknown person in Linneas Linn County, Missouri, to their father. re: conditions in Missouri (July 29, 1866).
26. Dinner invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Adams to Mr. Ellis (December 21, ?).
27. Letter from Daniel Welch to ? re: an appointment (no date).
28. Poem by Lillian Bell, "The Land of Beginning Again", (no date).
29. Letter from Henry J. Allen to Mrs. Mowry. re: a poem (February 11, ?).
30. Letter from H.L. Mencken to Mr. McDonald. re: a previous letter and the health of Mencken's wife (March 7, ?).
Box 4: Letters, autographs, photos, manuscript material, misc. Folder: 1. An envelope signed by James A. Garfield. He used his signature in lieu of stamps. The envelope was addressed to his mother (July 26, ?).
2. Note to L. Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy. re: Mr. Wehter (March 4, 1833)
3. Letter from George Frankhouser to John Morgan of Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia. re: farming in Plattsburgh, Missouri (July 2, 1838).
4. Transcript of Record for Territory of Kansas 221 vs. Samuel Forsythe, et al (February 6, 1839).
5. Letter from James W. Denver to Robert A. McWhorten. re: land in Missouri and neighbors (July 12, 1841).
6. Letter from J.W. Garrett to his uncle, J. Walker. re: a dispute between them (January 26, 1847).
7. Letter from J.N. Horn to Jim. re: climate and land in Oregon Territory (May 13, 1853). Also, a typescript of this letter.
8. Letter from W.E.P. to Fred Prince. re: the Army in Texas and politics (March 1, 1855).
9. Letter from Sarah A. Barber to her cousin. re: family deaths (February 1, 1856).
10. Agreement between A.W. Merrill and Abelard Guthry. re: a ferry on the Kansas River (March 30, 1857).
11. Letter from Elliot V. Banks to Mr. Wright. re: his business (March 29, 1869)
12. Scouting report of Capt. Richard W. Johnson, 2nd Cavalry, to Capt. John Withers, Asst. Adjutant Gen., San Antonio, Texas. re: areas in the vicinity of Ft. Chadbourne, Colorado and an attack on a party of Indians (February 16, 1860).
13. Statement of William Bluejacket in his own defense after being charged with unspecified crimes by the State of Kansas (February 25, 1861).
14. Letter of J.W. Denver to Gov. Charles Robinson of Kansas. re: the organizing of a regiment to fight in the Civil War (December 17, 1861).
15. Three letters of John F. Hall, Co. G, 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, to his wife and other relatives, written from camp and prison (1861-1864). Also, a poem about last rites which was sung at the funeral of John Hall, who died at the Andersonville Prison in Georgia of starvation and exposure after almost 15 months imprisonment.
16. Twelve letters written by Will Logan to his wife from St. Louis (1862-1865).
17. Letter from D.C. Donnohue to J.P. Usher, Asst. Secretary of the Interior. re: the battlefield at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee (April 12, 1862). This battle is better known as the Battle of Shiloh.
18. Letter from Theophilus Perry to his wife. re: his leaving for war (July 11, 1862).
19. Letter of T. Perry to his father. re: condition of the Confederate troops in Arkansas and the selling of land (February 20, 1863).
20. Autobiographical sketch of Fred P. Stanton (September 3, 1862).
21. Letter from John S. Gray, First Kansas Battery, to Alfred Giaque. re: spying on the Confederates and later ambushing them (September 7, 1862).
22. Three letters from J.N. Wright to Dr. Usher. re: meetings with Indians and politics in Kansas (September 25, 1862; September 24, 1863; reproduction of letter of September 6, 1863 from National Archives Record Groups #75).
23. Letter from Sam Williams to his uncle. re: the army around Vicksburg and his reasons for wanting a discharge (January 22, 1863).
24. Letter from B. Cattie to brother and sister. re: Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas (August 23, 1863).
25. Letter from Phillip Alten to his brother. re: parole from prison (November 27, 1863).
26. Reversal of the lower court decision in the case of Kinney vs. Robinson by the Supreme Court of Kansas (November 4, 1863).
27. Letter from Dietzler to Governor. re: business (December 11, 1863).
28. Report on location by Robert J. Bombauer regarding inspection of proposed railway (March 27, 1864).
29. Report of Capt. C. Stuffs, Independent Co. of Indian Scouts, to the Adjutant General regarding a battle with Indians (August 8-9, 1864).
30. Letter from David J. Brewer to James A. Cruse regarding Roger's case (December 8, 1865).
31. Letter from A. Backus to Hill. re: the draft in Kansas and farming (March 19, 1865).
32. Scouting report of Sgt. D.C. Nettleton of the Independent Scouts to Lt. R.S. Roe. The report includes a hand drawn map of the territory explored (April 3, 1865).
33. Letter from George S. Park to Brig. Gen. Pennick. re: guerillas in Missouri (April 20, 1865).
34. Three reports of an attack and pursuit of Indians in Nebraska Territory, one including a map (May 15, 1865).
35. Report of Capt. Frank North, Co. A of the Pawnee Scouts, to the Col. C.H. McNally. re: using a telegraph pole for firewood (May 22, 1865).
36. Letter to President Andrew Johnson. re: a commission to examine the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division (June 5, 1865); approval of the Commission given by President Johnson on June 19, 1865. His signature is on the last page.
37. Report of Martin Andersen by the A.A.A.G. North S. District of the Plains. re: a battle with Indians and a list of casualties (July 28, 1865).
38. Letter from William Weer to ? re: a note of indebtedness (February 4, 1866).
39. Letter from Frank Erco to his uncle. re: information about a trip from St. Louis to San Francisco by overland stage (March 19, 1866).
40. Letter from E.P. Williams to Mr. Eur. re: business (March 22, 1866).
41. Letter of recommendation for Ralph H. Waggmer of Toledo, Ohio for Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was mistakenly identified as being President at the time he wrote this letter, but he was not elected to that office until later on that year (February 2, 1876). Hayes served as President from 1877 to 1881.
42. Letter from Louis to his friends. re: life at Ft. Gibson and cholera in St. Louis (August 11, 1867).
43. Letter from unidentified person to their parents asking for money (March 28, 1878).
44. Letter from John P. Curhiny to his sister. re: Colorado (July 5, 1880).
45. Letter from Richard H. David to Mrs. (?) Gilder. re: the publication of a book and Davis becoming an editor of Harper's Weekly (January 15, 1891).
46. Letter from Percival Garrett to Mrs. A.F. Byrnes. re: a hunting trip in Wyoming (November 3, 1892).
47. Notice of acceptance of an application for school lands in Terlton, Oklahoma Territory by Frederick Purget (August 2, 1895).
48. Letter from W.H.C. to Willis, containing the sonnet "O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory!" (January 5, 1901).
49. Letter from R.S. Lowe to F.J. Cobum (Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture) re: Kansas (August 26, 1904).
50. Letter from Roswell Field to Col. Nelson. re: Buttsie's death (March 8, 1910).
51. Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Col. W.R. Nelson. re: a speech for the Southern Progressive Rally (November 10, 1913).
52. Letter from James Whitcomb Riley to William Winter, containing a poem by Riley (February 22, 1916).
53. Letter from W.V. Dixon to A.B. McDonald. re: Bat Masterson (November 17, 1928).
54. Letter from E.W. Howe to Coburn (September 30, 1918); letter from Howe to Mac (June 12, 1937).
55. Several letters, mostly to Myron A. Waterman: • from Charles Curtis. re: an article about Curtis (March 22, 1928). • from Arthur Capper. re: Governor's conference (April 24, 1931). • From Harry H. Woodring to Grant A. Harrington. re: a recommendation for James Kirk (February 9, 1935).
56. Two letters from W.A. White to Myron A. Waterman. re: President Hoover and prohibition (January 22, 1931; May 12, 1932).
57. Letter from Ben S. Paulen to Alan Farley. re: politics, Farley's offer support Pauler's campaign for the U.S. Senate (June 13, 1932).
58. Letter from Mari Sandoz to Myron Waterman. re: an article by Waterman (March 4, 1936).
59. Letter from George Ade to Alan Farley. re: autographing books (March 23, 1939).
60. Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Alan Farley. re: autographing a book (May 13, 1939).
61. Letter from Irvin S. Cobb to Alan Farley. re: autographing books (June 9, 1939).
62. Two letters from Sherwood Anderson to Alan Farley. re: autographing books (June 14, 1939; no date).
63. Letter from Ernest T. Seton to Alan Farley. re: autographing books (July 1, 1939).
64. Letter from Gen. W.A. Allen to H.S. Sender. re: a book by Allen (March 9, 1941).
65. Letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Errett P. Scrivner. re: thanks for an inspection of the Air Force Academy (November 20, 1957).
66. Three letters from Father Stanley to Alan Farley. re: Stanley's books Farley did not have (October 1, 1964 - March 26, 1965).
67. Proclamation by Herbert Hoover announcing the death of Calvin Coolidge (January 5, 1935). Hoover autographed the document on July 29, 1940.
Box 5 Folder: 1. Photostat copy of a map of Oklahoma Territory showing the locations for the Indian Nations.
2. World's Fair edition of Northwest Kansas, #2, (c.1890s)
3. Two editions of the Arkansas Valley Guide for Southwest Kansas (1878 and 1879)
4. Letter from William F. Scott to Mrs. Alexander. re: a book published by Scott (September 26, 1893).
5. Photostat copy of a letter from Mark Twain to William Dean Howells. re: personal (July 22, 1908).
6. Letter from Fred E. Sutton to A.B. McDonald. re: a book to be published (November 28, 1926).
7. Program from commencement exercises at Haskell Institute of Lawrence, Kansas (1894); "Why We Celebrate" with a map of Kansas on the reverse side of the foldout (1883); handwritten manuscript by William W. Connelly titled "Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Kansas" (no date); two copies of "Charley Reynolds" from the Potter Weekly Kansan (1914-1915).
8. Miscellaneous items: • Map of Kansas City, Kansas published by the Commercial National Bank (no date). • Complimentary toast card, with the game laws of the State of Kansas, from the Armourdale Hotel of Armourdale, Kansas (no date). • Train schedule of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (1901) • Announcement of the opening of the "Lodge" at Cloudcroft (1904) • Series of poems under the title of "The Call of Kansas" (1907) • Small cloth flag of the United States with 26 stars • Songs sung at the United States Centennial, July 4, 1876 • Program for the exhibition of the Hallaquah Society of the S. S. and W. Mission in Indian Territory (1881) • three copies of The Hallaquah published in Indian Territory (1880-1881) • dedication from a book to Honorable John P. Usher, Secretary of the Interior, from the Bunker Hill Monument Association (no date) • land data for the Delaware Reservation (no date) • The Book of Bargains in Elk City and Western Oklahoma property (c.1900)
9. Miscellaneous items: • Two copies of members of the Old Westport School Shrine, Inc. • photostat of a letter from Rachel Basin to Raymond Tolbert. re: the visit of Sir Phillip Gibbs to the Riverside Indian Boarding School in Anadarko, Oklahoma (November 1941) • "Bucking Horse Portfolio" containing pictures of the American Bronco • Note to Subscribers of the Lincoln Memorial Fund • pamphlet by George W. (G. Bill )Coffin, "I Propose A New Indian Memorial to the Kaw Indians the Kaw Reservation" • pamphlet: "Alcove Springs Area: Reasons Why It Should Be Erected Into A National Monument" • two copies of "Portfolio of Historic Colorado Transportation Photographs" • photograph of Capt. A.J. Piley taken at Ft. Cobb, Kansas at Christmas time in 1868 • three postcards depicting Ft. Kearney, Kansas • sample of film (a still) from the motion picture Jesse James. • pamphlet containing a photograph of James Kirker, copied from a glass photo taken in 1855 or 1856 • letter from F. DeGolyer to J.J. Lipsey (1948) • card from Carl Herzog to J.J. Lipsey (1947) • original and photocopy of a cartoon titled "A Lawyer" • letter from H.W. Whulis to William E. Connelley indicating that Whulis took the first herd of cattle into Western Kansas in 1873 (1924) • itemized statement of account of William E. Connelley from the Torch Press (1910)
10. Miscellaneous cards: • invitation to the dedication ceremony of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (1962) • Christmas card from the Huron Book Shop • calling card of Stubert B. Stephens, Jr. • postcard from Wright Howes to H.C. Revercomb (1947) • Easter card • Christmas card addressed to "Alan" • advertisement card for John H. Cady's Arizona's Yesterday. • calling card of William Elsey Connelley • pamphlet by Lawrence Clark Powell, "Christmas, the Southwest, and J. Frank Dobie" (1956) • calling card of Everett D. Graff
11. Travel brochures and souvenirs: • booklet on Wyoming • brochure regarding the Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department • two brochures regarding a tour of the Cody Road to Yellowstone Park • itinerary of the Romany Revelers (1927) • advertisement from The Red River Valley by A.W. Neville • brochure from Historic Grinter Place • pamphlet: "Facts About Great Bend, Kansas" • brochure from Ft. Donelson National Military Park, Tennessee • brochure from the Broadmoor Cheyenne Mountain Highway, Colorado
12. A napkin advertising Wyoming beef. The border is decorated with brands associated with Wyoming ranches.
13. Letters written to Alan Farley regarding purchases of historical works in either book or pamphlet form (1947-1966): • office of Herbert Hoover (1947) • Virginia Reichart (1957) • Ada M. Remington (1954) • Dr. and Mrs. T.L. Hodges (1949) • copy of letter from Alan Farley to Darrel Berry (1964) • Christine Jardinier (1957) • Mrs. R.S. Briggs (1952) • Mrs. Charles Ketchum (1966) • Mrs. Fannie Palmer (1961) • Earl D. Bragdon (1964)
14. Cards, letters and memos written to Alan Farley (1908-1966): • Peter Decker (1957) • Abraham's Book Store (1936) • "G.A." (1939) • J.V. Brower (no date) • Charles Kelly (1948) • letter from J.E. Haley to A.B. McDonald (1929) • Edith S. Reither (1960) • Ramon F. Adams (1956) • John J. Lipsey (1963) • Hans Christian Adamson (1961) • Nyle H. Miller of the Kansas Historical Society (1959) • Jennewein (no date) • Jennewein (1962). Attached is a letter to F. from M. Lund. • Elizabeth Hayward (1966) • Letter to A.M. Beitler from the Burrows Brothers Co. (1908) • carbon of letter to Albert H. Allen from William E. Connelley (1930) • D. von R. Drenner (1959) • Jay S. Andrews (1966) • F. Stanley (1959)--5 letters • Jack Ryan • F. Stanley (1962-1963)--3 memos • Roy E. Car (1963) • Ann Failing (1961) • C. Clyde Myers (c.1960) • John R. James (1960) • Mrs. Cecile Moore (1957) • Mrs. Agnes Tolbert (1959) • W.J. Lemke (1961) • Homer E. Shaw (1958) • Atwood Manley (1962) • Agnes Wright Spring (1962) • John W. Arndt (1952) • Jacob Blanch (1937)
15. Material regarding Farley's purchase of pamphlets written by Father Stanley on the History of New Mexico (1958-1966).
16. Announcements, invoices, etc. (1947-1963): • letter from Edwin C. Bearss to Alan Farley, with an attached announcement of the publication of Bearss' book Rebel Victory at Vicksburg (1963). • letter from J. Christian Bay to Alan Farley (1947) • invoice from H.M. Sender to Alan Farley (1957) • outline of Philip Melancthon Williams
17. Newspaper clippings (1924-1964): • "Arrival of Wetzel Remains Delayed" (1942) • "Strange Story: A Fact or a Fiction from Florida" • "Remains of Lewis Wetzel Will be Brought to Wheeling Saturday" (1942) • "Literary Hoax Still Contributes to the Fame of the Hoosier Poet" (1940) • "Early Kansas Political Scandals Unearthed by K.U. Researcher" (1940) • " 'Billy' White's Book" • "Book Will Tell of Early Days" • "Book on Big Horn to be Available to Public Tonight" • "Missouri School Teacher Wrote the First Emigrant Guide Book to the Far West" • "Authors Visit Sheridan Again" (1926) • "Battle of Beecher Island is Thrilling Story of Indian War" (1933) • "Carlsbad Caverns Like Grand Canyon 'Roofed' In, New World Wonder" • "The Stroller Visits Scenes of the Battle of Westport" • "Life in Washington/As it Appears to a Kansas Man Who Resents It" • "Congressman Pays Tribute to Veterans of Heroic Ninety-Fifth" (1924) • "Esther Clark Dies" • "A Century Ago This Week, First Train Left City" (1964)
18. Announcements, brochures, newsletters, programs, etc. (1934-1963): • program for the Second District Young Republican Clubs (1934) • three pieces of the Canyon Hunters Association of Seattle (CHAOS) • hand-out regarding the Branding Iron Press • program for a dinner in honor of Dr. George M. Gray (1956) • program for Lincoln's Birthday Dinner (1959) • brochure regarding the Denver Posse of Westerners • copy of a lecture given by S. Ambrose at the Civil War Roundtable of Kansas City (1959) • announcement for the 1954 Brand Book of the Denver Posse of Westerners • announcement of the Annual Meeting of the Denver Posse of Westerners (1963) • program for the Marysville (Kansas) Centennial Days (c.1952) • brochure for the Bethany (Kansas) College of Fine Arts • Newsletter to the Denver Posse of Westerners (December 1, 1957) • two announcements for the First Annual Harry S. Truman Award for Meritorious Service in the Field of Civil War History (1959) • program for the unveiling of the portrait of Samuel J. Crawford, third governor of Kansas (1958) • "Ex Libris: Joseph G. Butler, Jr." • receipt for a purchase made by Alan Farley (1957)
19. Newsletters, programs, invitations, etc. (1927-1964): • Buckball, the Newsletter of the Civil War Roundtable of the Ozarks (1964) • pamphlet from the Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana • two maps of the Custer Battlefield, with the paths of Custer and the army units, and movements by the Indians. • two copies of the Organization and Strength Table of the 7th US Calvary as of June 25, 1876. • five pieces regarding the Pony Express • announcement for the Centennial Exhibition of Frederic Remington's Work, held at the Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa (1961) • invitation, tickets, and programs for a dinner in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (5 pieces). • program for "Washingtennial" • program for the Official Opening of the Iowa Civil War Centennial (1961) • program for the Pageant Play of the Casa Grande Ruins (1927) • program for "Along the Santa Fe Trail" (1959) • official program for the Jack Campbell Bridge dedication ceremonies (1959) • program for "Prairidrama" • two unidentified pieces
20. Book reviews and advertisements: • This is the West by R.W. Howard • The King Ranch by Tom Lea • California Emigration by M. Baldridge • The Lame Captain by S.W. Templeton • Basalt: Colorado Midland Town by C.L. and R.W. Danielson • Great River: The Rio Grande by P. Horgan • Wyoming's Pioneer Ranches by R. H. Burns, et al • Travel Notes by Count Francesco Arese: "A Trip to the Prairies" edited by E. Evans. • John Williams Gunnison by N. Mumey • North From Texas by James C. Shaw • Charlie Lummis and Gene Rhodes, Discoverer and Discovered by D. Gordon • The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West edited by LeRoy Hafen • Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 by Albert J. Beveridge • Osbourne Russell's Journal of a Trapper edited by A.L. Haines • Life in the Rocky Mountains by W.A. Ferris; edited by P.C. Phillips • Old Greenwood by Charles Kelly and Dale L. Morgan • Journal of a Soldier Under Kearny and Doniphan, 1846-1847 by G.R. Gibson • Marching with the Army of the West, 1846-1848 edited by R.P. Bieber • Another Verdict for Oliver Lee by W.H. Hutchinson • The Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson by W.H. Walton • John Hunton's Diary by L.G. Flannery • Confederate Centennial Studies edited by W.S. Hoole • Publications of the School of American Research…1942
21. Book reviews and advertisements: • Poor Man's Charlie Russell • "Uncle Dick" Wooton by H.L. Conard • Cuidad Santa Fe by F. Stanley • Man of the West by Ben Jaastad • Sketch of the Oregon Territory or, Emigrant's Guide by P.L. Edwards • Map of Kansas and Nebraska by J.G. Wells • Colorado Volunteers in the Civil War by W.C Whitford • Bents' Stockade, Hidden in the Hills by W.C. Hurd • Memoirs of Geard Lathrop by the Lusk Herald, Lusk, Wyoming • Newspapers of the Civil War on Microfilm • subscription renewal for Arizona and the West, the University of Arizona • Juan Antonia Balthazar by Peter Masten Dunne • U.S. -Iana 1650-1950 by Wright Howes • Jacobo Sedelmayrl 1744-1751 by Peter Masten Dunne • Powder River Campaigns and Sawyer's Expedition of 1865 edited by L.R. and A.W. Hafen • The Frontier Trail by Colonel Homer W. Wheeler • Forty Years on the Frontier by Granville Stuart; edited by P.C. Phillips • Covered Wagon Days by A.J. • The Fighting Parson by Reginald Craig • Charley Reynold by J.E. and George J. Remsburg • Fort McPherson, Nebraska by Louis A. Holmes • The Field Diary of Lt. Edward Settle Godfrey by Jane and Edgar Stewart • Comanche-Kiowas Captives in Oklahoma and Texas by Hugh D. Corwin (5 pieces) • Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of Western Books for 1957 • The Civil War--A Narrative by Shelby Foote • Calamity Jane, A Study in Historical Criticism by Roberta Sollid
22. Book reviews and advertisements: • Belle Starr and Her Pearl by Edwin P. Hicks • Kansas City and the Railroads by Charles N. Glaab • Alfred Lord Tennyson by his son (1897) • "From a Plainsman's Pen, William H. Ryus, Stage Driver, Writes of Pioneer Days" (1913) • The Second William Penn by William H. Ryus • The Annals of Kansas, 1886-1925 by the Kansas State Historical Society • The Norris Library of Western Americana and California • The Heckewelder Narrative • California and Overland Diaries of Count Leonetto Cipriani, 1835-1871 edited by E. Falbo • Pamphlet outlining conditions for the sale of the Thomas Wayne Norris Collection • "Antiquarian Book Notes" by Jacob Blanck • My Life on the Range by John Clay
23. Book reviews and advertisements: • Western Americana, Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California • list of rare books • Where the Old West Stayed Young by John Rolfe Burroughs • Frontier Community: Kansas City to 1870 by A. Theodore Brown • The Black Hills and Their Incredible Characters by Robert J. Casey • Robert Newell's Memoranda edited by Dr. Dorothy O. Johnson • card informing Farley that Life of Tom Candy Ponting will be late off the press • Dragoons on Trial, Los Angeles, 1874 by Viola Lockhart Warren • Josiah Belden by Doyce B. Nunis • Two Diaries edited by Dr. John R. Evans • Creede, The History of a Colorado Silver Mining Camp by Nolie Mumey • The Cattle Drives of David Shirk by Martin Schmitt • Pioneer Years in the Black Hills by Richard B. Hughes • Denver, South Park and Pacific by R.H. Kindig, E.J. Haley and M.C. Poor • advertisement for a new location of Magee's Book Store in San Francisco • announcement for the 1957 Brand Book of the Denver Westerners • announcement for the 1956 Brand Book of the Los Angeles Westerners • announcement for the 1952 Brand Book of the Denver Westerners • announcement for the 1957 Brand Book of the Denver Westerners • announcement for the 1961 Brand Book of the Denver Westerners • Early California Travel Series by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California • The Colorado Range Cattle Industry by Ora Brooks Peake • Index to the Denver Westerners Brand Books, 1945-1952 • "Forty-Four Range Country Books" topped out by J. Frank Dobie (1941) • Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858 by A.J. Beveridge • Wovoka, the Indian Messiah by Paul Bailey • The Hanging of Bad Jack Slade by Dabney Otis Collins • A Thrilling Record by Sergeant Thomas M. Goodman • announcements for the 1955 and 1962 Brand Books of the Denver Westerners • The First Trans-continental Railroad by John Debo Galloway, C.E.
24. Seventeen Miscellaneous clippings concerned with publications of books or pamphlets on western history.
25. Book reviews and advertisements: • two booklets regarding the publication of Doniphan's Expedition by William E. Connelley • announcement for the Life and Letters of John Brown edited by F.B. Sanborn • The Kansas Conflict (2 pieces) • The Raid of John Brown as I Saw It by Reverend Samuel Vaderlip Leech
Materials held in Locked File include: • report of Theodore Roosevelt to the U.S. House and Senate on the sugar beet industry (April 23, 1902) • Letter from Winston Churchill to Alan Farley regarding autographing books (April 16, 1939) • Letters and other documents containing the signatures of: -James Garfield -Andrew Jackson -Andrew Johnson
Siwinowe Kesibwe (Shawnee Sun), a newspaper published at the Shawnee Baptist Mission in Salina, Kansas (November 1841).
Oversize Material: (8323) • Portland Advertiser Extra, July 1, 1856: "Official Report of the Investigating Committee sent by Authority of Congress into the Territory of Kansas" to investigate election violations of the State of Missouri in Kansas Territorial elections.