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Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 11

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 20 linear feet of books on cowboy poetry, including press and self published works. The collection can be accessed through USU Libraries online catalog.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-2008

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Restrictions

Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, box number, folder number and item number. The materials do not circulate and are available in USU's Special Collections and Archives. Patrons must sign and comply with the USU Special Collections and Archives Use Agreement and Reproduction Order form as well as any restrictions placed by the collector or informant(s).

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the the Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Historical note

Folk Coll 11 is Utah State University's cowboy poetry collection. The collection, originally created by a generous donation by the L. J. and Mary Skaggs Foundation, includes books that were gathered during a fieldwork project in the early 1980s to document cowboy poetry in the U.S. west. (See Folk Coll 11f.) From this important fieldwork project came the impetus for the first Cowboy Poetry Gathering held in January 1985 in Elko, Nevada. Since that time, each January, the Fife Folklore Archives staff take the collection and Access database (that details each book, poem, author, first line and key words), to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering for offsite use. Through University purchases and generation donations from poets and collectors, this collection continues to grow.

Extent

31.75 linear feet (851 books)

Abstract

Utah State University's cowboy poetry collection, containing books, pamphlets, etc. of cowboy poetry, songs, and related material; including both trade and self published works.

Arrangement

Chronological by year.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Originally created by a donation from the L. J. and Mary Skaggs Foundation. Recent acquisitions have come through university purchase or donations from poets and collectors.

Processing Information

Register created by Susan Gross & Randy Williams, April 2004. Last revised by Randy Williams, February 2007.

Title
Guide to the Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection1890-2018
Author
Finding aid created by Susan Gross & Randy Williams, April 2004. Last revised by Paul Daybell, December 2020.
Date
©2008
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
  • 2018 June 25: The two finding aids were consolidated into one at curator Randy Williams' request.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)