Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection

Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection, 1890-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator: L. J. and Mary Skaggs Foundation.
Title: Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection
Dates: 1890-2008 (inclusive)
18902008
Quantity: 31.75 linear feet, (851 books)
Collection Number: UUS_FOLK COLL 11
Summary: 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.
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: 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).
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection, 1890s-2008 (FOLK COLL 011)

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Chronological by year.

Acquisition Information

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 Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description	Dates
The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection The link above will provide access to a database of the entire Skaggs Foundation Poetry Collection comprising of 29,485 total records.	1890-2018

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