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Wally Wales papers, circa 1870-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wales, Wally, 1895-1980.
- Title
- Wally Wales papers
- Dates
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circa 1870-1960 (inclusive)19141957
- Quantity
- 3.7 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 05643
- Summary
- The papers of Wally Wales (also known as Hal Taliaferro), an actor in western films during both the silent film and sound motion picture era.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Wally Wales (1895-1980) was born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in Sheridan, Wyoming. Along with his two brothers, he founded the Bones Brothers' Ranch in the 1910s in Rosebud County, Montana. He left Montana in 1915 and briefly worked as a stage driver in Yellowstone National Park. He then went to Hollywood to work as an actor where he adopted the stage name of Wally Wales and starred in a series of western films, successfully making the transition from silent films to sound motion pictures. Around 1936, he adopted the stage name Hal Taliaferro, and worked as a character actor until the early 1950s. He died in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains mainly stills, advertising, and publicity materials for films in which Wales appeared. Also contains photographs of the Rocky Mountain West, including Yellowstone National Park, Thermopolis, and the Bones' Brothers Ranch in Montana; cabinet card photographs of late 19th century stage stars; a diary and sketchbook from a trip to the Bahamas; and an anti-communist Hollywood report by Vincent W. Hartnett.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Wally Wales papers, collection number 05643, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Wally Wales at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationFloyd T. Alderson (Wally Wales) in 1974 and 1980; Mrs. Irving N. Alderson, Sr. (Wally Wales’s sister-in-law) in 1975.
Processing Note
Processing InformationEmily Christopherson in October 2013.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Personal and professional files, 1925-1957Return to Top
Arranged alphabetically. Contains advertising and publicity materials for films in which Wales appeared, scripts for "The Red River" (1946) and "West of Sonora" (1947), diary and sketches from a yacht cruise Wales took to the Bahamas in 1957, and an anti-communist report by Vincent W. Hartnett titled "Confidential Report (File 13)," which lists alleged communist activities in Hollywood (1951).
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Diary - Impressions of a Dry Land Sailor - Wales's 2 month yacht trip to the Bahamas (photocopy) |
1957 |
| 8 | Leather box |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1 | Lobby cards - Skedaddle Gold
|
1927 |
| 5 | 1 | Lobby cards - Tearin' Into Trouble
|
1927 |
| 7 | Make-up case |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 1 | Newspaper clippings - film reviews and articles on Wales (scrapbook photocopy) |
circa 1925-1935 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Breed of the West
|
1930 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Canyon Hawks
|
1930 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Flying Lariats
|
1931 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Hell's Valley
|
1931 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Riders of the Cactus
|
1931 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - So This Is Arizona
|
1931 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Big 4 Film Corporation - Trails of Danger
|
1930 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Republic - Federal Operator 99
|
1945 |
| 5 | 1 | Publicity books - Republic - Zorro's Black Whip
|
1944 |
| 4 | 2 | Scripts - Red River
|
1946 |
| 4 | 3 | Scripts - untitled western [Gallant Legion?] |
1948 |
| 4 | 4 | Scripts - West of Sonora
|
1947 |
| 4 | 5 | Sketchbook with drawings and painting by Wales (many of the Bahamas) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Confidential Notebook No. 13 (File 13) - by Vincent W. Hartnett (listing individuals in the entertainment industry with reported Communist affiliations) |
1951 |
| 1 | 3 | Christmas card |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | Cowboy poem |
undated |
Series II. Photographs, circa 1870-1960Return to Top
Series contains two sub-series: General and Motion pictures stills.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-series 1. General
Arranged alphabetically. Contains publicity photographs of Wally Wales,
personal photographs primarily from the Rocky Mountain West, and
numerous cabinet card photographs of stage actors and actresses from the
late 19th century.
|
circa 1870-1960 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 3 | Cabinet cards (4) of Oscar Wilde |
circa 1880s |
| 3 | 1-4 | Cabinet cards of stage stars |
circa 1870-1900 |
| 3 | 6 | Miscellaneous (includes family photos and Bones Brothers' Ranch) |
circa 1915-1960 |
| 3 | 5 | Miscellaneous (includes Yellowstone National Park and Thermopolis) |
circa 1915-1960 |
| 6 | Montana (negatives) |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 4 | On set/cast - Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
|
1915 |
| 1 | 8 | On set/cast - Silver Spurs
|
1943 |
| 1 | 8 | On set/cast - Twisted Triggers
|
1926 |
| 3 | 7 | Publicity - headshots of Wales |
1920 |
| 2 | 1-6 | Publicity - headshots of Wales |
circa 1925-1945 |
| 5 | 2 | Publicity - headshots of Wales |
circa 1925-1945 |
| 6 | Publicity - headshots of Wales (negatives) |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 8 | Publicity - headshots from various films |
circa 1925-1945 |
Sub-series 2. Motion picture stills
Arranged alphabetically by film title. Contains photographic stills for
motion pictures in which Wales appeared.
|
1921-1984 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 2 | Ace of Action |
1926 |
| 1 | 4 | Adventures of Red Ryder |
1940 |
| 2 | 4-5 | Breed of the West |
1930 |
| 1 | 4 | Breed of the West |
1930 |
| 1 | 4 | Carson City Kid |
1940 |
| 1 | 8 | Crossing Trails |
1921 |
| 1 | 4 | Cyclone Cowboy |
1927 |
| 2 | 2 | Cyclone Cowboy |
1927 |
| 1 | 4 | Danger Trails |
1935 |
| 2 | 6 | Danger Trails |
1935 |
| 1 | 4 | Desert of the Lost |
1927 |
| 2 | 3 | Desert of the Lost |
1927 |
| 1 | 4 | Desperate Courage |
1928 |
| 1 | 4 | Double Daring |
1926 |
| 2 | 1 | Double Daring |
1926 |
| 1 | 4 | Federal Operator 99 |
1945 |
| 1 | 4 | Fighting Cheat |
1926 |
| 2 | 1 | Fighting Cheat |
1926 |
| 1 | 4 | Five Bad Men |
1935 |
| 2 | 5 | Five Bad Men |
1935 |
| 2 | 4 | Flying Lariats |
1931 |
| 1 | 4-5 | Galloping On |
1925 |
| 1 | 5 | Gold-Rush Days |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Great Train Robbery |
1941 |
| 1 | 5 | Hell's Valley |
1937 |
| 2 | 4-5 | Hell's Valley |
1931 |
| 1 | 5 | Hurricane Horseman |
1925 |
| 1 | 6 | In Old Cheyenne |
1941 |
| 2 | 5 | Law and Lawless |
1932 |
| 1 | 5 | Law of the Range |
1941 |
| 1 | 5 | Magazine Musketeers |
undated |
| 1 | 8 | Magazine Musketeers |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Man Who Wouldn't Die |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Meddlin' Stranger |
1927 |
| 2 | 2 | Meddlin' Stranger |
1927 |
| 1 | 8 | Miscellaneous |
circa 1921-1948 |
| 1 | 5 | Mr. Goodyear (Story of Charles Goodyear) |
1939 |
| 1 | 6 | Overland Bound |
1929 |
| 2 | 4 | Overland Bound |
1929 |
| 1 | 6 | Painted Stallion |
1937 |
| 1 | 6 | Phantom Rider |
1946 |
| 1 | 6 | Potluck Pards |
1934 |
| 2 | 5 | Potluck Pards |
1934 |
| 1 | 6 | Powdersmoke Range |
1935 |
| 2 | 6 | Powdersmoke Range |
1935 |
| 1 | 6 | Ramrod |
1947 |
| 1 | 6 | Red Fork Range |
1931 |
| 2 | 5 | Red Fork Range |
1931 |
| 1 | 6 | Red River |
1948 |
| 1 | 6 |
Renegade Law [Two Gun Justice or Two Gun Law?] |
circa 1937-1938 |
| 2 | 5 | Riders of the Cactus |
1931 |
| 1 | 6 | Ridin' Rivals |
1926 |
| 2 | 1 | Ridin' Rivals |
1926 |
| 1 | 6 | Roaring Frontiers |
1941 |
| 2 | 1 | Roaring River |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | Saddle Mates |
1928 |
| 1 | 6 | Secrets of Hollywood |
1933 |
| 2 | 5 | Secrets of Hollywood |
1933 |
| 1 | 7 | Sheriff of Tombstone |
1941 |
| 1 | 7 | Silver Spurs |
1943 |
| 1 | 6 | Skedaddle Gold |
1927 |
| 2 | 2 | Skedaddle Gold |
1927 |
| 2 | 3 | Soda Water Cowboy |
1927 |
| 1 | 6 | Tearin' Into Trouble |
1927 |
| 2 | 2 | Tearin' Into Trouble |
1927 |
| 1 | 7 | Tearin' Loose |
1925 |
| 2 | 1 | Tearin' Loose |
1925 |
| 1 | 7 | Timber Wolves |
1921 |
| 2 | 4-5 | Trails of Danger |
1930 |
| 1 | 7 | Travelin' On |
1922 |
| 1 | 7 | Trigger Trio |
1937 |
| 1 | 7 | Twisted Triggers |
1926 |
| 2 | 1 | Twisted Triggers |
1926 |
| 2 | 6 | Unknown Ranger |
1936 |
| 1 | 7 | Vanishing Hoofs |
1926 |
| 2 | 1 | Vanishing Hoofs |
1926 |
| 2 | 6 | Way of the West |
1934 |
| 1 | 7 | White Pebbles |
1927 |
| 2 | 3 | White Pebbles |
1927 |
| 1 | 7 | Young Bill Hickok |
1940 |
| 1 | 7 | Zorro's Black Whip |
1944 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors.
- Anti-communist movements -- United States.
- Blacklisting of entertainers.
- Dude ranches -- Montana -- Rosebud County.
- Motion pictures -- United States.
- Silent films.
- Sound motion pictures.
- Western films -- United States.
Geographical Names
- Bahamas -- Description and travel.
- Rosebud County (Mont.)
- Sheridan (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History, 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History, 1946-
Form or Genre Terms
Other Creators
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Personal Names
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Processed by Emily Christopherson in October
2013.
2013
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