Andrew Springs Gillespie papers

Andrew Springs Gillespie papers, circa 1895-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Gillespie, Andrew Springs
Title: Andrew Springs Gillespie papers
Dates: circa 1895-1965 (inclusive)
18901965
Quantity: 1.37 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Collection Number: 00175
Summary: The collection contains correspondence, some of it with local historian and ranch owner Edith Blunk, manuscripts, an oral history interview on audiocassette, artifacts and photographs documenting ranch, rodeo, and cowboy life in southern Wyoming in the early 1900s.
Repository: 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: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

A. S. “Bud” Gillespie was an Albany County, Wyoming, rancher and co-author with R. H. Burns and Willing G. Richardson of the book Wyoming’s Pioneer Ranches, which was published in 1955. Gillespie was born in 1887, the son of Samuel W. and Maggie H. (White) Gillespie. Bud Gillespie worked as a cowboy for the Swan Land and Cattle Company and gained fame as a rodeo performer during the early 1900s. He took over operation of the Gillespie ranch on the Laramie River in 1914 and bought the former Taylor ranch on Rock Creek in 1922. After his retirement he moved to Laramie, Wyoming, and became an authority and writer on the history of Albany County.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, an oral interview on tape, artifacts, and photographs documenting ranch, rodeo, and cowboy life in southern Wyoming, primarily from the early 1900s.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Andrew Springs Gillespie papers, circa 1895-1965, Collection Number 00175, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~174~174.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Andrew Springs Gillespie at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The material was received from A.S. Gillespie in 1951 and 1960 and from R.H. Burns in 1972.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by D.C. Thompson in June 2000.

Select materials from this collection were digitized in October 2020.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Advertisement: Wyoming Pioneer Ranches	circa 1955
1	2	Booklet: Steamboat, by Gillespie and Burns	1952
1	3	Correspondence: Blunk, Edith Williams	1958-1959
1	4	Correspondence: Museum of Westward Expansion (St. Louis)	1962
1	5	Itinerary: Ranch Tour (Albany County)	circa 1959
1	6	Manuscript: History of Virginia Dale, by Julia F. Lilley	circa 1959
1	7	Manuscript: Rock Creek, by A.S. Gillespie	undated
1	8	Manuscript: William Richard Williams, [by Laura Briggs]	1939
1	9	Manuscript: William Richard Williams (corrected), [by Laura Briggs]	1939
1	10	Manuscript: XX Ranch (W.R. Williams ranch), by Edith Williams Blunk	undated
1	11	Notes: Little Medicine Settlement, by A.S. Gillespie	undated
1	12	Photographs: Bucking horses with riders	1903-1905, 1930
1	13	Photographs: Bucking horses – Steamboat with Charlie Irwin, Hugh Clark, A.S. Gillespie	1904
1	14	Photographs: Bucking horses – Steamship with A.S. Gillespie	1905
1	15	Photographs: Cheyenne Frontier Days	1905
1	16	Photographs: Danks, Clayton with Oscar Ekdahl	undated
1	17	Photographs: Gillespie, A.S. “Bud,”	1904, 1912, 1965
1	18	Photographs: Indian structure On Pinto Creek below Pinto Rock, eighteen miles southeast of Laramie Peak	1949
1	19	Photographs: Rattlesnake Canyon Sites of murders of Robert Widdowfield and Tip Vincent, August 19, 1878	undated
1	20	Photographs: Rawlins rodeo	1905
1	21	Photographs: Shot Gun outfit	1926
1	22	Photographs: Swan Land & Cattle Company (Two Bar Ranch)	circa 1895-1905
1	23	Photographs: Sybille Valley Horse & Cattle Growers Association	circa 1910
1	24	Photographs: Wild horses in Red Desert Desert Dust (bucking horse)	1947
1	25	Subject Files: Cattle	circa 1951, 1963
1	26	Subject Files: McCormick, Jean Hickok	circa 1940
1	27	Subject Files: McPhee, Hugh M.	1956
2		Audiotape: A.S. Gillespie Early cattle industry; Tom Horn; case of George Black; Wilcox train robbery; early University of Wyoming	September 30, 1949
3		Ax head From old Fort Fetterman Road north of Rock Creek	undated
3		Horsehair rope Made by A.S. Gillespie for the purpose of leading Steamboat. The rope took the pulled hairs from 6 to 8 horses.	undated
3		Mule shoe This was picked up on a street in Rock Creek.	undated
3		Telegraph pole band This band was used on the top of the first telegraph poles along the U.P. Railroad. It was a single wire line with the bracket set in a hole bored in the top of the pole. The band was used to keep the pole from splitting.	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Horn, Tom, 1860-1903.

Corporate Names

Swan Land and Cattle Company.

Geographical Names

Albany County (Wyo.)--History.
Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
Wyoming--History--1946-

Form or Genre Terms

Audio cassettes.
Photographs.

Occupations

Ranchers.
Rodeo performers.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Blunk, Edith Williams.

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