University of Wyoming
James Albert Shaw was the son of Tom A. Shaw (1847-1932), who came to Wyoming from Texas in 1878 on a cattle drive. He worked on the Duck Bar Ranch and bought part of the ranch in 1886. He married in 1889 and established and operated the Twin Pine Ranch near Wheatland, in Platte County, Wyoming. James A. Shaw was born near Douglas, Wyoming, on October 13, 1893. He grew up on his parents' ranch. In 1920 he went to Elko, Nevada, where he worked as a mechanic and clerk for the United States Air Mail Service for a year. In 1921 he returned to the ranch, where he again worked for his father. James Shaw participated in the arrest of train robber Bill Carlisle in 1919.
The J.A. Shaw collection contains several versions of an autobiography by James A. Shaw and an autobiography by Tom Shaw. Also included are photographs, news clippings, receipts, and a letter by James Shaw about his participation in the capture of train robber Bill Carlisle.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by J. A. Shaw at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
The collection was received from J.A. Shaw, 1962-1966.
The collection was arranged and described by D. Claudia Thompson in October 2020.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.