AHJ_ah12768 Inventory of the John K. Rollinson Papers, 1875-1948 Rollinson (John K.) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2020

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson August 2020 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Rollinson, John K., 1884-1948 John K. Rollinson Papers 1875-1948 12768 2.4 cubic ft. (4 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Manuscripts, research and photographs of a Wyoming cowboy and author. Biography of John K. Rollinson

John Kammerer Rollinson (1884-1948) left Buffalo, New York, for the west in 1903. He became a rand hand in Wyoming, working at various jobs around Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1904 he eloped with Jessie Evarts of Detroit, who was visiting her mother in Hartville, Wyoming. In 1905 Rollinson moved to Cody, Wyoming. He was appointed a ranger in the Yellowstone Timber Reserve in 1907 and was in charge of the Sunlight Valley Ranger Station. His wife did not accompany him to the ranger station, and they were eventually divorced. From 1911-1915 Rollinson worked for the Sunlight Valley dude ranch. He then went to Altadena, California, and married Hazel Gadke in 1927. Rollinson wrote and published "Pony Trails in Wyoming," an autobiography, in 1941, and "Wyoming Cattle Trails," a history, in 1948.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains manuscripts and published versions of writings by John K. Rollinson, as well as research material primarily concerning the western cattle trade. Photographs depict cattle and cowboys; William F. Cody and Cody, Wyoming; hunting; the Painter ranch and family; and the Sunlight Valley ranger station and Shoshone National Forest. Also included is correspondence with people formerly engaged in the cattle trade. There are also letters from Elise (Mrs. John) Coble commenting on Tom Horn.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by John K. Rollinson at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from an unknown source at an uncertain time.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in Augst 2020.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Horn, Tom, 1860-1903 Painter family Cattle drives -- West (U.S.) Cattle trade -- Wyoming Cowboys -- Wyoming Forest rangers -- Wyoming Cody (Wyo.) Shoshone National Forest (Wyo.) Sunlight Valley Ranch (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918 <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Agriculture and Natural Resources Ranching Container List 1 Biographical Information - newspaper clippings 1904-1940 1 Correspondence - Coble, Mrs. John (Elise) 1939 1 Correspondence - regarding publications 1938-1942 Manuscripts by J.K. Rollinson (unless otherwise indicated): 1 Arthur Alvin Ellis undated 1 A Busy Day in Cody in 1908/1909 1942 1 Cooke City 1937 1 Ending Chapters (probably for Wyoming Cattle Trails) undated 1 Historical Sketch of the Upper Clark's Fork 1940 1 Jack Porter 1942 1 Jim Redfern's Trail Drive undated 1 John W. Chapman, Pioneer Cattleman undated 1 Montana Vigilantes undated 1 The Old Beartooth Stockade 1942 1 Old Brands of Big Horn Basin, Wyoming 1944-1946 1 Open Range Days in Wyoming undated 1 Pony Trails in Wyoming - Index (by Helen S. Stevenson) undated 1 Road to Sunlight Basin As of the Years 1907-1908 undated 1 That Meat Getting Pony: the Indian Buffalo Horse undated 1 Tsakakawea - Canoe Launcher (by C.B. Swim) undated 1 West Yellowstone 1938 1 When Cattlemen Drew Their Guns With a Bit of Speed - Author's Notes undated 1 Wyoming Cattle Trails 1942 1 Wyoming Cattle Trails 1948 1 Wyoming Cattle Trails - Illustrations 1948 Photographs: 2 Cattle and Cowboys 1895-1946 2 Cattle Brands undated 2 Cody, William F. 1904-1940 2 Cody (Wyoming) 1902-1911 2 Freighting 1905, undated 2 Golden Jubilee Class - A&A.S.R., Valley of Pasadena 1945 2 Horses 1898-1913 2 Huffman (L.A.) Pictures 1875-1905 2 Hunting 1899-1944 2 Map of Cattle Trails circa 1948 2 Mining 1918 2 Painter Ranch (Wyoming) 1907-1909 2 Rollinson, John K. 1900-1947 2 Shoshone National Forest 1909 2 Sunlight Valley Ranger Station 1912 2 Young Couple in Front of Home circa 1900 2 Unidentified circa 1890s 2 Unidentified 1936-1944, undated 2 Poetry (clippings) 1936-1938 2 Printed Material undated 2 Printed Material - Ralson, J.K. - Illustrations undated Publications by J.K. Rollinson: 2 A Busy Day in Cody, 1906-1909 (newspapers) 1942 4 Pony Trails in Wyoming (artwork by Franklin Hess) 1939 2 Pony Trails in Wyoming (galley proofs) circa 1941 2 Pony Trails in Wyoming (illustrations) circa 1941 2 Pony Trails in Wyoming (publicity) circa 1941 2 Pony Trails in Wyoming (reviews and notices) circa 1941 2 When Cattlemen Drew Their Guns with a Bit of Speed (newspapers) 1941 2 Wyoming Cattle Trails (reviews and notices) 1948 Research Files: 3 Carter Cattle Company and Pete McCulloch (letters from W.A. Carter and W.H. Harvey)) 1941-1942 3 Cattle and Cattle Trails (notes and transcripts) 1941 3 Cattle and Cattle Trails - Cheyenne newspapers of 1878-1939 (transcripts) undated 3 Cowboys and the West (newspaper clippings) 1939-1942 3 Cruelty to Animals (newspaper clippings) 1941-1943 3 Eagle Rock, Idaho (letters and transcripts) 1941-1942 3 Gould, Anne (newspaper clippings) 1941, undated 3 Hoskins, A.D. (letter from) 1942 3 Muggins (horse), 1890-1928 (eulogy) undated 3 Scrapbook (photographs and printed material) 1899-1903, 1939