AHJ_ah00030 Inventory of the Dave Jones papers, 1906-1942 Jones (Dave) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2012

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort December 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Jones, Dave. Dave Jones papers 1906-1942 00030 3.15 cubic feet (7 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Dave Jones

Dave Jones was a Cody, Wyoming, businessman and oil speculator. Jones arrived in Cody in 1904 from Iowa and opened the Dave Jones clothing store in Cody in 1906. The store became known for its innovative advertising and use of display cases. Jones was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Western Oil and Gas Company of Cody, Wyoming.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains information relating to Jones' clothing store and the Western Oil and Gas Company. The collection includes correspondence (1928-1937) regarding Jones' store; ledgers (1906-1942) dealing with sales, inventories and expense accounts; catalogs of Jones' store (1938); newsclippings and advertisements of the store (1936-1942); and a manuscript by Jones in 1905 about his trip to Yellowstone National Park. The collection also includes Western Oil and Gas Company agreements and contracts (1908-1921); stock certificates (1918-1920); correspondence (1908-1925); and Board of Directors minutes of meetings (1908-1922).

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

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

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Dave Jones at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The material was received from the estate of Dave Jones in September 1946

 Processing Information

The collection was organized and described by Charles G. Roundy in 1970. It was encoded by Emily Brophy and D. Claudia Thompson in 2020.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Western Oil and Gas Company. Advertising -- Wyoming -- Cody. Clothing and dress -- Wyoming -- Cody. Retail trade -- Wyoming -- Cody. Petroleum industry and trade -- Wyoming -- Cody. Cody (Wyo.) -- History. Ledgers. Minutes. Catalogs, commercial. Stock certificates. Businessmen. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Dave Jones Clothing Store. Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Retail Trade Mines and Mineral Resources City and Town Life Wyoming Container List 6Bank Books: Dave Jones' Account with the Shosone National Bank. Cody, Wyoming 6Book #1February 3, 1931--November 1, 1934 6Book #2November 2, 1931-January 31, 1938 6Book #3February 1938-January 31, 1941 6Book #4February 1942-March 31, 1943 1Broadsides, Handbills, and Leaflets: Advertising the Dave Jones Clothing Store., Cody, Wyoming (23 items) 1Correspondence: 1To: Mrs. Mary Jester Allen. From: H.F. McLauryJune 18, 1928 1To: Mrs. Mary Jester Allen. From H. F. McLauryAugust 8, 1928 1To: Dave Jones. From: George Lawrence CompanyMarch 17, 1932 1To: Dave Jones. From: Thomas H. MullenAugust 31, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: Walter FanningSeptember 3, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From E.C. PfefforSeptember 2, 1936 1To: B.M. Hill. From: Dave JonesSeptember 3, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: B. Harold MillerSeptember 3, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From E.R. RicherSeptember 9, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: E.R. Richer September 18, 1936 1To: Allan Seinsheimer. From Dave JonesNovember 10, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: Allan SinsheimerNovember 16, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: E.R. RicherNovember 19, 1936 1To: Dave Jones. From: E.R RicherJune 25, 1937 1Data on Tourism (Yellowstone National Park Statistics and Information Releases): 1"Yellowstone Park, Wyoming October 1925 " 1"1925 Comparative Travel Figures With 1924 and 1923 Season to August 31st, inclusive" 1"Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, October, 1924" 1"1924 Comparative Travel Figures With 1923 and 1922 Season to August 31st, Inclusive" 1"Yellowstone 1926 Season Smashes All Travel Records" 1"1926 Comparative Travel Figures With 1925 and 1924 Season to July 31st, Inclusive" 1"Memorandum Regarding Travel Via the Cody Gateway in 1928" 1Maps (3 identical) of Yellowstone Park and Table of Distances (1928)1928 1Decals: Advertising Justin Boots (9) 2Journals (All of the financial type, and pertaining mainly to the Dave Jones Clothing Store): 2No. 1: Sales and Other Entries1899-1923 2No. 2: Sales EntriesFebruary 1908-January 2, 1912 2No 3: Sales EntriesDecember 24, 1919-February 1925 2No. 4: Sales EntriesFebruary 1923-February 1924 2No 5: Invoice and Inventory EntriesFebruary 1936- February 1942 2Ledgers: 2Ledger1900-1905 OversizedLedger entitled " David Jones, Veo, Iowa, No. 585 Ledger"; Loose items within include: Scientific American Map of Cuba, "From December 28, 1890-JOURNAL". Furnance Fire-building directions, Chas. W. Gates, Oct. 28, 1913 acct. sheet, Receipt December 13, 1900 by J.M. JonesDecember 28, 1890, October 28, 1913, and December 13, 1900 OversizedDay-book (ledger)February 3, 1909-December 26, 1913 OversizedExpense AccountJune 1, 1912-February 29, 1920 OversizedExpense AccountFebruary 1920-February 1925 3Transfer Sheets, General Ledger and Accts. Payable (Alphabetical subject arrangement)circa 1925-circa 1930 3General Ledger (Alphabetical subject arrangment to include the following: Accounts (General), Assets, Liabilities, Revenues, Expenses, Payable accounts)1925-1934 4Sales Distribution for the Month of _____, Dave Jones, Cody WyomingFebruary 1925-January 1928 5Order Books (Fitting Charts and Order Forms for Clothing Store): 5Dave Jones, Cody, WyomingMarch 1909 to August 11, 1911 5Dave Jones, Cody, WyomingMarch 1907- May 16, 1908 6Pamphlets, Brochures, and Leaflets pertaining to the Tourist Attractions of the Cody-Yellowstone Park, Wyoming area and to other areas: 6Aldrich Lodge, Ishawooa, Wyoming (2) 6Beartooth Absaroka & Shoshone National Forest Vacation Region1926 6Big Horn Basin, Wyoming 6Big Horn Hot Springs, Thermopolis, Wyoming 6The Buffalo Bill Country Calls You 6The Cody Stampede, Cody, Wyoming 6The Cody Road, to Yellowstone Park 6Custer Battlefield HiWay 6The Dalles and Dufur, Oregon 6Dude Ranches in the Big Horn Mountains 6The Elbud Ranch for Boys (C158-wy) 6Festival of Mountain and Plain and State Fair 6Holm Lodge 6Land of the Shining Mountain (Billings Gazette Supplement) 6Medford Rogue River Valley 6The National Park-to-Park Highway 6Old Oregon Trail Guidebook (2) 6Pacific Coast to Chicago via Yellowstone National Park 6The Pacific Northwest 6Picturesque Colorado 6Ranch Life in the Buffalo Bill Country (5 copies of 3 editions) 6Richard Ranch, Cody, Wyoming 6See Yellowstone Park 6Scenic Idaho 6The Snyder Ranch, Ishawooa, Wyoming 6Walla Walla Valley, Washington 6The Warner-Gage Pack Trip from Cody, Wyoming 6Wyoming Worth Knowing 6The Yakima Valley 6Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1924 (Department of Interior publication of rules and regulations)1924 6Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 1925 (Deparment of Interior publication of rules and regulations)1925 6Yellowstone Park Camps vertical filesPhotos: B19rBald Ridge B38 Bear B48cBig Creek B764uBridge (unidentified) B-C64wBuffalo Bill Stage Coach B-C64wmBuffalo Bill Museum (2) B-C64wBuffalo Bill and Daughter B-855Buffalo W99-capCapitol, Cheyenne Wyoming C621t&GClock Tower and Goose B-C64wCody Ranch (T.E. Ranch) C88Crow Indians (2) C8391 Coyote D1987uDam (unidentified) B482 Dead Indian Hill D86Dude Ranch, Cody, Wyo. EL5Elk F53Fish (trout) H7473cHoly City, Wyo. R595"Hoodoo Rocks" R-5959-Lp"Laughing Pig" M328mMarble Mountain (2) R15-paiPainter Ranch P211vParadise Valley (2) P171Palace Aids P87 Powder River Sh3caSheep Camp Sh3mSheep Mountain Sp45-rt Spillway and Road Tunnels Sp823-crSpring Creek C64rStinking Water Peak (2) C64Shoshone Canyon B482mSunlight Creek (4) B482mSunlight Ranch (2) B482mSunlight Valley (3) T29mTetons, the Mighty T923pTwin Peaks W72cWind River Canyon (6) W887Worland Saloon 1Unindentified Photos (16) and Negatives (5) 1Mail Order Catalogs: 1Anderson Brothers, Denver, Colorado 1Dave Jones Catalog of Western Merchandise 1Dave Jones Catalog For a Gentleman's Chirstmas1938 1Denver Dry Goods Company's "Stockmen's Supplies 1941-1942" 1N. Porter Saddle & Harness Company, Pheonix, Arizona, Catalog for 1931 1White and Davis Mail Order Catalog, Spring and Summer 19321932 1Various Catalog Entires Mounted on (9) loose leaf notebook pages 1Magazines: 1National Clothier (Contains an article entitled "Friendly Copy for a Friendly Community" that featured the effective advertising techniques of Dave Jones Clothing Stores, Cody, Wyoming).June 1937 1Saturday Evening Post (contains a feature article about life on a Wyoming dude ranch)June 10, 1939 1Manuscript: "Then and Now" by Dave Jones, a brief account (5 pages) of an August, 1905, trip from Cody into Yellowstone Park--1905 being the first year the the East Entrance approach road was open to horse-drawn vehiclesAugust 1905 1Miscellaneous Items: 1Bulletin, Frist Presbyterian Church, CodyApril 5, 1938 1Business card for The Little Shop Santa Fe, New Mexico 1Cody Merchants' Credit Association, Rating BookJanuary 1922 1Dave Jones (business) blank stationary 1Envelope, Return address being the Shoshone National Bank of Cody 1Invitations to the Fire Department Banquets of 1907 and 1937 that were sponsered by Dave Jones (explanatory clippings attached)1907 and 1937 1Programs: 1Dedication Service of Hoopes Memorial ChapelMarch 15, 1938 112th Annaul Meeting, Dude Ranchers Association, Cody, Wyo.1937 113th Annual Meeting, Dude Ranchers Association, Livingston Montana1938 1Fraternal Order of Eagles 16th Convention, Cody, Wyo.June 13-14, 1938 1Various High School and public events (programs compliments of Dave Jones) 1The Spur, Meeteetse (Wyo.) High School Class of 1927 Annual 1927 1Menu (s) of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad CompanyJuly 2 and 3, 1928 1Newspaper Clippings: 1Dave Jones Advertisements (188 ads, mostly undated) Dave Jones Bio File (B-J713d)"Dave Jones Store Birthday, Cody Enterprise)March 11, 1942 Dave Jones Bio File (B-J713d)"Local Merchant Draw Praise of Prominent National Advertiser," Cody EnterpriseSeptember 16, 1936 1Newspapers: 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody EnterpriseMay 11, 1931 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody Enterpise (D861ra) (pp 1-2 only)October 31, 1934 3 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody EnterpiseDecember 22, 1937 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody Enterpise (pp 1-2 only)December 7, 1938 5 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody Enterpise (B-D9315e) (pp 1-2 only)March 29, 1939 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Cody EnterpiseDecember 12, 1941 7 (Unless otherwise noted) Enterprise-Ad-News (Cody) (W99-t-cod)January 21, 1938 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Enterprise-Ad-News (Cody) (B-C64w)February 18, 1938 9 (Unless otherwise noted) Enterprise-Ad-News (Cody)April 18, 1941 1 (Unless otherwise noted) Enterprise-Ad-News (Cody)December 12, 1941 6Notebooks: Small blank notebooks (2) distrubuted by Dave Jones Store1929 and 1932 7Western Oil & Gas Company Materials: 7Additional and Amended Location Certificates (Placer Oil Claims): 7Excelsior Oil Placer ClaimFebruary 17, 1914 7Excelsior Oil Placer ClaimJanuary 1, 1915 7Crickett Oil Placer Claim (page 2 only)Undated 7Agreements and Contracts: 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and the Torch Light Company, Ltd.November 30, 1908 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and the Shoshone Oil CompanySeptember 13, 1911 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and the Mountain States Oil Co.December 11, 1913 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and Charles E. BurkhardtDecember 31, 1915 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and Crystal Creek Petroleum & Refining CompanyMay 11, 1917 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and Charles P. WhitneyFebruary 13, 1918 7Between Western Oil & Gas Co. and Wm. D. Livingston (Agreement not completed)January __, 1921 7Certificates for Shares of Stock: 7C.F. Whitney-1000 shares of Western Oil & Gas Co.January 8, 1918 7Clyde J. Siggins- 1000 shares of Western Oil & Gas Co.January 8, 1918 7Ray B. Siggins-1000 shares of Western Oil & Gas Co.January 8, 1918 7F.O Thompson-1 share of Cody StampedeJune 19, 1920 7Certificate of Stock Register: 7List issues of August 8, 1908 to March 30, 1909August 8, 1908-March 30, 1909 7List of Stockholders and Number of Shares of Western Oil & Gas Co.., (This list is undated and loose inside the stock register)Undated 7Checkbooks (Western Oil & Gas Co.): 7No.1 ChecksDecember 17, 1914-March 22, 1919 7No. 2 Check (remainder intact in blank form)June 16, 1923 7Correspondence: 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: L. Curtis HinkleAugust 8, 1908 7To: Western Oil & Gas Co. From: Big Horn (Wyo.) County Clerk's OfficeApril 13, 1909 7To: Charles P. Whitney. From Mariner & HoskinsApril 28, 1909 7To: Western Oil & Gas Co. From: Oil Well Supply CompanyApril 28, 1909 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.J DeeganOctober 13, 1911 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.H. MorrisonOctober 22, 1912 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Frederick A. WilliamsJanuary 9, 1914 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Charles P. WhitneyApril 26, 1915 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: Frederick A. WilliamsJuly 9, 1915 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: C.E. SpanglerJanuary 5, 1916 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: Frederick A. WilliamsFebruary 7, 1916 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Bavier C. MillerFebruary 9, 1916 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: F.O. ThompsonFebruary 11, 1916 7To: Western Oil & Gas Co. From: Mountain States Oil CompanyFebruary 21, 1916 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: J.C. KleinMarch 12, 1916 7To: Western Oil & Gas Co. From: Russell Kimball (Clipping attached)May 31, 1916 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: J.P. BruntonFebruary 28, 1917 7To: F.O. Thompson From: J.P. Brunton (Enclosure sketch of Brunton Oil-Gas Development Co.)October 26, 1917 7To: Western Oil & Gas Co. From: L.F. Speer February 13, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Frank W. MondellFeburary 23, 1918 7To: Hon. F.W. Mondell. From: F.O. ThompsonUndated 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: F.W. Mondell (telegram)February 27, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: F.W. Mondell (telegram)March 9, 1918 7To: F.W. Mondell. From F.O. Thompson (telegram)March 9, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: F.W. MondellMarch 13, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: F.W. MondellMarch 21, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, ChicagoApril 25, 1918 7To: Register and Receiver, General Land Office (G.L.O), Lander, Wyo. From: Department of Interior, G.L.O, Washington, D.C.May 27, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Charles P. WhitneyJuly 1, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Robert ConnaghanJuly 5, 1918 7Nell & Frank (Thompson). From: Ada R. ThompsonAugust 12, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: J.C. FainSeptember 10, 1918 7To: A.W. Baker. From: F.O. ThompsonSeptember 28, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Charles R. WhitneyOctober 7, 1918 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: A.W. BakerOctober 11, 1918 7To: "My Dear Brother" (F.O. Thompson) From: Ada R. ThompsonNovember 6, 1918 7To: Western Oil & Gas Company. From: L.A. MillerJune 9, 1920 7To: Register, United States Land Office, Lander, Wyoming. From: Western Oil & Gas CompanyJuly 2, 1920 7To: Western Oil & Gas Company. From: Robert ConnaghanJuly 7, 1920 7To: Register, G.L.O., Lander, Wyoming. From: Western Oil & Gas CompanyJuly 25, 1920 7To: Western Oil & Gas Company. From: Robert ConnaghanJuly 28, 1920 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.J. LeflerAugust 5, 1920 7To: W.J. LeFler. From:F.O. ThompsonAugust 12, 1920 7To: W.H. Walls. From: F.O. ThompsonAugust 12, 1920 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.L. WallsAugust 14, 1920 7To: Register, G.L.O., Lander, Wyoming. From: Western Oil & Gas CompanyAugust 20, 1920 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Why. H. EaleyAugust 31, 1920 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Wm. D. LivingstonJanuary 5, 1921 7To: Wm. D. Livingston. From: F.O. ThompsonJanuary 15, 1921 7To: W.D. Livingston. From C.E. HaydenUndated 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.D. Livingston (agreement form attached)January 20, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Charles P. Whitney (Clipping attached)February 9, 1921 7To: Joseph C. O'Mahony. From: F.O. ThompsonFebruary 14, 1921 7To: W.L. Walls. From: F.O. ThompsonFebruary 16, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From W.L. WallsFebruary 18, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Bill attached for retainer fee)February 23, 1921 7To: W.L. Walls. From: Joseph C. O'Mahony (Letter to F.O. Thompson of 2/23/'21 attached)February 23, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: W.L. WallsFebruary 26, 1921 7To: Joseph C. O'Mahoney. From: F.O. ThompsonApril 23, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: Joseph C. O'MahoneyApril 29, 1921 7To:Western Oil & Gas Company. From: E.H. BastonJune 16, 1921 7To: FO Thompson. From: W.L. WallsJuly 16, 1921 7To: Collector of Internal Revenues, Cheyenne. From: F.O. ThompsonAugust 15, 1921 7To: F.O. Thompson. From: A.M. CaveySeptember 26, 1921 7To: Collector of Internal Revenues, Cheyenne. From: F.O. ThompsonSeptember 28, 1921 7To: Joseph C. O'Mahony. From: C.E. Hayden (telegram)March 26, 1922 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: Haggard & O'Mahoney (telegram)March 27, 1922 7To: C.E. Hayden. From: Joseph C. O'Mahoney (telegram)March 29, 1922 7To: "Dear Stockholder" (Dave Jones Copy) From: I.M. McGuffey (attached stock subscription privilege certificate)July 28, 1925 7Financial Accounting Items: 52 bills, invoices, and recipts arranged chronologically, all pertaining to the Western Oil & Gas Company 7Notice of Charges: "United States vs. Western Oil and Gas Company"June 11, 1918 7Notice of Location of Placer Mining Claims: W.O. & G.C. No.; Claim Name; County Claim No. 71. Prince of Monoca. 2976November 13, 1913 72. Prince Albert. 2064November 13, 1913 73. Prince Arthur. 2968November 13, 1913 74. Douglass. 2949November 11, 1913 75. Heart Mountain. 2948November 11, 1913 76. Basin. 2946November 11, 1913 77. Wyoming. 2947November 11, 1913 78. Bennie. 2969November 13, 1913 79. Johnnie. 2963November 13, 1913 710. Casper. 2956November 11, 1913 711. Utah. 2957November 11, 1913 712. Buffalo. 2954November 11, 1913 713. Reality. 2955November 11, 1913 714. Montana. 2953November 11, 1913 715. Sheridan. 2952November 11, 1913 716. Ideal. 2950November 11, 1913 717. Cheyenne. 2951November 11, 1913 718. Margarite. 2966November 13, 1913 719. Mary. 2962November 13, 1913 720. Beauty. 2960November 13, 1913 721. Strike. 2961November 13, 1913 722. Slandby. 2965November 13, 1913 7Meetings: (Minutes and Notices of various meetings of the stockholders and/or directors of the Western Oil & Gas Company) 7 Feburary 3, 1910 7 November 4-5 1913 7 May 20, 1918 7 March 21, 1921 7 March 28, 1922 7(2) Minutes and notes of meetingsUndated 7Miscellaneous Items: 7Check to Marshall Field CompanyJune 22, 1915 7Aetna Life Insurance Company form receipt 7Death Notice-Rockwood W. HosmerNovember 4, 1916 7Business card of Joseph C. O'Mahoney, 355 Munsey Bldg. Washington, D.C. 7Clipping "As Soon As Sufficient Wells Are Down" 7Map, Township 53, Range 101 (with some claims marked) 7Proof of Labor on Mining Claims (On work done of the Excelsior and Crickett Oil Placer Claims): 7 December 24, 1910 7 December 31, 1911 7 December 31, 1912 7 December 30, 1915 7 December 26, 1914 7 December 12, 1918 7 December 31, 1920 7Proxies, Power(s) of Attorney: 25 separate manuscript items of this sort (various individuals involved) 7Quit-Claim Deeds: 7From C.G. Holland to Western Oil and Gas CompanyDecember 1913 7From B.E. Cogswell to Western Oil & Gas CompanyDecember 9, 1913 7Record Book: Contains some of the minutes of the Western Oil & Gas Company's meetings between incorporation in May 1908 and 1918. (Minutes for 30 meetings are included, along with a list of shareholders as of May 17, 1915.May 1908 and 1918, May 17, 1915 7Statement of Account: Western Oil & Gas Company's account with the First National Bank of Cody (with 3 cancelled checks)January 29, 1916 Tax Records: 7Treasurer's Office, Park Country (F.O. & Mrs. Thompson)1915 7Receipt for Income and Excess Profits for 1913, Western Oil & Gas Co. Corporation1913 7Income and Profits Tax Return1919 7Corporation Income and Profits Tax Returns1920 7Capital Stock Tax1921