ohy_coll1037.xml Guide to the Hamley & Co. photographs and business ephemera Hamley & Co. photographs and business ephemera Jax De La Cruz-Luera Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2024
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-17. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Hamley & Co. photographs and business ephemera Hamley & Company Coll 1037 3.29 cubic feet 7 letter document cases, 1 slim letter document case, 1 flat box (10x13), 1 flat box (13x16) 1883-1997 Collection consists of documents and photographs relating to the Hamley & Co. saddlery of Pendleton, Oregon; the Pendleton Round-Up; and the Hamley family. Brothers J. J. Hamley and Henry Hamley founded the company as a leather and saddle shop in 1883, operating in South Dakota and Iowa before moving to a permanent location in Pendleton in 1905, and then expanding the business's offerings to include tack, boots, clothing, blankets, and other goods. In 1910, the family contributed to the organization and founding of the Pendleton Round-Up, and remained closely involved in the annual event thereafter. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Joseph J. Sherwood, December 2023 (RL2023-087) and January 2024 (RL2024-002).

Collection is arranged in nine series:

Series 1: Product catalogs Series 2: Record books Series 3: Hamley business and family documents Series 4: Pendleton Round-Up programs and ephemera Series 5: Western and cowboy ephemera Series 6: Hamley & Co. shop and employee photographs Series 7: Hamley & Co. product photographs Series 8: Community and rodeo scene photographs Series 9: Hamley family photographs

Selected photographs and documents are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Brothers J. J. Hamley and Henry Hamley founded Hamley & Co. as a leather and saddle shop in 1883. They first operated in South Dakota and Iowa before moving the business to a permanent location in Pendleton, Oregon, in 1905. After moving to Oregon, Hamley & Co. expanded beyond saddlery, offering tack, boots, clothing, blankets, and other Western-style goods. In 1910, J. J. Hamley contributed to the organizing, founding, and directing of the Pendleton Round-Up, and Hamley & Co. has remained closely involved in the annual rodeo ever since, most notably providing prize saddles to event winners. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation purchased the Hamley brand and properties in 2019.

Sources: Collection materials; "About Hamley Western Store & Saddle Shop" (originally accessed August 30, 2024; archived page accessed March 11, 2025), https://web.archive.org/web/20240804012549/https://hamley.com/western-store/

The Pendleton Round-Up has been held in Pendleton, Oregon, since 1910. It features rodeo events including bronc riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing, and bull-riding. The Round-Up also includes a parade and, since 1916, the Happy Canyon night show, which highlights traditional Native life and culture, the arrival of Euro-American emigrants, and development after their arrival. Members of the Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla tribes (now the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation), along with Native people from other tribes throughout the Northwest, have participated in the Round-Up from the inception of the event.

Sources: "Pendleton Round-Up," by William F. Willingham, Oregon Encyclopedia, accessed August 30, 2024, https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pendleton_round_up/

A detailed inventory of collection materials is available from library staff. This inventory provides additional descriptive information about collection items, including some image descriptions and context and special order information such as customer names and product details.

Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. To inquire about viewing the negatives, contact library staff.

Hamley and Co. photographs and business ephemera, Coll 1037, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

This collection is composed of photographs and business ephemera relating to the Hamley & Co. saddlery in Pendleton, Oregon; the Pendleton Round-Up; and the Hamley family. Photographs in the collection consist of 1,029 photographic prints, 453 negatives, and 1 tintype. Many of the photographs depict Hamley & Co. shop scenes; employees, including Lester and J. J. Hamley; and Hamley & Co. products including bridles, belts, kits, and saddles. Some of the saddles pictured are trophy saddles awarded as prizes for rodeo events, and the owner or winner is named when known. Other images depict the extended Hamley family, Pendleton parades and festivals, and Pendleton Round-Up events. Notable people represented in the collection include Hoot Gibson, Yakima Canutt, Norman Cowan, Burel Mulkey, Ike Rude, King Merritt, Pete Knight, and Toots Mansfield. Many of the photographs are stamped by Dave Hamley and may have been used by Hamley & Co. for documentation or promotion of the company's goods.

Also included in the collection are Hamley & Co. shop catalogs, record books, and business documents, as well as articles about the company; Hamley family personal documents, including handwritten letters and investment certificates; and Pendleton Round-Up programs and cowboy ephemera.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

 Hamley, J. David (John David), 1916-2005 Hamley & Company Pendleton Round-Up Hamley & Company--Catalogs Hamley family Saddlery--Oregon Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--Photographs Rodeo performers--United States--Photographs Photographs Businesses and Corporations Oregon manufacturers' catalogs programs (documents) photographs Product catalogs Series 1 1909-1966 Hamley and McFatridge Company catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 1 1909 1 1 Hamley & Co. catalog issue 2 1912 1 2 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 3 1913 1 3 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 10 1917 1 4 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 12 1918 1 5 Hamley's Saddles DeLuxe - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 14 1919 1 6 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 15 1920 1 7 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 22 1922 1 8 Hamley Saddles - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 25 1924 1 9 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 26 1925-1926 1 10 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 27 1927 1 11 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalogs issues 28, 29 1928-1929 2 1 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issues 32, 35, 36 1932-1936 2 2 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issues 38, 39, 40 1938-1940 2 3 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issues 41, 47 1941 1947 2 4 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 50-51 1950-1951 2 5 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 53 1953 2 6 Hamley's Cowboy Catalog - Hamley & Co. catalog issue 73 1956 3 1 Hamley & Co. catalog extras, order kits, and seasonal editions 1957-1966 3 2 Record books Series 2 1906-1957 Hamley & Co. Order Book 1906-1907 3 3 Hamley & Co. Employee Contact Book 1918-1957 3 4 J. J. Hamley Expense and Receipts Book 1905-1928 3 5 Hamley business and family documents Series 3 1903-1996 Hamley Family Personal Documents 1904-1953 3 6 Hamley & Co. Business Documents 1903-1983 3 7 Published Articles about Hamley & Co. 1935-1943 3 8 Hamley & Co. Mailers, Flyers, and Order Forms 1912-1996 4 1 Pendleton Round-Up programs and ephemera Series 4 1930-1997 Pendleton Round-Up Grand Stand Box Certificate 1937 April 19 4 2 Pendleton Round-Up 'Let 'er Buck' Programs 1944-1969 4 3 Pendleton Round-Up 'Let 'er Buck' Programs 1970-1979 4 4 Pendleton Round-Up 'Let 'er Buck' Programs 1980-1988 4 5 Pendleton Round-Up 'Let 'er Buck' Programs 1990-1994 4 6 Pendleton Round-Up 'Let 'er Buck' Programs 1995-1997 5 1 Pendleton Round-Up Silver Jubilee program; Pendleton Round-Up Special Supplement, "Westward Ho" 1934 1936 5 2 Pendleton Round-Up Souvenir Program - oversize 1930 8 1 Pendleton Round-Up Souvenir Programs 1934-1951 5 3 Happy Canyon Souvenir Programs 1990-1997 5 4 Western and cowboy ephemera Series 5 1911-1963 Western and Cowboy Literature 1911-1963 5 5 Hamley & Co. and Pendleton Round-Up memorabilia 1937-1960 5 6 East Oregonian special publication, "Century Old Umatilla County" circa 1962 8 2 Hamley & Co. shop and employee photographs Series 6 1884-1980 Hamley & Co. Shop and Employee prints 1884-1980 5 7-9 Hamley & Co. Shop and Employee prints - oversize 1908-1924 8 3 Hamley & Co. prints with corresponding negatives 1908-1968 6 8 Hamley & Co. Shop and Employee negatives 1908-1952 10 N136-N149 Hamley & Co. product photographs Series 7 1910-1983 Hamley & Co. Saddles and Tack prints 1910-1983 6 1-2 Hamley & Co. Saddles and Tack prints - oversize 1910 8 4 Hamley & Co. Leather Golf Bag promotional prints 1940-1949 6 3 Hamley & Co. Saddles and Tack negatives 1940-1971 9 N003-N091 Hamley & Co. Saddles and Tack negatives 1940-1971 10 N092-N135 Community and rodeo scene photographs Series 8 1912-1970 Community and Rodeo Scene prints 1912-1970 6 4-6 Community and Rodeo Scene negatives 1949-1968 9 N001-N002 Hamley family photographs Series 9 1883-1956 Hamley Family prints 1883-1938 6 7 Hamley Family albums circa 1890-1929 7 1-2 Hamley Family prints - oversize 1898-1938 8 5 Hamley Family negatives 1951-1956 10 N150-N154