AHJ_ah04264 Inventory of the Dude Ranchers' Association Records, 1926-2002 Dude Ranchers' Papers Processed by Loreley Moore 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/
2005

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Kenton G. Jaehnig December 2005 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Dude Ranchers' Association Guide to the Dude Ranchers' Association Records 1926-2002 04264 8.25 cubic ft. (21 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The Dude Ranchers' Association was an organization of dude ranchers who promoted their ranches and tourism. History of the Dude Ranchers Association

The Dude Ranchers' Association was formed in Billings, Montana in 1926 when the Northern Pacific Railway met with a group of dude ranchers to work together to promote the ranches and tourism. Since its founding, the association has studied mutual problems concerned with running a dude ranch, such as taxation, insurance, legislation affecting the administration of public lands, and fish and wildlife conservation. The association works to preserve the qualities of isolation, remoteness, and unmodified nature in wilderness areas and national forests to sell the dude ranch vacation as the only true American vacation where guests can experience a working ranch in conditions that simulate the American frontier experience.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence regarding annual conventions and the organization's publication, "The Dude Rancher" (1932-1981); correspondence, programs, minutes of meetings, press releases and newspaper clippings on annual conventions (1926-1986); applications, correspondence, brochures, and photographs of various ranches applying for membership (1941-1978); issues of "The Dude Rancher" (1932-1991); correspondence, photographs, research materials and an incomplete manuscript by author Joel Bernstein for his book "Families That Take in Friends: An Informal History of Dude Ranching" (1932-1980).

 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 the Dude Ranchers' Association at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The Dude Ranchers' Association Records were donated to the American Heritage Center from 1972 to 2002.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Loreley Moore in March 1994.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Dude Ranchers' Association Records, Accession Number 04264, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Dude ranches -- Periodicals Dude ranches -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- History Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945 Wyoming -- History -- 1946- Photographs. Agriculture and Natural Resources Ranching Container List Series I. Correspondence

This series contains correspondence between officers of the Dude Ranchers' Association, associate members and dude ranchers regarding conventions, conservation legislation and the association's magazine, "The Dude Rancher".

 1 1 American Horse Council 1975-1976 1 2 Associate Members 1970-1976 1 3 Benson, Vic - Executive Secretary 1958 1 4-6 Board of Directors 1946-1977 1 7 Bragg, Bill - Executive Secretary 1959-1961 1 8 Brands 1956, 1961 1 9 Charles Cornell Moore Memorial Collection - Denver Public Library 1974 1 10-11 Christian, Paul - Board of Directors 1949-1952 2 1 Christian, Paul - President 1955-1960 2 2 Domnick, Dewey - President 1965-1970 2 3 The Dude Rancher Magazine Advertising 1955-1956 2 4 48 States News Distributing 1959, 1969 2 5 Frontier Airlines 1959, 1978 2 6 Garnick, Billie - Lion Head Ranch 1960-1975 2 7 Kelsey, Howard - Nine Quarter-Circle, Ranch 1953, 1958 2 8 Larom, I.H. - Chairman of Public Relations and National Legislative Committee 1953-1958 2 9 McCracken, Harold - Whitney Gallery of American Art 1959-1961 2 10 Mansfield, Mike - Montana Representative 1945-1957 2 11 May, Conna - Executive Secretary 1961-1967 2 12-13 Montana Highway Commission - Advertising Department 1953-1969 2 14 Montana Legislative 1963-1971 2 15 Montana Outfitters 1946-1977 3 1-3 Moore, Charles - President 1944-1949 3 4-5 Nye, Walter - Executive Secretary 1937-1964 3 6 Public Land Law Review Commission 1966-1967 3 7-8 Sanitation Boards and Problems 1951-1965 4 1 Schaffer, Peggy - Executive Secretary 1971-1977 4 2 Shoemaker, Leslie - President 1960-1962 4 3 Shultz, Holly - Office Clerk 1976 4 4 Siggins, Don - President 1963-1966 4 5 Simpson, Milward - Wyoming Governor 1954-1966 4 6 Smith, Traver - President 1957-1959 4 7 Snyder, Donald - President 1953-1956 4 8 Surveys 1952-1973 4 9 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service - Rocky Mtn. Region 1932, 1946 4 10-11 Van Cleve, Paul - President 1948-1955 4 12 Van Cleve, Tack - President 1980-1981 4 13 Wyoming Legislative 1955-1973 Series II. Annual Conventions

This series contains correspondence, programs, minutes, newspaper clippings, and press releases regarding the Dude Ranchers' Association annual conventions.

 5 1 Bozeman, Montana - Organization Meeting Sponsored by the Northern Pacific Railway 1926 5 2 Billings, Montana 1927 5 3 Sheridan, Wyoming 1928 5 4 Missoula, Montana 1935 5 5 Billings, Montana 1940 5 6 Sheridan, Wyoming 1941 5 7 Billings, Montana 1942 5 8 Billings, Montana 1943 5 9 Billings, Montana 1944 5 10 Missoula, Montana 1945 6 1-2 Casper, Wyoming 1946 6 3-4 Bozeman, Montana 1947 6 5-6 Sun Valley, Idaho 1948 7 1 Yellowstone Park, Wyoming 1949 7 2 Livingston, Montana 1950 7 3 Jackson, Wyoming 1951 7 4 Billings, Montana 1952 7 5 Spokane, Washington 1953 7 6 Cody, Wyoming 1954 8 1 Sun Valley, Idaho 1955 8 2-3 Billings, Montana 1956 8 4 Sheridan, Wyoming 1957 8 5-6 Sun Valley, Idaho 1959 8 7 Jackson, Wyoming 1960 8 8 Livingston, Montana 1961 8 9 Billings, Montana 1962 9 1-2 Laramie, Wyoming 1963 9 3-4 Helena, Montana 1964 9 5 Cody, Wyoming 1965 9 6 Billings, Montana 1966 9 7 Denver, Colorado 1967 9 8 Sheridan, Wyoming 1968 9 9 Cheyenne, Wyoming 1972 9 10 Billings, Montana 1973 9 11 Jackson, Wyoming 1974 9 12 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 1975 9 13 Bozeman, Montana 1976 9 14 Cheyenne, Wyoming 1977 9 15 Cody, Wyoming 1979 9 16 Billings, Montana 1982 9 17 Colorado Springs, Colorado 1983 9 18 Tucson, Arizona 1986 Series III. History Committee Sub-series 1. Correspondence

This subseries contains correspondence between members of the History Committee, dude ranchers, and author Joel Bernstein regarding writing a history of dude ranching and the 50th anniversary of the Dude Ranchers' Association.

 10 1 Forester, Roger and Mary - Executive Secretaries 1978-1980 10 2 Goodsill, Max - Northern Pacific Railway 1977 10 3 Indian Art 1974-1977 10 4 Minnesota Historical Society 1977 10 5-6 Officers 1973-1980 Sub-series 2. Research Materials

This subseries contains History Committee correspondence, DRA bulletins, catalogs, notes, magazine clippings, photographs, and pamphlets.

 11 1-2 Catalogs 1938-1942 11 3 Dude Ranchers' Association Bulletins 1974-1976 11 4 Dude Ranches: A2Z and Valley - Valley, Wyoming 1978 11 5 Dude Ranches: Circle 8 - Choteau, Montana 1978 11 6 Dude Ranches: Circle Z - Patagonia, Arizona 1978 11 7 Dude Ranches: CM - Dubois, Wyoming 1978 11 8 Dude Ranches: Colorado Trails - Durango, Colorado 1971-1978 11 9 Dude Ranches: Crossed Sabres - Wapiti, Wyoming 1977-1978 11 10 Dude Ranches: Darwin - Jackson, Wyoming 1969-1977 11 11 Dude Ranches: Elkhorn - Tucson, Arizona 1969-1979 11 12 JDude Ranches: VL Lost Valley - Deckers, Colorado 1978 11 13 Dude Ranches: Lazy K Bar - Big Timber, Montana 1977 11 14 Dude Ranches: Nine Quarter-Circle - Gallatin Gateway, Montana 1977 12 1-4 Dude Ranches: OTO and Triangle 7 - Gardiner, Montana 1930s-1978 12 5 Dude Ranches: Rahwah - Glendevey, Colorado 1978 12 6 Dude Ranches: Seven Lazy P - Choteau, Montana 1977 12 7 Dude Ranches: Sixty-Three - Livingston, Montana 1977-1978 12 8 Dude Ranches: Trail Creek - Wilson, Wyoming 1978 12 9 Dude Ranches: Magazine Clippings 1955-1978 12 10 Dude Ranches: Notes 1977-1979 12 11 Dude Ranches: Pamphlets 1930s-1970s Sub-series 3. Manuscript

This subseries contains an early incomplete draft of Joel Bernstein's book "Families That Take in Friends: A History of Dude Ranching".

 12 12 "Families That Take in Friends: A History of Dude Ranching" - Incomplete Draft 1978 Series IV. Dude Ranches

This series contains applications for membership in the Dude Ranchers' Association by individual ranches, correspondence, brochures, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

 14 1 Bar-B-Q - Harrison, Idaho 1953-1965 14 2 Bar Lazy J - Parshall, Colorado 1973-1974 14 3 Bar M - Gibbon, Oregon 1947-1964 14 4 Bar X Bar - Crawford, Colorado 1973-1974 14 5 Beartooth - Nye, Montana 1975 14 6 Beavers - Winter Park, Colorado 1965-1966 14 7 Bitterfoot - Dubois, Wyoming 1973 14 8 Boulder River - Big Timber, Montana 1960-1961 14 9 Box Y - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1971 14 10 Broken Arrow - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1949, 1970 14 11 C-B - Cameron, Montana 1973 14 12 Cheff - Charlo, Montana 1969 14 13 Chief Mountain - Babb, Montana 1945, 1971 14 14 Circle 8 - Choteau, Montana 1941-1978 14 15 Circle H - Wapiti, Wyoming 1947 14 16 Circle Z - Patagonia, Arizona 1962 14 17 C Lazy U - Granby, Colorado 1963-1964 14 18 CM - Kalispell, Montana 1950s 14 19 Colorado Trails - Durango, Colorado 1963-1964 14 20 Covered Wagon - Gallatin Gateway, Montana 1953-1973 14 21 Crestview Spring - Ione, Washington 1971 14 22 Cross Mill Iron - Burris, Wyoming 1967 14 23 Cross Sabres - Cody, Wyoming 1975 14 24 Darwin - Jackson, Wyoming 1967 14 25 Dead Indian - Cody, Wyoming 1970 14 26 Diamond J - Ennis, Montana 1976 14 27 Diamond L Bar - Seeley Lake, Montana 1970s 14 28 Double J - Rothbury, Michigan 1976 14 29 Drowsy Water - Granby, Colorado 1973 14 30 Eatons' - Wolf, Wyoming 1965-1975 14 31 Elkhorn - Tucson, Arizona 1949-1972 14 32 Fish Creek - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1961 14 33 Flathead Lake Lodge - Big Fork, Montana 1956 14 34 Flying V - Kelly, Wyoming 1968 14 35 Focus - Columbine, Colorado 1947 14 36 4K - Dean, Montana 1961 14 37 Futurity - Nathrop, Colorado 1972-1973 14 38 Gascon - Rociada, New Mexico 1972 14 39 G-Bar-M - Livingston, Montana 1961 15 1 Grizzly - Cody, Wyoming 1977 15 2 Haggin Y/P - Drummond, Montana 1941 15 3 Hawley Mountain - McLeod, Montana 1973 15 4 Heart Six - Moran, Wyoming 1963-1974 15 5 Hidden Valley - Cody, Wyoming 1970s 15 6 Hunewill Circle H - Bridgeport, California 1956-1963 15 7 JXL - Nye, Montana 1976-1977 15 8 La Marche Creek - Wise River, Montana 1962 15 9 Lake Mancos - Mancos, Colorado 1966 15 10 Lazy K Bar - Big Montana 1962-1973 15 11 Lion Head - Big Timber, Montana 1969 15 12 Lost Valley - Deckers, Colorado 1962-1963 15 13 Middle Butte - Cora, Wyoming 1973 15 14 Neversummer - Grand Lake, Colorado 1967 15 15 Ox Yoke - Emigrant, Montana 1961 15 16 Parade Rest - West Yellowstone, Montana 1957-1958 15 17 Paradise - Buffalo, Wyoming 1968 15 18 Peacefully Valley - Lyons, Colorado 1972-1973 15 19 Rainbow - Gallatin Gateway, Montana 1947 15 20 Rawah - Glendevey, Colorado 1962, 1972 15 21 Rex - Amado, Arizona 1968 15 22 Rimrock - Cody, Wyoming 1959 15 23 Rimrock - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1972 15 24 R Lazy S - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1948-1965 15 25 Santa Cruz - Tumacacori, New Mexico 1973-1977 15 26 Scott Valley - Mountain Home, Arkansas 1967 15 27 7D - Cody, Wyoming 1959, 1973 15 28 Seven Lazy P - Choteau, Montana 1961 15 29 Seven W - Gypsum, Colorado 1964 15 30 Siggins Brothers Triangle X - Cody, Wyoming 1957-1964 15 31 Silver Spur - Roundup, Montana 1968-1971 15 32 Sitzmark - Winter Park, Colorado 1973 15 33 Sixty-Three - Livingston, Montana 1978 15 34 Sky Corral - Bellevue, Colorado 1960-1962 15 35 Star Meadows - Whitefish, Montana 1971-1972 15 36 Sun Valley - Grand Lake, Colorado 1973 15 37 Sweet Grass - Big Timber, Montana 1965-1973 15 38 Tarryall River - Lake George, Colorado 1964 15 39 T Cross - Dubois, Wyoming 1961 15 40 33 - Seeley Lake, Montana 1970s 15 41 320 - Gallatin Gateway, Montana 1951 15 42 Timberline Lodge - Silvergate, Montana 1948 15 43 Tobacco Root - Sheridan, Montana 1970 15 44 Trail Creek - Wilson, Wyoming 1950 15 45 Triangle C - Dubois, Wyoming 1972-1973 15 46 Triangle X - Moose, Wyoming 1963 15 47 Tumbling River - Grant, Colorado 1948, 1966 16 1 Two Bars Seven - Virginia Dale, Colorado 1953-1972 16 2 TX - Lovell, Wyoming 1977 16 3 U.T. Bar - Glendevey, Colorado 1961 16 4 Valley - Valley, Wyoming 1944, 1965-1968 16 5 Vista Verde - Steamboat Springs, Colorado 1976-1977 16 6 Wagons Ho, Inc. - Quinter, Kansas 1972-1977 16 7 Watkins Creek - West Yellowstone, Montana 1948-1968 16 8 Whistle Creek - Lovell, Wyoming 1976 16 9 White Grass - Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1965-1970 16 10 White Tail - Ovanda, Montana 1953-1971 Series V. The Dude Rancher

This series contains issues of the Dude Ranchers' Association magazine "The Dude Rancher", which included articles regarding association conventions, the recreation industry, western history, and dude ranches.

 16 11-16 The Dude Rancher 1932-1944 17-19 The Dude Rancher 1945-1991 Series VI. Miscellaneous

This series contains miscellaneous items, including meeting minutes, membership lists, miscellaneous artifacts, brochures, an untitled videotape, posters, a copy of the newspaper "Chronicle of the Old West", a copy of the newsletter "The DRA Ranch Ramblings", and pamphlets.

 20 Association Information - Meeting Minutes Various 20 Association Information - Membership Lists Various 20 Cup undated 20 Calculator undated 20 Leather Coasters With Holder undated 20 Brochures Various 20 Video Tape (VHS) undated 21 Posters undated 22 Newspaper - "Chronicle of the Old West" 2001 22 Newsletter - "The DRA Ranch Ramblings" 2001 22 Pamphlet - "Animal Welfare" undated 22 Pamphlet - Dude Ranchers Association 2002 Directory (5) 2002