Collection Summary
Patrick, Lucille Nichols
Lucille Nichols Patrick papers
1901-1982
02351
2.70 cubic feet (6 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Papers of a historian of the Cody, Wyoming, area.
Biography of Lucille Nichols Patrick and James Calvin NicholsLucille Nichols Patrick (1924-2003), an author and artist, was born in Illinois, but settled in the Cody, Wyoming, area, where her father, James Calvin Nichols had business interests. Among her books were "The Best Little Town by a Dam Site : or Cody's First 20 Years," "The Candy Kid : James Calvin 'Kid' Nichols, 1883-1962," and "Caroline Lockhart, Liberated Lady, 1870-1962" (published under the name Lucille Patrick Hicks). She also edited "The Park County [Wyoming] Story" under the name Lucille N. Hicks.
James Calvin Nichols (1883-1962) was a professional wrestler known as "The Kid" and the "Candy Kid" in his youth. After working for a paper company in Chicago, Illinois, he established his own plywood and veneer business around 1920. He owned plywood and related businesses in Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi and Wyoming, where he established Nichols Industries in Cody. He bought the Diamond Bar Ranch near Cody around 1926.
Scope and ContentThe Lucille Nichols Patrick materials include correspondence; files compiled for her history of Cody, Wyoming; manuscripts "The Candy Kid", "The Best Little Town by a Dam Site", and "Caroline Lockhart, Liberated Lady"; research on Cody history, Buffalo Bill Dam on the Shoshone River, and James C. Nichols; prints of thirteen pen and ink drawings of ranch life by Patrick; and research materials and photographs of Wyoming pioneer cemeteries.
The James Calvin Nichols materials include correspondence (1932-1962), much of it with his lawyer, Milward L. Simpson of Cody; legal documents (1903-1949); and reminiscences, mostly concerning hunting trips.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
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property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Lucille Nichols Patrick at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
The collection was received from Lucille Nichols Patrick (Hicks), 1967-1982
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Olivia Bassett and D. Claudia Thompson in October 2016.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Nichols, James Calvin, 1883-1962.
Simpson, Milward L.
Shoshone Project.
Ranches -- Wyoming -- Park County.
Hunting -- Wyoming.
Ranches in art.
Dams -- Wyoming -- Park County.
Cattle trade -- Wyoming -- Park County.
Cody (Wyo.) -- History.
Park County (Wyo.) -- History.
Buffalo Bill Dam (Wyo.) -- History.
Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
Diamond Bar Ranch (Wyo.)
Legal documents.
Reminiscences.
Galley proofs.
Authors, American.
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Hicks, Lucille N.
Hicks, Lucille Patrick.
Nichols, James Calvin, 1883-1962 -- Papers.
Patrick, Lucille Nichols -- Best little town by a dam site.
Patrick, Lucille Nichols -- Candy kid.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ranching
Water and Water Rights
Social Life and Customs
Sports and Recreation
Technology
Wyoming
Container List
Series I. Creative Works by Lucille Nichols Patrick
Sub-series 1. Manuscripts
1
The Best Little Town By a Dam Site!
undated
1
The Best Little Town By a Dam Site! Unedited
undated
1
Best Little Town By a Dam Site - Excerpts
undated
2
Candy Kid
undated
2
Candy Kid - Drafts
undated
2
Candy Kid - Galley Proofs
1969
2-3
Caroline Lockhart: Liberated Lady, 1870-1962
undated
3
Caroline Lockhart: Liberated Lady, 1870-1962 - Addenda
undated
3
Caroline Lockhart: Liberated Lady, 1870-1962 - Footnotes
undated
3
Caroline Lockhart: Liberated Lady, 1870-1962 - Bibliography
undated
Sub-series 2. Other Creative Works
3
Articles By Lucille Nichols Patrick
1966-1967, 1980
3
Artwork: Prints of Pen and Ink Drawings of Ranch Life
undated
Series II. Research Materials
3
Best Little Town By a Dam Site - Notes
undated
3
Biographical: Bob Rumsey
undated
3
Biographical: Frank Blackburn
undated
3
Biographical: George T. Beck
1902-1950
3
Biographical: George Brown
1908
3
Biographical: John Chapman
undated
3
Biographical: J.C. Nichols
1910-1958
3
Biographical: J.C. Nichols - Yellowstone Park Trouble
1956-1963, undated
3
Biographical: Nichols Family/Northern Wyoming
undated
3
Biographical: Miscellaneous
1902-1967
3
Biographical: Newspaper Clippings
1900s
4
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association
undated
4
Burial Investigations (includes photographs)
1980-1982
4
Cody History: 1901-1913
undated
4
Cody History: 1921-1926
undated
4
Cody History: 1929
undated
4
Cody History: 1930s
undated
4
Cody History: Cody-Yellowstone Highway Project Transcripts
undated
4
Cody History: Legal Documents Transcripts: 1896-1910
undated
4
Cody History: Manuscript Sources Transcripts
undated
4
Cody History: Maps
1937, undated
5
Cody History: Miscellaneous Transcripts
undated
5
Cody History: Newspaper Clippings
1960s
5
Cody History: Newspaper Transcripts
undated
5
Cody History: Newspapers
1960-1970
5
Shoshone Irrigation Project Transcripts
undated
5
Wyoming: Magazine Clippings
1927-1966
5
Wyoming: Newspaper Clippings
1950s
5
Wyoming: Newspapers
1970-1980
5
Wyoming: Photographs
undated
Series III. Personal and Biographical Material
6
Buffalo Bill Museum
1966-1968
6
Correspondence: Personal, Research, Publication
1962-1969
6
Miscellaneous: Programs, Poetry, Brochures, Ephemera
1966-1967
6
Newspaper Clippings About Lucille Nichols Patrick
1965, undated
6
Publications about Western Art and History
1961-1969
Series IV. James Calvin Nichols Papers
6
Correspondence: Land Ownership and Disputes, Personal, Hunting
1932-1962
6
Legal Documents: Land and Water Rights
1901-1949
6
Lander One-Shot Antelope Hunt
1957-1960