University of Wyoming
Popular music recordings -- 78 rpm phonograph records.
Levi S. Howes (1872-1967) operated the Circle Bar Ranch, located on the Otter River in Powder River County, Montana. He also held business interests in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Collection contains a handwritten and typescript copy of Howes' unpublished autobiography "Montana: The Reminiscences of Levi S. Howes" (ca. 1927); a certificate of Howes' membership in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame; newspaper clippings; 2 1929 letters from noted western artist and family friend Elling William "Bill" Gollings to Levi's daughter Dorothy Howes Stevens; photographs of the ranch, Howes and his family, and of a visit to the ranch by Bill Gollings and Will Rogers (1897-1967); and a collection of 78 rpm phonograph records of popular music. All of the manuscript materials are photocopies.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by Levi S. Howes at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
The donor retains possession of the original manuscript materials which are photocopies in this collection.
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