AHJ_ah12764 Inventory of the Tom Horn autobiography, 1903-1925 Horn (Tom) Autobiography Processed by Krist Jessup University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2021

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Jamie J. Greene May 2021 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Horn, Tom, 1860-1903 Tom Horn Autobiography 1903-1925 12764 .10 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Thomas Horn Jr. was a U.S. government scout and interpreter, cowboy, soldier, range detective, and Pinkerton agent in the American West during the 19th and early 20th-centuries. Collection contains Tom Horn’s autobiography, Life of Tom Horn by Himself, based on his writings and testimony of friends and correspondence from Mrs. John C. Coble, the wife of his former employer. Biography of Tom Horn

Thomas Horn Jr. was born on November 21, 1860. He was a U.S. government scout and interpreter, cowboy, soldier, range detective, and Pinkerton agent in the American West during the 19th and early 20th-centuries. Believed to have committed 17 killings as a hired gunman throughout the West, Horn was convicted in 1902 of the murder of 14-year-old Willie Nickell near Iron Mountain, Wyoming for which he was executed on November 20, 1903.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains Tom Horn’s autobiography, Life of Tom Horn by Himself, based on his writings and testimony of friends and correspondence from Mrs. John C. Coble, the wife of his former employer.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Tom Horn at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Buckingham Books in June 2020.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in May 2021.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918 West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Autobiographies (literary works) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Immigration and American Expansion Pioneers Container List 1Book: "Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter, Written with His Letters and Statements by His Friends: A Vindication"1904 1Letter from Mrs. John C. Coble to Mr. Francis W. Hilton regarding the publication of the Tom Horn autobiographyJanuary 26, 1925