Ed Apple Oklahoma State University Rodeo Participants Collection
Creator: Ed Apple
Dates: 1948-1998
Quantity: 1 inch
Accession: 1998.035
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to a pardoning of students that skipped class at Oklahoma State University to participate in a rodeo in 1948.
Historical Sketch
In 1948, Buddy Reger, Clem McSpadden, Larry Kilgore, Leo Roberts, Harold Emery, Turner Meadors, and Chuck Dancer skipped classes at Oklahoma State University (OSU) to participate in the first Cameron Aggie’s Club Intercollegiate Rodeo in Lawton, Oklahoma. Kilgore was crowned the Outstanding Cowboy of the rodeo. Fifty years later the president of OSU pardoned the seven rodeo enthusiasts absences in class that day because they represented the university in an exemplary way.
Scope & Content Note
This collection contains three photographs of the seven cowboys in 1998 at their pardoning ceremony at OSU. It also contains an official document of pardon and a letter to Ed Apple from Harold Emery.
Processing Information
The Ed Apple Oklahoma State University Rodeo Participants Collection was donated by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1998 by Ed Apple.
This is a small collection.
Copyright
The Ed Apple Oklahoma State University Rodeo Participants Collection is the property of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Materials, even if owned by the NCWHM, may be protected under third party copyright. It is the patron’s responsibility to research and secure any such additional copyright and pay any required fees or royalties. It is not the intention of the NCWHM to impede upon any third party rights, and the NCWHM cannot be held responsible if the patron is involved in legal action due to violation of third party copyright claims.
Copyright
The Ed Apple Oklahoma State University Rodeo Participants Collection has no restrictions and is available for research. If you are interested in researching the materials, please contact the Dickinson Research Center to make an appointment.
Preferred Citation
Ed Apple Oklahoma State University Rodeo Participants Collection, 1998.035, Box # Folder #, Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Container List
All Series
| Box | Folder | Folder Title / Description | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Letters and photographs, 1948-1998 | |||||
