Gerald J. McIntosh Papers, 1878, 1900-1977
49 inches
Location: 3D3-6 and 9B3
Collection MS025
Accession H.116
Biography
Gerald J. McIntosh was born in 1894, and moved to Indian Territory in 1904. In 1919, McIntosh moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was employed as a tie and timer inspector for the Rock Island Railroad, a position he held throughout his working life. He was still alive in 1977 which is the date of the last letter received at the museum.
Scope & Content Note
Gerald J. McIntosh was interested in rodeo and many other aspects of the Western Lifestyle. Over his lifetime he collected and subsequently shared with the Museum, a wide variety of American Western popular culture formats as well as a small amount of his own personal papers. This collection is arranged into eight series, Booklets, Letters, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Postcards, Scrapbooks, Songbooks, and Subject Files.
The Booklets (1922) series contains one booklet and a document about it, written by McIntosh. The Papers were donated with many booklets, and all but this one have been moved to the Library stacks. Please search the Library Catalog, using his name, for more information.
The Letters (1887, 1938-1952) series consists of McIntosh’s correspondence with “Wild West Weekly” magazine about his submissions to the “Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral” column, and with singer-songwriter Kitty Lee. There are also two letters written by Raymond Gardner, also known as Arizona Bill, an Army scout during the Indian Wars, and a document written on ledger paper that purports to be a letter of recommendation for Gardner written by General Nelson A. Miles. It is dated December 14, 1877 in Montana Territory, and mentions his service in the “Nez Perce Raid & Campaign.”
The Pamphlets (1926) folder contains one fragile pamphlet. The Papers were donated with many pamphlets, and all but this one have been moved to the Library stacks. Please search the Library Catalog, using his name, for more information.
The Periodicals (1878-1963) series is divided into four subseries – Comic Books, Lists, Magazines, and Newspapers. The series is arranged by periodical title and then date of publication. Most of the items have been cataloged individually and can be found by searching the Library Catalog. Of note is a late-1960s Turkish language graphic novel chronicling the adventures of Tom Mix, or, as the title has it, “Tom Miks.”
The Lists subseries is comprised of handwritten and typed databases created by McIntosh. There is a story index for the periodicals “Buffalo Bill Stories,” “New Buffalo Weekly,” and “Zane Grey’s Western Magazine.” There is also a photography index for “Hoofs and Horns,” from 1940-1962.
The Magazine subseries includes whole magazines and compilations of thematic clippings, while the Newspaper subseries contains partial and whole newspapers from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
The Postcards (1910-1950) is a small series consisting primarily of western-themed images from the first two decades of the 20th century. Included are images of cowboys, American Indians, the 101 Ranch, Wild West performers such as Buffalo Bill Cody, and a series of nine cards advertising Bull Durham tobacco.
The Scrapbooks (1908-1967) include nine scrapbooks assembled by McIntosh. The clippings within the books focus on Western themed stories and poetry. One scrapbook contains materials about Will Rogers.
The Songbooks (1908-1950) are Western themed. Of note in this subseries is a souvenir program of music used in the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
The Subject Files (1900-1977) include memorabilia and material about a variety of topics of interest to McIntosh. Notable in this series are a set of 1915 advertising cards for Arbuckle’s Coffee, three decorated envelopes advertising the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, a 1914 political advertising card promoting Al Jennings for Oklahoma governor, and a prospectus from “Alfalfa Bill” Murray’s Bolivian colonization venture.
Note to Researchers
Within the Accession file are letters from McIntosh to museum staff which were included with the material he was sending at the time. In the letters he often wrote about his declining health and eyesight. Sometimes he’d tell where he bought the books or pamphlets and if he knew the author. McIntosh mentioned Dean Krakel several times, worrying that Krakel wouldn’t value the things he was donating.
Subject Terms
Personal Names:
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886
Crawford, Jack, 1847-1917
Gardner, Raymond Hatfield, d. 1939
Jennings, N. A. (Napoleon Augustus), 1856-1919
McIntosh, Gerald J., 1894-
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
Murray, William H. (William Henry), b. 1869
Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Williams, James Robert, 1888-1957
Corporate Names:
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Company
Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West (Organization)
National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center
Sells-Floto Circus
Subject Headings:
Advertising—Circus
Caricatures and cartoons
Comic books, strips, etc.
Cowboys
Cowboys—Humor
Cowboys—Songs and music
Cowboys’ writings
Dime novels
Indians of North America
Indians of North America—Humor
Outlaws
Outlaws in literature
Periodicals
Photographs
Poetry—West (U.S.)
Postcards
Rodeo
Rodeo performers
Scrapbooks
Songs—West (U.S.)
Wild west shows
Wit and humor
Processing Information
The Papers was gifted from Gerald J. McIntosh to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum from 1965-1977. It was partially arranged in 1997, and fully processed in 2004. The Papers were reprocessed in 2014 for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The Gerald J. McIntosh Western Ephemera Collection is the property of the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Literary right, including copyright, belongs to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, with the exception of copyrighted artwork images and published literary works, which are the property of the respective copyright holders. It is the responsibility of the researcher, and his/her publisher, to obtain publishing permission from individuals pictured, relevant copyright holders, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Copyright
The collection is open for research. It is advisable for researchers to discuss their proposed research with staff prior to visiting the Center.
Preferred Citation
Gerald J. McIntosh Papers, 1878, 1900-1977, MS025, 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 | |||||
Booklets | |||||||
1 | 1 | “Doin’s in Okla or A Gentle Reminder Three Years in Arkansas,” Dan W. McInturff and Adriel Stephenson, 1922 | |||||
Letters | |||||||
2 | From Fiddlin’ Joe with “Wild West Weekly” magazine, 1938-1940 | ||||||
3 | From Kitty Lee (via Victor Pulis), 1946-1947 | ||||||
4 | From various magazine editors, 1945-1952 | ||||||
5 | From Raymond “Arizona Bill” Gardner, c1887-1927 | ||||||
Pamphlets | |||||||
6 | “Gems of Inspiration: Poems and Jokes,” 1926 | ||||||
Periodicals | |||||||
Comic Books | |||||||
7 | “Tom Miks,” Turkish publication, undated | ||||||
Lists | |||||||
8 | “Buffalo Bill Stories,” and “New Buffalo Weekly,” story indexes, undated | ||||||
9 | “Hoofs and Horns,” photograph index, March 1940-September 1962 | ||||||
10 | “Zane Grey’s Western Magazine,” story index, undated | ||||||
Magazines | |||||||
11 | “Blue Book Magazine,” excerpts, 1935 | ||||||
6 | 1 | “Boy’s Life,” August 1928 | |||||
1 | 12 | “Cowboy Lingo,” by Ramon F. Adams, excerpt from “Western Stories Magazine,” 1933-1934 | |||||
13 | “Cowboy Songs,” by Dan Coolidge from “Sunset Magazine,” 1912 “Desert Poetry,” by John Joseph from “Ace High Magazine,” 1923 |
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14 | Illustrated rope spinning article from “Cowboy Stories,” 1936-1937 | ||||||
6 | 2 | “Leslie’s,” January 25, 1919 | |||||
3 | “Liberty,” May 10, 1924 | ||||||
4 | “Life,” December 13, 1963 | ||||||
5 | “Lone Scout,” May 24, 1919 | ||||||
1 | 15 | Magazine compilation of poems by James Edward Hungerford, 1912-1930 | |||||
6 | 6 | “Saturday Evening Post,” February 9, 1918 | |||||
7 | “The Sphere,” September 24, 1927 | ||||||
1 | 16 | Various weeklies covers, 1942 and undated | |||||
13 | 4 | Various Western serials, 1927-1929 | |||||
Newspapers | |||||||
1 | 17 | “The Boston Post,” April 26, 1906 | |||||
18 | “The Daily Graphic,” March 10, 1878 | ||||||
6 | 8 | “Illustrated London News,” November 16, 1918 | |||||
9 | “L’Illustation: Journal Universel Hebdomadaire,” (The Illustration: Universal Journal Weekly), September 24, 1927 | ||||||
10 | “The National Police Gazette,” October 16, 1926 | ||||||
Postcards | |||||||
1 | 19 | Buckhorn Saloon, San Antonio, Texas, 1921 | |||||
20 | Cowboy and cowgirl images, c1910-1945 and undated | ||||||
21 | Dalton Gang death images, undated | ||||||
22 | Horn Palace, San Antonio, Texas, 1921 | ||||||
23 | Longhorn Trading Post, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1950 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Native Americans, c1910 | |||||
2 | Wild West Shows, c1910-1930 | ||||||
Scrapbooks | |||||||
General | |||||||
7 | 1 | Life of Will Rogers, 1926-1961 | |||||
2 | Tall Tales, 1908-1967 | ||||||
3 | Western pictures in advertisements and articles, 1917-1939 | ||||||
Poetry | |||||||
8 | 1 | 1909-1949 | |||||
2 | 1914-1915 | ||||||
3 | 1918-1938 | ||||||
9 | 1 | 1920-1956 | |||||
2 | 1920-1961 | ||||||
3 | 1937-1959 | ||||||
Songbooks | |||||||
10 | 1 | 101 Ranch Wild West Show Special Song Album and Souvenir, September 18, 1909 | |||||
2 | 3 | 1910 Songster, 1910 | |||||
4 | 1912 Songster, 1912 | ||||||
5 | American Cowboy Songs, 1936 | ||||||
6 | American Popular Songbook, 1909-1910 | ||||||
7 | Columbian Songsters, c1915 | ||||||
10 | 2 | Compilation, 1908-1950 | |||||
2 | 8 | Cowboy Ballads, Lomax and Lehman, 1912 | |||||
9 | Enterprise Songbook, 1915 | ||||||
10 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 1, 1934-1938 | ||||||
11 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 2, 1938 | ||||||
12 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 3, 1939 | ||||||
13 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 4, 1939 | ||||||
14 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 5, 1940 | ||||||
15 | Fiddlin’ Joe’s Song Corral from “Wild West Weekly, book 6, 1940 | ||||||
16 | Frontier Ballads by Joseph Mills Hanson with illustrations by Maynard Dixon, 1910 | ||||||
17 | Harold Rossiter’s Gigantic Song Collection, 1915 | ||||||
18 | Indian Songs by Thurlow Lieurance, 1913 | ||||||
19 | Ken Maynard’s Song of the Trails, 1935 | ||||||
20 | Old Songs that Men have Sung from “Adventure Magazine,” 1922-1923 | ||||||
3 | 1 | Popular Songs, c1912 | |||||
2 | Powder River Jack and Kitty Lee’s Songs on the Range, 1937 | ||||||
3 | Red River Valley, 1945 | ||||||
4 | Sailor Chanties and Cowboy Songs, Charles J. Finger, 1923 | ||||||
5 | The Show-Me Missouri Song and Joke Book, 1912 | ||||||
6 | Sing it Again!, 1946 | ||||||
7 | Songs of the Cowboys, N. Howard “Jack” Thorp, 1908 | ||||||
13 | 3 | Songs of Long Ago, 1923-1932 | |||||
3 | 8 | Songs We Sing, 1941 | |||||
9 | Treasure Chest of Home Spun Songs, 1935 | ||||||
10 | Vocal Songster, c1915 | ||||||
11 | Western Heart Throbs, 1937 | ||||||
12 | When the Harvest Days are Over and Other Songs (no cover), undated | ||||||
13 | W.S.M. Grand Ole Opry Deluxe Songbook, 1942 | ||||||
Subject Files | |||||||
Advertisements | |||||||
14 | Advertising card, Hassan Corktip Cigarettes “A Balky Pupil,” c1910 | ||||||
15 | Flyers for Pawnee Bill’s Old Town and Indian Trading Post, c1930 | ||||||
16 | Flyers, program, and ticket from the Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Combined Show, 1926 | ||||||
17 | Program, 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show, 1915 | ||||||
18 | Postcards advertising Bull Durham Cigarettes, c1910 | ||||||
19 | Promotional Envelopes for the St. Louis World’s Fair and Exposition, 1904 | ||||||
20 | Souvenir lithographs from the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, 1908 | ||||||
21 | United States and Territories advertising cards from Arbuckles Coffee, 1915 | ||||||
22 | Western themed advertisements, 1942-1956 and undated | ||||||
Cartoons | |||||||
23 | “Big George,” by Virgil Partch, 1970 | ||||||
10 | 3 | Compilation, 1879-1967 | |||||
3 | 24 | “Cow Pokes,” by Ace Reid, 1967-1970 and undated | |||||
25 | Cowboys, 1942-1971 and undated | ||||||
26 | Native Americans, 1940-1970 and undated | ||||||
11 | 1 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1922-1967 | |||||
2 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1924-1956 | ||||||
3 | 27 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1927-1954 | |||||
11 | 3 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1934-1956 | |||||
12 | 1 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1950-1953 | |||||
2 | “Out Our Way,” by J.R. Williams, 1953-1956 | ||||||
3 | 28 | “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” Arkansas Gazette, 1950-1953 | |||||
29 | “Tall Tales of Arkansas,” by John Park Craven, 1942-1953 | ||||||
30 | “Tall Timber Tales,” from Timber Topics Magazine, 1951-1960 and undated | ||||||
12 | 3 | Various, 1948-1960 and undated | |||||
General | |||||||
3 | 31 | 101 Ranch, 1910-1968 and undated | |||||
32 | Bowie knife, 1957 | ||||||
33 | Buffalo, 1949-1968 and undated | ||||||
34 | Cattle, 1963 and undated | ||||||
35 | Circus, 1964-1966 | ||||||
4 | 1 | Cowboys, 1908-1971 and undated | |||||
2 | Horses, 1960-1966 and undated | ||||||
3 | Jokes, 1927-1970 and undated | ||||||
4 | Longhorn steer, c1940 | ||||||
5 | Outlaws, 1938-1966 | ||||||
6 | Pony Express, 1938-1941 and undated | ||||||
7 | Ranching, 1942-1956 and undated | ||||||
8 | Rodeo, 1926-1969 and undated | ||||||
9 | Transportation permit for buffalo horns, 1921 | ||||||
10 | Texas Rangers, 1951 and 1968 | ||||||
11 | Wells Fargo, 1949-1969 | ||||||
12 | Western art and photography, 1918-1967 and undated | ||||||
12 | 4 | Western art prints, 1913-1916 and undated | |||||
4 | 13 | Western film and theatre, 1919-1968 and undated | |||||
14 | Western history, 1929-1968 and undated | ||||||
15 | Western personalities, 1936-1966 and undated | ||||||
Locations | |||||||
16 | “Discovery and History of Carlsbad Caverns,” by Jim White, 1946 | ||||||
17 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1941-1974 | ||||||
18 | Knott’s Berry Farm, California, c1953 | ||||||
19 | Matador, Texas, 1966 | ||||||
20 | Oklahoma tourism materials and newspaper articles, 1955-1967 | ||||||
21 | Texas highway maps, 1951-1955 | ||||||
22 | Wyoming travel brochures and maps, 1924-1939 | ||||||
Native Americans | |||||||
23 | Indian Traders’ Supplies and Navajo Blankets pamphlet, 1908 | ||||||
24 | Apache, 1942-1968 | ||||||
5 | 1 | General information, 1941-1970 and undated | |||||
13 | 1 | Poster, c1920 | |||||
People | |||||||
5 | 2 | Autry, Gene, 1942-1945 and undated | |||||
3 | Bean, Judge Roy, 1949 and 1971 | ||||||
4 | Berlin, Irving, 1942 | ||||||
5 | Betzinez, Jason, 1960 | ||||||
6 | Billy the Kid, 1947-1959 | ||||||
7 | Bridger, Jim, undated | ||||||
8 | Cody, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill,” 1917-1968 and undated | ||||||
9 | Custer, George A., 1941-1967 | ||||||
10 | Dalton Gang, 1946 and 1958 | ||||||
11 | Dobie, J. Frank, 1963-1964 | ||||||
12 | Earp, Wyatt, 1955 | ||||||
13 | Gardner, Raymond “Arizona Bill,” 1927 | ||||||
14 | Gray, Otto, 1966 | ||||||
15 | Grey, Zane, 1922-1972 | ||||||
16 | Horn, Tom, 1926 and 1947 | ||||||
17 | James, Jesse, 1941-1971 | ||||||
18 | Jennings, Al, 1914-1915 and 1957 | ||||||
19 | Lillie, Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill,” c1900-1950 and undated | ||||||
20 | Murray, William H. “Alfalfa Bill,” 1916-1977 | ||||||
21 | Prather, Robert, 1955 | ||||||
22 | Randolph, Vance, 1951 and 1965 | ||||||
23 | Rayburn, Otto Ernest, 1953 and 1960 | ||||||
24 | Rogers, Roy, 1946-1969 | ||||||
25 | Rogers, Will, 1932-1968 and undated | ||||||
26 | Starr, Belle, 1932 and 1955 |