Rodeo Historical Society Records Rodeo Historical Society Records The Rodeo Historical Society Papers contain documents and photographs pertaining to the Society and the history of rodeo. The Records are divided into thirteen series. Subject: Rodeo
Rodeo Information Commission (RIC) Rodeo Information Commission Membership Files The RIC Membership files for 1953-1968 may contain photographs and information about rodeo participants’ careers before and after joining the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA). Subject: Rodeo
Rodeo Photographs Rodeo Photographs This collection contains 1,532 rodeo photographs featuring contestants such as Casey Tibbs, Larry Mahan, Fox Hastings, Freckles Brown, and 310 other rodeo participants and animals. Subject: Photography, Rodeo
Rodeo Programs Collection of Rodeo Programs and Ephemera Includes more than 1,500 souvenir programs, daily programs, brochures, prize lists, rules, and other ephemera from a wide variety of rodeos throughout the United States and several foreign countries. Subject: Rodeo
Ryan Tom Ryan Papers Papers and photographs of a contemporary western artist and photographer whose work documents the life of the working cowboy, especially on the famed 6666 Ranch of King County, Texas. Subject: Art
Saddlery Collection of Saddlery and Cowboy Gear Catalogs and Ephemera Contains over 375 original and reproduction items from more than 100 saddle and cowboy gear makers and distributors from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Subject: History
Sam Garrett Sam Garrett Collection Well-known trick roper Sam Garrett was featured in many silent era films performing his amazing trick roping skills. He also taught many actors and actresses how to trick rope for the screen. He was a champion cowboy who was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1985. This collection includes several photographs of Garrett. Subject: Rodeo
Santangelo John Santangelo Image Collection The Image Collection is comprised of 2,041 images including a small number of western themed photographs collected by John Santagelo.
Schreyvogel Charles Schreyvogel Papers Papers and photographs document the period when Schreyvogel was one of the most popular historical western genre artists in America, including his career, artwork, and relationships with some of the most prominent men and women of his time, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Elizabeth B. Custer, Frederic Remington, and Theodore Roosevelt. Subject: Art
Selleck Tom Selleck Collection Several publicity photographs of Tom Selleck in his most popular western movies have been given to the Museum by the great actor himself. Movies highlighted include: Crossfire Trail, Last Stand at Saber River, Monte Walsh, and Quigley Down Under.
Sellers Mrs. Hugh Sellers Collection This is a small collection of photographs portraying Jose Barrera and Pawnee Bill, one of which is hand-tinted and two of which are attached to a holiday card.
Shirley Collection Glenn D. Shirley Western Americana Collection This research collection amassed by Western author Glenn Shirley includes over 6,400 books and 30 file cabinets of archival materials including more than 16,800 photographs and negatives. In addition, this collection contains a significant Western popular culture component, which often focuses on subjects that correspond with topics found in the historical portion of the collection. Subject: History, Western Popular Culture
Shoemaker Arthur Shoemaker Collection on Henry Grammer A research collection documenting the short, tumultuous life of rodeo performer Henry Grammer assembled by Oklahoma writer and amateur historian Arthur Shoemaker. Subject: Rodeo
Silberman Arthur & Shifra Silberman Native American Art Collection Collection documents Native American art, especially the Kiowa Five artists, including photocopied records, letters, correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, research notes, and other materials. Subject: Art, Native American
Sinise Jerry Sinise Western History Collection Collection includes research materials and photographs about several western historical figures including Texas Ranger Captain G. W. Arrington, John “Pink” Higgins, William Tilghman, and others, also includes a series of limited edition photographs documenting the construction of the Pioneer Woman statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Subject: History
Sioux Girls Sioux Girls at Indian School Cabinet Card This collection is comprised of a single cabinet card of Sioux girls at an Indian School in Pierre, South Dakota. Subject: Native American, Photography
Smith Lowell Ellsworth Smith Papers Papers and photographs of Ohio watercolorist Lowell Ellsworth Smith, whose work encompasses his native Ohio, the western United States, Mexico, and Europe. Subject: Art
Smith Movie Smith Western Movie Stills The collection is comprised of 431 photographs, 4 publicity magazines, 1 Wild West Stars magazine, 1 article concerning Bill Elliott, and a letter from Lewis H. Smith. The majority of the photographs are film stills and publicity photographs from western movies.
Snyder Smokey Snyder Collection of Pendleton Round-Up Photographs Former rodeo bull riding champion of the 1930s and 1940s Smokey Snyder collected a number of photographs that were also printed alongside feature stories about the Pendleton Round-Up in The Oregonian. These photographs, with their newspaper clipping bylines taped or glued on the reverse side, feature events of the round-up from 1937-1953. Subject: Rodeo
Steinke Bettina Steinke and Don Blair Papers Papers and photographs of artist Bettina Steinke and her husband, commercial photographer and gallery owner, Don Blair, which features nearly 38,000 prints, negatives, transparencies, and slides documenting their lives and careers. Subject: Art, Photography
Stone Milburn Stone and Jane Stone Papers Interviews, a draft autobiography, biographical information, photographs, slides, audiocassettes, and reel-to-reel tapes document the career and personal life of the popular Gunsmoke actor. Subject: Western Popular Culture