Harley Sadler:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1922-1976 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Sadler, Harley,
1892-1954 |
| Title: | Harley Sadler Papers,
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| Dates: | 1922-1976 and undated |
| Abstract: | Tent show owner and
State Senator Harley Sadler achieved fame throughout the Southwest during his
thirty-year career. |
| Collection # | S 884.1 |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes (2.0 linear feet) |
| Language | English. |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
A West Texas showman, oilman, and Texas legislator, Harley Sadler was
also an actor and tent show owner. He traveled through the United States in
tent shows during the period 1910 to 1944, primarily in Texas and the
Southwest. Elected to the Texas Senate in 1943, he served until his death in
1954.
From the turn of the century through the era of the Great Depression,
tent shows were a popular medium of entertainment particularly in rural areas.
Harley Sadler and Harvey Haverstock were among the famous tent show owners in
Texas and the Southwest.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography
of Harley Herman Sadler at
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html
The collection contains genealogical materials on the Sadler family,
playbills and scripts from performances, artifacts, index cards of various
plays, and news clippings. All deal with the tent show career of Harley Sadler
and his wife, Billie. Some items are available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed. |
| Subjects (Persons) |
| | Sadler
family--Genealogy |
| | Sadler, Harley,
1892-1954 |
| | Sadler, Harley,
1892-1954--Career in tent shows |
| | Sadler, Harley,
1892-1954--Contributions in politics and government |
| | Sadler, Harley,
1892-1954--Family |
| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | Brunk's
Comedians |
| | Harley Sadler's Own
Show |
| Places |
| | Texas--Genealogy |
| | Texas--Politics and
government |
| | Texas--Social life and
customs |
| Subjects |
| | Entertainers--Texas,
West |
| | Politics,
Practical--Texas |
| | Tent
shows--History--Sources |
| | Tent
shows--Texas--History |
| | Theater, Open-air |
| | Theatrical producers and
directors--Texas--History |
| | Traveling theater |
| | Vaudeville--Texas |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- Clifford Ashby Papers, 1977
- Zachary Ball Papers, 1922-1934
- Zachary Ball oral history interview [sound recording], 1975
- Maurice Brooks, Tom Gordon and J.F. Connaly oral history interview
[sound recording], 1975
- Henry L. and Mercedes Brunk oral history interview [sound recording], 1979
- Henry L. Brunk Papers, 1922-1975
- Harvey Haverstock Papers, 1893-1976
- Paul C. Kalmbacher Papers, 1878-1970
- Jerry Sadler oral history interview [sound recording], 1981
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Harley Sadler Papers, 1922-1976 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Collection accession # (s):
94-0147-B
Gifts, 1974-1998 and undated
Abel Ramirez, August 2000
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Ashby, Clifford.
Trouping Through Texas: Harley Sadler and His
Tent Show. Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1982.
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Collection Inventory
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | Scripts,
1933 and undated |
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Artifacts
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 2 | | Artifacts- Floyd Lloyd Boots, |
| 3 | | Artifacts- Jewelry,
undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence of Mrs. H. Sadler,
1954 |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 2 | Literary Production,
undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 3 | Printed Material,
1954-1955 |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 4 | Photograph,
undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 5 | Scrapbook Material (3 items),
1954 and undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 6 | Printed Material
1922 and undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 7 | Lifetime Pass, Harley Sadler and His Own Company,
undated |
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Scripts
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 8 | | The Grafters,
undated |
| 9 | | Lightning Love,
undated |
| 10 | | The Maid and the Minister |
| 11 | | The Man from Texas of The Girl in the Spotlight,
undated |
| 12 | | St. Elmo,
undated |
| 13 | | Toby,
undated |
| 14 | | Toby Goes to Washington,
undated |
| 15 | | Where is Elmer?,
undated |
| 16 | | Untitled Script,
undated |
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| 2 | 17 | Photocopies of Program Advertisements,
undated |
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Literary Productions
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| 2 | 18 | | "The Brand; or Drifting Apart," undated |
| 19 | | "In Devil's Mine," undated |
| 20 | | "My Friend from Arkansaw," undated |
| 21 | | "St. Elmo," undated |
| 22 | | "Tess of the Storm Country," undated |
| 23 | | "Toby's Legacy," undated |
| 24 | | "Turn to the Right," undated |
| 25 | | "Under Arizona's Skies," undated |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 26 | News clippings on Harley Sadler Tent Show,
1976 |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 27 | Printed Scripts List,
undated |
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