A Guide to the O.A. Gus Hansbrough Narrative, 1860-1920
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Hansbrough, O.A., b. ca. 1870 | |
| Title: | Hansbrough, O.A., Narrative | |
| Dates: | 1860-1920 | |
| Abstract: | Consisting of a typescript entitled, "Gus You Ought to Write a Book," the O.A. "Gus" Hansbrough Narrative, 1860-1920, documents Hansbrough’s family history and experiences as a gold miner, saloon bartender, and electrician in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. | |
| Extent: | 1 vol. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Born in Abilene, Texas, during the 1870s, O.A. "Gus" Hansbrough was the son of Gus Hansbrough, Sr., an Indian agent for a Pottawatomie tribe and a "professional gambler," and Susan Emeline Scott, the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary. Raised in Rocky Ford, Colorado, Hansbrough worked as a gold miner in Cripple Creek, as a saloon bartender, as a farmer, and as an itinerant electrician in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Scope and Contents
Consisting of a typescript entitled, "Gus You Ought to Write a Book," the O.A. "Gus" Hansbrough Narrative, 1860-1920, documents Hansbrough’s family history and experiences as a gold miner, saloon bartender, and electrician in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The narrative describes his family’s encounters with Native American tribes on the frontier, as well as life in cattle-herding camps, gold mining towns such as Cripple Creek, and saloons in boomtowns throughout the Southwest.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Hansbrough, O.A., b. ca. 1870 -- Archives | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Bars (Drinking establishments) -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Frontier &pioneer life -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Gold mines and mining -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Indians of North America -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Places | ||
| Colorado Springs (Colo.) -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Cripple Creek (Colo.) -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century | ||
| Rocky Ford (Colo.) -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Santa Fe (N.M.) -- History -- 19th century | ||
| Taos (N.M.) -- History -- 19th century | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
O.A. "Gus" Hansbrough Narrative, 1860-1920, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2R28 | Three typescripts of narrative, 1860-1920 | ||||||||||||