Descriptive Summary
Clark, O. S.
Clark, Orrie S., papers
1920-1931
Materials are written in English.
1931
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
A volume of transcribed
correspondence, Photostat newspaper clippings, and a literary production composes
the Orrie S. Clark Papers, 1920-1931, documenting Clark’s experiences in the
American Old West and his research on gunmen and cowboys, such as Clay Allison and
Jim East.
Biographical Note
From Attica, Indiana, Orrie S. Clark was a trail rider and vice president of the
Central National Bank of Attica, Indiana. He also wrote
Clay
Allison of the Washita: First a Cow Man and then an Extinguisher of Bad
Men (1920).
Scope and Contents
A volume of transcribed correspondence, Photostat newspaper clippings, and a literary
production composes the Orrie S. Clark Papers, 1920-1931, documenting Clark’s
experiences in the American Old West and his research on gunmen and cowboys.
Correspondence to and from Orrie S. Clark, 1920-1931, discusses gunfighter Clay
Allison; Charles A. Siringo and other early settlers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New
Mexico; and writers Emerson Hough and Andy Adams. Newspaper clippings, 1925,
undated, includes Clark’s review of Hough’s book
North of
36 and reminiscences about the western frontier, while the undated
literary production recounts his experiences with Allison, Jim East, and other
cowboys and gunmen.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Clark, O. S. -- Archives.
Allison, Clay, 1840 or 41-1887
Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928.
Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923.
Adams, Andy, 1859-1935.
East, James H., 1853-1930.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U. S.).
Cowboys -- West (U. S.)
Places
West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th
century.
Preferred Citation
Orrie S. Clark Papers, 1920-1931, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
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
Inventory
2Q479
Orrie S. Clark Papes, 1920-1931