Descriptive Summary
Hinkle, Milt, 1881-1972
Hinkle, Milt, Papers
1959-1972, undated
Materials are written in English.
82-120
7 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising correspondence, printed materials, creative works, newspaper clippings, and photographs, the Milt Hinkle Papers, 1959-1972, chronicle Hinkle’s experiences ranching in Texas and his career as a rodeo performer.
Biographical Note
Born on the XIT Ranch in Bovina, Texas, Milt D. Hinkle (1881-1972) was the son of George Hinkle, a buffalo hide dealer and saloon owner. Hinkle spent the majority of his childhood in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Grapevine, Texas, where he started working on a ranch at the age of nine. Six years later, he attended his first rodeo and won first place in bronc riding. Hinkle launched a career as a rodeo personality and traveled with various shows, such as the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show. In addition to bronc riding, he learned how to bulldog and worked as a peace officer and a bodyguard. During the 1920s, Hinkle moved to Kissimmee, Florida, where he founded the Silver Spurs Rodeo show and continued performing until he sustained injuries while bulldogging that left him partially crippled in 1931. Later in life, he authored several articles on his life, rodeos, and the Old West, which appeared in the magazines True West, Old West, and Frontier Times. Around 1967, Hinkle published A Texan hits the Pampas, which describes his experiences as a cowboy and rodeo performer.
Scope and Contents
Comprising correspondence, printed materials, creative works, newspaper clippings, and photographs, the Milt Hinkle Papers, 1959-1972, chronicle Hinkle’s experiences ranching in Texas and his career as a rodeo performer. Correspondence with Western Publications, Inc., concerns the publication of Hinkle’s articles in the magazines True West, Old West, and Frontier Times. Printed materials consist of a rodeo program and a broadside pertaining to Hinkle, while creative works include drafts of article on his life and rodeos. Additionally, newspaper clippings contain articles about Hinkle and photographs depict cowboys and scenes from rodeos as well as Hinkle.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Hinkle, Milt, 1881-1972 -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Western Publications, Inc.
Subjects
Cowboys -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Frontier times (Austin, Tex.).
Old West.
Ranching -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Rodeo performers -- Texas.
Rodeos -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
True West.
Places
West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Milt Hinkle Papers, 1959-1972, undated, 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
Inventory
3P53
Correspondence,
1959-1972
3P54
Printed materials, creative works, and newspaper clippings,
1966-1970, undated
3S7
Photographs,
1964-1968, undated