R.A. Bacon Manuscript
Scope and Contents
The following collection consists of unpublished manuscript and poems by R. A. Bacon that speak of his work on the cattle range as a cow punch and other areas of the cattle business in the early twentieth century. One manuscript is an autobiographical novel (Pecos of 79's) and the other (The Cowboy From the North) depicts ranching in Northern Arizona around the turn of the twentieth century. Also contains other biographical material and photographs of Bacon.
Dates
- 1935-1971
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the R.A. Bacon Manuscript must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Robert Austin "Pecos" Bacon was born on June 24, 1878 in Greenville, Texas to Joel and Elizabeth Bacon. Joel died when Robert was seven years old and Elizabeth died shortly thereafter. Young Robert supported himself working on nearby cattle ranches. On April 19, 1908 Robert married Stella Lee Buffington at Marlow, Oklahoma where he became a father to step-son Fred Buffington and later fathered two biological children, a son Robert H. Bacon and a daughter Mozelle Bacon Dierking. R.A. Bacon died at the age of 60 on September 7, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains the published and unpublished manuscript and poetry of Robert Austin "Pecos" Bacon
Arrangement
Boxes 1 and 2 are arranged by unpublished manuscript chapters and Box 3 is arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were purchased in conjunction with the Newel Hart papers in 1984 by USU Special Collections & Archives for inclusion in the Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2006
- Chisholm Trail
- Correspondence
- Cowboys
- Cowboys--Biography
- Flagstaff (Ariz.)--History
- Images
- Lazy J Ranch (Tex.)
- Literature
- Miles City (Mont.)
- Phoenix (Ariz.)--History
- Ranch (Mont.)
- Ranch life--Montana
- Ranch life-Arizona
- Ranches--Arizona
- Ranches--Montana
- Ranching
- Red River (Tex.-La.)
- Rodeos
- Snowflake (Arix.)--History
- Title
- Guide to the R.A. Bacon Manuscript, 1935-1971
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu