The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection
Scope and Contents
The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection contains booklets, weeklies, and newspaper articles pertaining to both men and women on either side of the law. Highlights of the collection include pamphlets and newspaper clippings about Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and “Doc” Holliday.
Dates
- 1809 - 2003
Conditions Governing Use
The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies. Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection consists of two archival boxes. The folders are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the criminal (outlaw) or peace officer. Several items in the collection are duplicates of booklets in the book collection.
- Title
- The Outlaws and Peace Officer Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Deanna Rainey
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository