Cowboy Poetry Gathering Collection
Scope and Contents
The Cowboy Poetry Gathering Collection contains programs, flyers for the Cowboy Music Gathering, list or catalog of gift items for sale, copies of articles about Elko and previous Poetry Gatherings, and fact sheets and financial statements of the Western Folklife Center. Also included is information about the 1993 Cowboy Music Gathering in Elko.
Dates
- 1984-1998
Creator
- Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, produced by the Western Folklife Center, takes place in Elko, Nevada and features a week of poetry, music, dancing, workshops, exhibits, food and fellowship, rooted in tradition but focused on today's rural West.
Extent
0.792 Linear Feet (17 folders, 1 cassette)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, produced by the Western Folklife Center, takes place in Elko, Nevada and features a week of poetry, music, dancing, workshops, exhibits, food and fellowship, rooted in tradition but focused on today's rural West. The collection includes programs, flyers for the Cowboy Music Gathering, list or catalog of gift items for sale, copies of articles about Elko and previous Poetry Gatherings, and fact sheets and financial statements of the Western Folklife Center between 1984-1997.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jean Ford in 1994.
Creator
- Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Cowboy Poetry Gathering collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- March 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu