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...