Box 1
Record Group
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of books, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, postcards, notes, newspapers, posters, lobby cards, artifacts and scrapbooks. A small collection of media contains phonograph records, movies on videotape and film, and radio serial programs. The scope of the collection includes numerous topics, or areas of interest. Among them are: the American West; the history of Northeastern Oklahoma, including various outlaws and lawmen; circuses and wild west shows; and “Western” movies and movie stars. Of special interest to Cotton were Tom Mix, Joe DeYong, and Sid Jordan. Researchers may find this collection to be especially useful as a springboard when beginning study on any of these topics.
Dates
- 1899 - 1990
- Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 153.5 Linear feet ((36 records cartons, 3 document boxes, 13 drop front boxes; 15 oversized boxes, 6 map drawers, 4 special oversized containers, 1810 monographs).)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Cotton, Robert, 1925-1988. (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository
Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA
libscua@okstate.edu
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA
libscua@okstate.edu