Jimmy M. Skaggs' The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890
Overview
A collection of Jimmy M. Skaggs' typescript, layouts, galley proofs, and photographs for his book, The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890, published in 1973 by the University Press of Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1973
Creator
- Skaggs, Jimmy M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Jimmy M. Skaggs
Jimmy M. Skaggs received his master's and doctoral degrees in history from Texas Tech University, where he was Deputy Archivist of the Southwest Collection. In 1970, he joined the economics faculty of Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, where he also chaired the American studies department. His many published books and articles on the economic history of Western America include his 1973 book titled The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890. It was originally presented in 1965 as his master's thesis, titled The Great Western Cattle Trail to Dodge City, Kansas.
Extent
.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Jimmy M. Skaggs' typescript, layouts, galley proofs, and photographs for his book, The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890, published in 1973 by the University Press of Kansas. Twenty-three photographic prints--most of them reproduced in the book--are at RH MS-P 845. Oversize photocopied layouts and hardboard layouts for the book and its publicity are at RH MS Q207.
Physical Location
RH MS 845
Physical Location
RH MS Q207
Physical Location
RH MS-P 845
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Jimmy M. Skaggs
Separated Materials
Skaggs, Jimmy M, The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, [1973], RH C11194, University of Kansas Libraries
Processing Information
Previously shelved at: RH MS 171
- Title
- Guide to Jimmy M. Skaggs' The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890
- Subtitle
- Jimmy M. Skaggs' The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006; revised by, cl 2010; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7064846459
- Preferred citation
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Jimmy M. Skaggs' The Cattle-Trailing Industry: Between Supply and Demand, 1866-1890, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1207, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository