• Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center
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Introduction
Biography
Scope & Content Note
Subject Terms
Accession Information
Processing Information
Ownership & Literary Rights
Restrictions on Access
Preferred Citation
Container List
Series 1: Book Covers & Jackets
Series 2: Clippings
Series 3: Photographs, Gene Autry- Business, Personal & Publicity, Western Actors
Series 4: Posters
Series 5: Sound Recording Discs
Series 6: Sound Recording Disc Sleeves
Series 7: Sheet Music and Songbooks
Addendum
GUIDE TO THE
JOHN RAO JR. WESTERN ENTERTAINERS COLLECTION, 1900-1972
JOHN RAO JR. Collection, 1900-1972.
8.2 cubic feet (4 document boxes, 6 sound recording boxes, 2 flat boxes,
4 oversized folders).
Location: 0474-0476; 0657-0658; 0669-0670; Flat File 2, Drawer 4.
| TOTAL
# |
TITLE |
COMPANY |
DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES 1: BOOK COVERS & JACKETS, ca. 1940s-1950s | |||||
| 001/001 | 2 |
Coloring Book, Autry, Gene | |||
| 1 |
Champion, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | No. 3 | ||
| 001/002 | 1 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1947 | Vol.1-No. 7 |
| 001/003 | 6 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1948 | Vol.1-No.16,17,2-No.18 2-No.22 |
| 001/004 | 6 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1949 | Vol.1- No. 27,29,30 |
| 2-No.32, No. 33 | |||||
| 001/005 | 7 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1950 | Vol. 1-No.35,36,39,40, |
| 41,43,44 | |||||
| 001/006 | 8 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1951 | Vol. 1-No. 47,48,49, |
| 50,2-No.56, No. 58 |
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| 001/007 | 4 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1952 | Vol.1-No.59,60,64,67 |
| 001/008 | 1 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1954 | Sept. |
| 001/009 | Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | 1955 | Feb.,March,May | |
| 001/010 | 8 |
Comic, Autry, Gene | Dell Publ. Co. | Un- known |
April,May,June,2-Aug.,Oct.,2-No year |
| 001/011 | 2 |
Fiction, Autry, Gene | |||
| Gene Autry and the Golden Ladder Gang | Whitman | 8x12" #2349 | |||
| Gene Autry and the Big Valley Grab | Whitman | 8x12"#2302 | |||
| 001/012 | 3 |
Comic, Burnette, Smiley | Fawcett Publ. | No.1,2,3 | |
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| TITLE |
DATE |
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| SERIES 2: CLIPPINGS, ca. 1950s-1981 | |||||
| 001/013 | Autry, Gene Clippings I | ||||
| 001/014 | Autry, Gene Clippings II | ||||
| 001/015 | Burnette, Smiley Clippings | 1954-1957 | |||
| 001/017 | Wayne, John Clippings | 1972 | |||
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| Catalog # | TITLE |
COMPANY |
DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
| SERIES
3: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1930s-ca. 1970s |
|||||
| Gene Autry, Movies, 1934-1952 | |||||
| 001/019 | 82.17.512 .521-.531 |
Tumbling Tumbleweeds, 1935 | Republic Pictures | 1935 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/020 | .546 1&2, .550- |
Columbia Pictures, 1947-1953 | Columbia Pictures | 1947-1953 | 8x10"B&W |
| .556, .558, .561 |
|||||
| 001/021 | .510 |
The Last Round-up, 1947 | Columbia Pictures | 1947 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/022 | .511 |
The Big Sombrero, 1949 | Columbia Pictures | 1949 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/023 | .357-.371 |
The Loaded Pistols, 1949 | Columbia Pictures | 1949 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/024 | .509 |
Gene Autry and the Mounties, 1951 | Columbia Pictures | 1951 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/025 | .532-.539 |
Night Stage to Galveston, 1952 | Columbia Pictures | 1952 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/026 | .544 |
Mystery Mountain, 1934 | Mascot Pictures | 1934 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/027 | .564 |
In Old Santa Fe, 1934 | Mascot Pictures | 1934 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/028 | .540-.541 |
Phantom Empire, 1935 | Mascot Pictures | 1935 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/029 | .506-.508 |
Melody Trail, 1935 | Republic Pictures | 1935 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/030 | .291-.300 |
The Big Show, 1936 | Republic Pictures | 1936 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/031 | .514-.520 |
Guns and Guitars, 1936 | Republic Pictures | 1936 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/032 | .260-.269 |
Oh Susanna, 1936 | Republic Pictures | 1936 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/033 | .272-.273 |
Ride, Ranger Ride, 1936 | Republic Pictures | 1936 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/034 | .270 |
The Old Corral, 1936 | Republic Pictures | 1936 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/035 | .306-.310 |
Boots and Saddles, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/036 | .287-.290 |
Git Along Little Dogies, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| 001/035 | .311 |
Prairie Moon, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| .691 |
Movie advertisement poster photograph | 5x9.5"B&W | |||
| 001/036 | .301-.305 |
Public Cowboy No. 1, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/001 | 82.17.274-.286 |
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/002 | .312-.314 |
Springtime in the Rockies, 1937 | Republic Pictures | 1937 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/003 | .316-.323 |
Man from Music Mountain, 1938 | Republic Pictures | 1938 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/004 | .315 |
The Old Barn Dance, 1938 | Republic Pictures | 1938 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/005 | .347-.349 |
Colorado Sunset, 1939 | Republic Pictures | 1939 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/006 | .324-.338 |
Mexicali Rose, 1939 | Republic Pictures | 1939 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/007 | .339-.346 |
In Old Monterey, 1939 | Republic Pictures | 1939 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/008 | .377 |
Carolina Moon, 1940 | Republic Pictures | 1940 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/009 | 350-.356 |
Gaucho Serenade, 1940 | Republic Pictures | 1940 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/010 | .401-.405 |
Melody Ranch, 1940 | Republic Pictures | 1940 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/011 | .372-.376 |
Ride Tenderfoot Ride, 1940 | Republic Pictures | 1940 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/012 | .378-.395 |
Back in the Saddle, 1941 | Republic Pictures | 1941 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/013 | .406-.410 |
Down Mexico Way, 1941 | Republic Pictures | 1941 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/014 | .396-.400 |
The Singing Cowboy | Republic Pictures | 1941 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/015 | .423-.426 |
Sunset in Wymoning,1941 | Republic Pictures | 1941 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/016 | .411-.422 |
Under Fiesta Stars, 1941 | Republic Pictures | 1941 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/017 | .485-.490 |
Bells of Capistrano, 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10"B&W |
| 002/018 | .476-.484 |
Call of the Canyon, 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10" B&W |
| 002/019 | .427-.437 |
Cowboy Serenade, 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10" B&W |
| 002/020 | .438-.446 |
Heart of the Rio Grande, 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10" B&W |
| 002/021 | .447-.467 |
Home in Wyomin', 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10" B&W |
| 002/022 | .468-.475 |
Stardust on the Sage, 1942 | Republic Pictures | 1942 | 8x10" B&W |
| 002/023 | .491-.505 |
Robinhood of Texas, 1947 | Republic Pictures | 1947 | 8x10" B&W |
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| Gene Autry, Personal, ca. 1940s-1950s | |||||
| 002/024 | .631 |
"G.A. - 1st wife Ida" | Nov 14 1953 |
8x10" B&W | |
| .696 |
"1955" | 1955 | 5x7" B&W | ||
| .697 |
4x5in. | 4x5" B&W | |||
| .694 |
2.5x3.5in. | 2.5x3.5" B&W | |||
| .694 |
"1942" | 1942 | 2.5x3.5" B&W | ||
| .695.1&2 |
"Made in 1925 Age 18 years old Gene Autry" | 1925 | 2.5x3.5" B&W | ||
| .692 | "Gene Autry at age one" | n. d. | 1.25x1.5" B&W | ||
| .702 |
"To John from Gene Autry"
"To Larry Smith my Best always From John Rao" |
ca. 1970s | 8x10 in. B&W |
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| Gene Autry, Publicity, ca. 1930s-1950s | |||||
| 002/025 | 82.17.674- .677 |
Clippings, Photographs | |||
| .674 |
"Made in 1933 Gene Autry age 25" | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .675 |
"Gene Autry at age 23" | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .676&.677 |
5x7" |
5x7" B&W | |||
| 002/026 | .678-.685 |
Colorized Photographs | |||
| .680 |
5x7" | 5x7" Colored | |||
| .681-.684 |
5x7" | 5x7" Colored | |||
| .685 |
5x7" | 5x7" Colored | |||
| .678 |
postcard | 3.5x5.5" Colored |
|||
| .679 |
postcard | 3.5x5.5" Colored |
|||
| 002/027 | .513,.542-.544,.547 |
Publicity, 8x10" |
8x10" B&W | ||
| .549,.551, .577,.629 |
8x10" B&W | ||||
| .630 |
8x10" B&W | ||||
| 002/028 | .639-.645 |
Publicity, 5x7" | 5x7" B&W | ||
| .639-.641 |
No signature | 5x7" B&W | |||
| .642 |
No signature, postcard back | 5x7" B&W | |||
| .643-.645 |
Printed signature | 5x7"B&W | |||
| .646-.672 |
Publicity, 3x4in. And smaller | ||||
| .646-.649 |
3x4 in | 3x4" B&W | |||
| .657 & .666 |
2.75x4.5in | 2.75x4.5" B&W | |||
| .652,.654- .659 |
2.5x4in | 2.5x4" B&W | |||
| .662,.664, .665,.667 |
2.5x4in | 2.5x4" B&W | |||
| .651,.653 |
2.5x4in. Cropped | 2.5x4" Cropped B&W |
|||
| .668,.651 |
2.5x3.5in. | 2.5x3.5" B&W | |||
| .660 |
2.5x3.5in. | 2.5x3.5" B&W | |||
| .698 |
1.75x2.5in | 1.75x2.5" B&W | |||
| .669-.671 |
1.5x1.0 in | 1.5x1" B&W | |||
| .672 |
.75x1in | 0.75x1" B&W | |||
| .686 |
"Neiser Bros., Inc." | 1x2" B&W | |||
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| Other Western Actors, 1943-1964, n.d. | |||||
| 002/030 | .562,.563, .687-.689 |
Burnette, Smiley | |||
| .562&.563 |
8x10in | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .689 |
5x7in. | 5x7" B&W | |||
| .688 |
"To John Rao Jr. Smiley Burnette" | 4x5" B&W | |||
| .687 |
3.5x4.5in. | 3.5x4.5" B&W | |||
| 002/031 | Miscellaneous, 8x10 in. | ||||
| .565&.566 |
Ritter, Tex | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .573 |
Gibson, Hoot | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .632 |
Ken Maynard, "Ken Maynard 1952" | 1952 | 8x10" B&W | ||
| .633 |
Allen, Rex "'Always' Rex Allen and Koko" | 8x10" Color | |||
| ,634 |
Ritter, Tex "To my friend John, Tex Ritter 1957" | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .635 |
Ritter, Tex "To my friend John, Tex Ritter 1957" | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .636 |
Lane, [Allan] Rocky "To John, Till the end of the trail, Your Pals, Rocky Lane & Black Jack" | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .637 |
Lane, [Allan] Rocky "To John - We're both realproud to call you our pal, Rocky Lane & | 8x10" B&W | |||
| Black Jack" | |||||
| .638 |
Dean, Eddie | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .699 |
Knight, Fuzzy | 8x10" B&W | |||
| .700 |
Hamilton, George "You're Cheatin' Heart" | MGM | 1964 | 8x10" B&W | |
| .701 |
"The Case Against Brooklyn" | Columbia Pict. | 1958 | ||
| 002/032 | .567,.568, .569,570, .571,.572 |
Mix, Tom | |||
| 002/033 | .650&.690 |
Rogers, Roy | |||
| .650 |
"R. Rogers" | 2.5x4" B&W | |||
| .690 |
5x7" | 5x7" B&W | |||
| 002/034 | .574-.578 |
Wayne, John | |||
| .574 |
"Dakota" | Republic Pictures | 1945 | 8x10" B&W | |
| .575 |
"Dakota" | Republic Pictures | 1945 | 8x10" B&W | |
| .576 |
"Dakota" | Republic Pictures | 1945 | 8x10" B&W | |
| .577 |
"Without Reservations" | RKO Pictures | 1946 | 8x10" B&W | |
| .578 |
"A Lady Takes a Chance" | RKO Pictures | 1943 | 8x10" B&W | |
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| TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
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| SERIES 4: POSTERS, ca. 1970s | |||||
| FF2/D04 | Cassidy, Hopalong | 22x17" B&W | |||
| FF2/D04 | Gibson, Hoot | 22x17" B&W | |||
| FF2/D04 | Mix, Tom | 22x17" B&W | |||
| FF0/D04 | Ritter, Tex | 22x17" B&W | |||
