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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: Subject Files, 1927-1930, n.d.
Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1921-1941, n.d.

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CARL STUDER RODEO SCRAPBOOK AND EPHEMERA COLLECTION, 1921-1941
CARL STUDER. Collection, 1921-1941.
3.6 cubic feet (1 document box, 2 flat boxes, 3 oversized folders).
Location: 0125; 0693; Flat File 2/Drawer 1.

Introduction:

The Carl Studer Rodeo Scrapbook and Ephemera Collection documents the Anvil Park and Amusement Company, Inc.'s business transactions and inquiries from 1927 to 1931, and contains rodeo advertising posters along with 5 scrapbooks of clippings ranging from 1921 - 1941.

Biography:

In 1928, Carl Studer was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Anvil Park and Amusement Company, Inc., J.C. Studer and O.B. Studer were the company's President and Vice-President. In 1922, the Company began producing the Annual Rodeo and Cowboy's Reunion held at Hemphill County, Canadian, and Texas. Throughout his lifetime, Carl Studer was active in Rodeo and Studer Market and Acme. For twenty years he collected rodeo clippings from across the United States.

Scope and Content:

The collection contains 5 rodeo clipping scrapbooks, 1921-1941, and materials related to the Anvil Park and Amusement Company, Inc.

Series 1: Subject Files, 1927-1930, n.d.
Folder 1, is the Anvil Park and Amusement Company Advertising, letters addressed to C.A. Studer, and are chronologically arranged in order of receipt. Folder 2 contains the contractual agreements of the Company between 1927 - 1930. Folder 3 and 4 contain advertising flyers for Round up and Rodeo and a program from Leonard Stroud's World Championship Rodeo. Folders 5, 6, and 7 contain letters and published materials originally located loose within the respectively noted scrapbooks.

Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1921-1941, n.d.
Loose Scrapbook, 1921-1926 contains the clippings, oversized posters and loose published materials within the unbound scrapbook.

Tan Cloth Scrapbook, 1927-1938 contains clippings of rodeo events throughout the United States.

Black "Ideal" Scrapbook, 1931-1935 contains rodeo clippings, oversized posters and a file folder with letters and published materials originally located loose within the scrapbook.

Green Scrapbook 1933-1941 contains rodeo clippings from throughout the United States and published materials originally located loose within the scrapbook.

Black Horizontal Scrapbook, 1934-1935 contains rodeo clippings from throughout the United States.

Organization:
The collection contains oversized materials, loose letters, published materials, and bound scrapbook clippings. For preservation, the oversized materials were placed in flat file folders and located in the flat file drawer. The loose published materials and letters originally located within scrapbooks were separated from the scrapbooks and placed in box 1 folders. A Separation Sheet documenting the removal of material was completed for each specific oversized and box folder. Chronological order within the file folders was duplicated when possible.

Subject Terms:

Personal Names:
Johnson, W.T., Col.
Stroud, Leonard, 1893-1961
Studer, Carl

Corporate Names:
Anvil Park Rodeo and Amusement Company
Calgary Stampede
Cheyenne Frontier Days
The Sweetwater Chuck Wagon Association

Subject Headings:
Advertising cards
Rodeos - Canada - Alberta - Calgary
Rodeos - Illinois - Chicago
Rodeos - Kansas - Kansas City
Rodeos - Texas - Canadian, Fort Worth
Rodeos - United States - 1921-1941
Rodeo - Wyoming - Cheyenne

Accession Information:

The collection was received prior to 2001, but not accessioned until 2001 by Pam Bell.

Processing Information:

Carl Studer's original folder entitled "Value of Rodeo to Community" was organized into Series 1, folders 1-4. All other collection materials were located within the 5 scrapbooks under Series 2. Loose materials found within a scrapbook were separated into oversize or box folders. This procedure maintained the original location and order of separated materials. Separation Sheets are within the respective locations.

Ownership & Literary Rights:

The Carl Studer Rodeo Scrapbook and Ephemera Collection is the property of the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Literary right, including copyright, belongs to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, with the exception of copyrighted images and published literary works, which are the property of the respective copyright holders. It is the responsibility of the researcher, and his/her publisher, to obtain publishing permission from individuals pictured, relevant copyright holders, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Restrictions on Access:

This collection is open for research. Researchers are advised to discuss their research prior to visiting the Center.

Preferred Citation:

Carl Studer Rodeo Scrapbook and Ephemera Collection, Box ##, Folder ##, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.