Inventory of the Collection
Box 1: "Pecos of the 79 Ranch" by R.A. Bacon, Unpublished Manuscript.
Fd 1: Chapter I, "Childhood Days".
Fd 2: Chapter II, "Up the Old Chrisholm Trail".
Fd 3: Chapter III, "Crossing the Red River".
Fd 4: Chapter IV, "Gambler Killed in Dodge City".
Fd 5: Chapter V, "Arrives in Miles City".
Fd 6: Chapter VI, "Pecos Meets Dusty the 79 Wagon Boss".
Fd 7: Chapter VII, "Arrives at the 79 Ranch".
Fd 8: Chapter VIII, "Starting upon the General Round-up".
Fd 9: Chapter XIX, "The Breed".
Fd 10: Chapter X, "Pecos Sent Rep'ing".
Fd 11: Chapter XI, "Arrives at the P Cross Square".
Fd 12: Chapter XII, "Throwing back in a Snow Storm".
Fd 13: Chapter XIII, "A Winter Hand".
Fd 14: Chapter XIV, "Reps with the Flying-E".
Fd 15: Chapter XV, "Back From the Trowel Outfit".
Fd 16: Chapter XVI, "Loads Out of Glasgow".
Fd 17: Chapter XVII, "Heading for the Dug -Out".
Fd 18: Chapter XVIII, "The Horrors of a Montana Winter".
Fd 19: Chapter XIX "Decides to Quit the 79's".
Fd 20 Chapter XX, "Working for the Lazy J".
Fd 21 Chapter XXI, "The Lazy J Closes Out".
Fd 22: Chapter XXII, "Back with the 79's".
Fd 23: Chapter XXIII, "The Last Shipment".
Fd 24: Chapter XXIV, "Crossing the Yellowstone".
Fd 25: Chapter XXV, "On Board the Cars".
Box 2: "The Cowboy from the North" by R.A. Bacon, Unpublished Manuscript.
Fd 1: Chapter I, "Arrives in Arizona".
Fd 2: Chapter II, "The Cinnamon Brown".
Fd 3: Chapter III, "Received Herd at Snowflake".
Fd 4: Chapter IV, "En route to Coconia".
Fd 5: Chapter V, "Repping with Thornton's Outfit".
Fd 6: Chapter VI, "Arrives at the Goose Egg Outfit".
Fd 7: Chapter VII, "The Cedar Ranch".
Fd 8: Chapter VIII, "The Fourth of July Rodeo".
Fd 9: Chapter IX, "Spends the Winter in Phoenix".
Fd 10: Chapter X, "Allis not Pleasure with a Cowboy".
Fd 11: Chapter XI, "Spends the Winter in Phoenix".
Fd 12: Chapter XII, "A Quaint Little Spanish Home".
Fd 13: Chapter XII, "A Ride Through the Hills".
Fd 14: Chapter XIV, "Hires to Hearrell".
Fd 15: Chapter XV, "Working the Country with a Pack Outfit".
Fd 16: Chapter XVII, Months in a Hospital".
Fd 17: Chapter XVII, "Months in a Hospital".
Fd 18: Chapter XVIII, "Goes into Old Mexico".
Fd 19: Chapter XIX, "Form a New Company".
Fd 20: Chapter XX, "Just a Quiet Little Wedding".
Box 3: Miscellaneous Papers of R.A. Bacon.
Fd 1: Photos of R.A. Bacon.
Fd 2: Photo of R.A. Bacon.
Fd 3: Poem by R.A. Bacon printed in a Newspaper.
Fd 4: Notes on life of Robert Austin Bacon.
Fd 5: Notes on life of Robert Austin Bacon.
Fd 6: Poem: "The Old Log Cabin" by R.A. Bacon.
Fd 7: Poem: "The Old Pole Corral" by R.A. Bacon.
Fd 8: Print of Calf Roping.
Fd 9: Print of Three cowboys preparing to Brand.
Fd 10: Print of Three Cowboys preparing to Brand.
Fd 11: Three Cowboys in Corral.
Fd 12: Print of Shoeing a Horse.
Fd 13: Print of Bull in Chute. (Copy only).
Fd 14: Sioux City Sunday Journal, Sept. 29, 1935 magazine Section.
Fd 15: Correspondence from University of South Dakota concerning the Unpublished Manuscripts.
Fd 16: Letter between Members of R.A. Bacon's Family concerning the University of South Dakota's interest in Unpublished manuscripts of R.A. Bacon.