Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous Collection
2011
USU_USU_FOLK COLL 51

Biographical Note/Historical Note

Collection Overview +/-

Creator:	Special Collections and Archives.
Title:	Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous Collection.
Dates:	2011 (inclusive)
Collection Number:	USU_USU_FOLK COLL 51
Quantity:	1 boxes.5 linear feet
Summary:	Materials from the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous.
Repository:	Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Address:	Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu

Collection Inventory +/-


Box 1 2011 Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous
	Box 1 Folder 1 CVCR Correspondence
		Item 1 Letter from John White (Chairman of the Cache City Council) to Dale Major. 2011 March 22
		Item 2 Letter from Julie Hollist (Director, Cache Valley Visitors Bureau) to Dale Major. 2011 April 7
		Item 3 Letter from Randy Williams (USU Special Collections) to Dale and Dawna Major. 2011 May 6
		Item 4 Email from Dale Major to Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous Patrons. 2011 May 23
	Box 1 Folder 2 Publicity
		Item 1 "Cowboy Poetry in Motion," by Jeff Hunter. Cache Valley Magazine (The Herald Journal), Logan, UT, (pp 14-16). 2011 February
		Item 2 "Celebrating the Cowboy: New music and poetry event draws crowds to Hyrum," by Jeff Hunter, Cache Valley Magazine (The Herald Journal), Logan, UT, (pp 10-12). 2011 March
		Item 3 "Rejoicing on the Range: Cowboy culture, faith celebrated during church service," by Kate Rouse, The Herald Journal, Logan, UT, (C 1-2), 2011 March 10
		Item 4 "A celebration of heritage," by Kim Burgess. Cache Magazine: The Herald Journal, Logan, UT, (p 16). 2011 March 4
		Item 5 "The frosting on the cake: Cowboy poet spends days encouraging kids to write with color, emotion, vision," by Arie Kirk, The Herald Journal, Logan, UT, (A3, 6). 2011 March 6
	Box 1 Folder 3 Media
		Item 1 DVD of 449 photographs from the 2011 Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous by Nancy Olsen.
	Box 1 Folder 4 Promotional
		Item 1 CVCR business card for Dale and Dawna Major.
			2 copies
		Item 2 Magnet with dates and location for the 2011 Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous.
			2 copies
		Item 3 Small flyer with Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous information and sponsors.
		Item 4 Medium flyer with Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous information and sponsors.
		Item 5 Large flyer with Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous information and sponsors.
	Box 1 Folder 5 Program
		Item 1 Program of the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous. 2011 March 4-6

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

In March 2011, the inaugural Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous: A Reunion of cowboy poets, musicians and artisans was hosted at Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah. Event organizers were Dale and Dawna Major. The event highlighted cowboy poetry, music and cowboy gear.

Content Description +/-

The collection consists of five categories: correspondence, publicly, media, promotional and program.

Related Material +/-

USU is also home to other cowboy poetry collections, including the FOLK COLL 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Book Collection (which travels to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering each year; Folk Collection 11f: Western States Cowboy Poetry Collection; FOLK COLL 11g: The National Cowboy Poetry Collection; FOLK COLL 16: The John I. White Book Collection and FOLK COLL 19: The G. Malcolm Laws Ballad Collection.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on Access:

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Use:

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous Collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation:

Initial Citation: USU_FOLK COLL 51; Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous Collection; Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_FOLK COLL 51, USUSCA.

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

Arranged by year and categories.

Custodial History:

Dale Major donated the collection to Utah State University May 2011.

Acquisition Information:

Materials donated by Dale Major, event producer.

Processing Note:

Nicole Cromwell (student employee) processed the collection, August 2011.

Language:

Material in English

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid encoded in English.

Author of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid/Register created by Nicole Cromwell and Randy Williams

EAD Creation Date:

2011 August 22

Standard:

Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).

Subarea:

Fife Folklore Archives

Subjects +/-

Subject Terms:

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ranching
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Music
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Literature
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Performing Arts

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