FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
| Date of Items: | 1890-present | Register Prepared by: | Randy Williams and Susan Gross, April 2004 |
| Register Updated by: | Randy Williams, 23 December 2009 |
| Excel database transfered to MYSQL and uploaded (replacing PHP data): | Colin Jackson, Fall 2010 |
| MYSQL database updated: | Randy Williams, January 2012 |
| Linear Feet: | 20 |
Historical Note & Provenance
Folk Coll 11 is Utah State University's cowboy poetry collection. The collection, originally created by a generation donation by the L. J. and Mary Skaggs Foundation, includes books gathered during a fieldwork project in the early 1980s to document cowboy poetry in the U.S. west (see Folk Coll 11f). From this important fieldwork project came the impetus for the first Cowboy Poetry Gathering held in January 1985 in Elko, Nevada. Since that time, each January, the Fife Folklore Archives staff take the collection and Access database (that details each book, poem, author, first line and key words), to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering for offsite use. Through University purchases and generation donations from poets and collectors, this collection continues to grow.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 20 linear feet of books on cowboy poetry, including press and self published works. The collection can be accessed through USU Libraries online catalog.
As well, poem titles and keywords found in each book in the collection are included in the database below. To use, type in the search term. Tip: Try and use an uncommon
word from the poem to ensure less "hits." For instance, if you enter "boots" you will get many hits; but if you enter "bones" you will most liley get fewer "hits" or poems and find the item you seek faster.
To return to the search page, click "home" at the bottom of the page.
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Poetry table.
First Previous Next Last| ID | Book Title | Composer | Index | Pages | Author | Poem Title | First Lines | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3577 | A Powder River Puncher's Poems | FC 11 F-06 | 26 | Alfred J. Forsgren | Winter | Let winter come and the snow pile higher. | winter, snow, seasons, warmth, fire, cabin, kettle, attitude, optimism | |
| 3578 | A Powder River Puncher's Poems | FC 11 F-06 | 27 | Alfred J. Forsgren | A Puncher's Best Friend is His Horse | If the stars are all sprinkled in heaven. | friend, cowpuncher, horse | |
| 3579 | A Powder River Puncher's Poems | FC 11 F-06 | 28 | Alfred J. Forsgren | My Powder River Home | When dreams of old Montana. | home, Montana, cabin, architecture, bacon, memories | |
| 3580 | A Powder River Puncher's Poems | FC 11 F-06 | 31 | Alfred J. Forsgren | Montana | The "M" for the mountains, browns and reds. | Montana | |
| 3581 | A Powder River Puncher's Poems | FC 11 F-06 | 32 | Alfred J. Forsgren | Lasses and I | I am a weary old cowpuncher. | heaven, horse | |
| 3582 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 1 | Mary Frost | Ned's 49er Party | Ned, he is a real old timer. | life, history |
| 3583 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 24 | Mary Frost | Old Nig | Out in the early morn. | hunter, dog, bear, grizzly |
| 3584 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 28 | Mary Frost | The Sheep Hunt | Alone again in God's country. | mountain sheep, hunt, trophy |
| 3585 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 69 | Mary Frost | W.F. Cody -- Buffalo Bill | There is nothing in this wide, wide world. | Buffalo Bill, west |
| 3586 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 72 | Mary Frost | Lest We Forget | Do you remember, folks of yesterday? | land, Buffalo Bill |
| 3587 | Tracks, Trails, and Tales: or Dad Stories . . . in the early Cody Country | Dick Frost | FC 11 F-07 | 81 | Mary Frost | Changing | Sure, the country's changing. | change, oil |
| 3588 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 3 | Chester Anders Fee | Breakin' In | Say, Tenderfoot, jest cinch them chap's belt tight. | chaps, spurs, gear, tenderfoot, riding | |
| 3589 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 3 | Chester Anders Fee | Sez I | Say, it's hard. | attitude | |
| 3590 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 4 | Chester Anders Fee | Gatherin' | I am goin' out there to th' Round-Up. | roundup, town, city, country, crowd, cowboy way, occupation, autumn | |
| 3591 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 6 | Chester Anders Fee | Wit' Only God fer guide | Say, don't go shoutin' `bout a-gettin' lost. | complain, life, trials, relief, God, belief | |
| 3592 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 8 | Chester Anders Fee | Jest Hopin' | Whee! Jest to be out in th' hills once more. | outdoors, open air | |
| 3593 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 11 | Chester Anders Fee | Call for a Horse | Give me a hoss that ain't been rode. | bucking, horse, bronc busting | |
| 3594 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 12 | Chester Anders Fee | Me Best Friends | I've travelled far down in th' city. | friends, horse, dog, pets, devotion | |
| 3595 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 13 | Chester Anders Fee | Shootin' Ike | "Me name is Shootin' Ike. | survival, whiskey, gun, shoot, storytelling | |
| 3596 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 15 | Chester Anders Fee | `Round Th' Campfire | Around th' campfire we'll all set cross-legged. | campfire, talk, conversation, relaxation, rest | |
| 3597 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 17 | Chester Anders Fee | Wild Rye | They say that a man is jest like a steer. | steer, man, feed, rye, female, male, marriage, wives | |
| 3598 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 19 | Chester Anders Fee | The Dead Line | There's a law o' th' range. | law, sheep, sheepmen, cattlemen | |
| 3599 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 23 | Chester Anders Fee | Why Cowboys Dream | You can't understand why the cowboys dream. | dreams | |
| 3600 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 25 | Chester Anders Fee | Elevation | I `ave stood at th' foot o' th' forest. | hills, sight | |
| 3601 | Rimes O' Round-Up | FC 11 F-08 | 27 | Chester Anders Fee | Rope's End | Well, buster, now th' boys is breakin' camp. | camp, rope, lariat, change, past |