This collection contains the published and unpublished manuscript and poetry of Robert Austin "Pecos" Bacon
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Manuscript Collection
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
Languages:
Material in English
Biographical Note
Robert Austin "Pecos" Bacon was born on June 24, 1878 in Greenville, Texas to Joel and Elizabeth Bacon. Joel died when Robert was seven years old and Elizabeth died shortly thereafter. Young Robert supported himself working on nearby cattle ranches. On April 19, 1908 Robert married Stella Lee Buffington at Marlow, Oklahoma where he became a father to step-son Fred Buffington and later fathered two biological children, a son Robert H. Bacon and a daughter Mozelle Bacon Dierking. R.A. Bacon died at the age of 60 on September 7, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Content Description
The following collection consists of unpublished manuscript and poems by R. A. Bacon that speak of his work on the cattle range as a cow punch and other areas of the cattle business in the early twentieth century. One manuscript is an autobiographical novel (Pecos of 79's) and the other (The Cowboy From the North) depicts ranching in Northern Arizona around the turn of the twentieth century. Also contains other biographical material and photographs of Bacon.
Use of the Collection
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 R.A. Bacon Manuscript must
be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Initial Citation:
R.A. Bacon Manuscript
USU_CAINE 12 Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_CAINE 12,
USUSCA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Boxes 1 and 2 are arranged by unpublished manuscript chapters and Box 3 is arranged by subject.
Processing Note :
Processed in May of 2006
Acquisition Information :
The materials in this collection were purchased in conjunction with the Newel Hart papers in 1984 by USU Special Collections & Archives for inclusion in the Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana.
Detailed Description of the Collection
"Pecos of the 79 Ranch" by R.A. Bacon, undated
(25 folders)
Typed, unpublished manuscript
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1
1
Chapter I, "Childhood Days"
undated
1
2
Chapter II, "Up the Old Chrisholm Trail"
undated
1
3
Chapter III, "Crossing the Red River"
undated
1
4
Chapter IV, "Gambler Killed in Dodge City"
undated
1
5
Chapter V, "Arrives in Miles City"
undated
1
6
Chapter VI, "Pecos Meets Dusty the 79 Wagon Boss"
undated
1
7
Chapter VII, "Arrives at the 79 Ranch"
undated
1
8
Chapter VIII, "Starting upon the General Round-up"
