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Photos from an old scrapbook at the Cody/Garlow estate, correspondence and photos of Gertrude Whitney’s statue of BB, two BB letters, some Robert Bruce Allen papers, and Frank Hammitt papers.  Volume: one oversize box (1/4 c.f.)

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter with envelope “Dear Mrs. Allen” signed by Gertrude V. Whitney (date unknown).Handwritten letter with envelope “Dear Mrs. Allen” signed Cornelius V. Whitney, October 1950.Newspaper clipping of Mrs. Whitney and her statue of Col. Cody (date and newspaper unknown).Newspaper clipping “Mrs. Whitney looks at Smokey and Smokey looks at Mrs. Whitney…”(date and newspaper unknown).Typewritten essay telling of the original statue...

Scope and Contents P.115.6  Indian wearing a full headdress holding a bow and arrow (studio portrait). P.115.7.1  Warrior wearing long headdress holding a war axe (studio portrait).P.115.7.2  Duplicate of above warrior.P.115.8  Nez Perce man sitting (studio portrait).P.115.9  Two warriors, one wearing traditional plains warshirt, the other wearing a vest with a watch chain (studio portrait).  P.115.10  Indian man with short hair and single feather...

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Handwritten letter from W.F.C. on Buffalo Bill letterhead “Raleigh, N.C. , Nov 5^th” 1915

Two page handwritten letter from W.F.C. on Sells-Floto letterhead, [July crossed out] June 29, 1915

Scope and Contents P.115.20  8 x 10 of older woman blowing out birthday cake candles (c. 1950’s).P.115.21  8 x 10 of dinner group gathering (c. 1950’s).P.115.22  Large photo of BB with young Helen Cody Allen.P.115.23  Large photo of BB with young Helen Cody Allen and other children.P.115.24  Grouping of three photos showing (a) four mounted warriors, (b) a longhaired man with a boy and a girl all on horseback and (c) an old man holding a horse....

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P.115.35  Black and white photo of him as a child.

Certificate of Baptism, December 12, 1941.

Certified copy of death certificate, February 2, 1956.

Certified copy of Army Discharge, June 10, 1933.

Handwritten two-page biographical sketch of Robert Bruce Allen

Typewritten one page essay “Awakened from a realistic dream of Dad…”, Monday, March 13, 1967.

Handwritten letter to Helen from Gertrude, February11, 1956

Scope and Contents Two page handwritten letter from Vicente P. Oropeza, February 16, 1985 (in Spanish).Handwritten translation of above letter.Handwritten note on BBWW Show letterhead from Nate Salsbury, February 18, 1895.Handwritten letter from W.F.C., April 9, 1894.Handwritten note from W.F.C. (date and place unknown)Handwritten letter on Buffalo Bill Department of Publicity letterhead from W.F.C., North Platte, March 10, 1895.State of...

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Weekly expense book from “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders”, July 1901.

Program and menu from the “Buffalo Bill Luncheon” at the Burlington-Cody Inn, June 23, 1937.