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Cowboys -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

92 days in the saddle

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325570]
Identifier: MSS SC 2649
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Butler and his wife took a bet to ride on horseback from the Canadian-North Dakota border to the town of Deadwood, South Dakota in twenty days. They actually started near Winnipeg, Canada and rode 1,550 miles to Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 92 days. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1976

Kieth Merrill completed creative projects

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1950 Series 3
Scope and Contents This series documents the development, production, and distribution of Merrill’s completed films and published works. Materials were generated through research, scriptwriting, filming, post-production, marketing, and exhibition processes. Formats include script drafts, narration texts, budgets, production schedules, correspondence, photographs, concept art, press materials, presentation slides, and audiovisual elements such as CD audiobooks. Content dates range from 1979 to 2012 and reflect...
Dates: 1953-1987

Kieth Merrill incomplete creative projects

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1950 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Kieth Merrill papers collection contains diaries, personal and business papers, photographs, and motion pictures from Kieth Merrill. The personal papers include journal manuscripts and correspondence. Business papers include production materials from The Great American Cowboy, Take Down, Harry's War, and Legacy.

Dates: 1953-1987

Kieth Merrill personal papers, 1960-2023

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1950 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains materials generated through Kieth Merrill's personal correspondence, community engagement, public presentations, and individual creative reflection. Formats include personal letters (including audience and school correspondence), notes, presentation slides, photographs, and related printed materials. The materials document Merrill's interactions with audiences, educational groups, and community organizations, primarily in the United States, with content dates spanning 1979–2012....
Dates: 1960-2023

Kieth Merrill professional papers, 1964-2018

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1950 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents This subseries documents Merrill's professional activities as a director, producer, and writer. Records were generated through project planning, budgeting, scheduling, contract negotiation, and production coordination. Formats include memoranda, internal and external correspondence, faxes, emails, financial records, budgets, production schedules, script drafts, research materials, and administrative notes. The materials span 1979 to 2012 and relate to film and publishing projects produced in...
Dates: 1964-2018

Kieth Merrill papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1950
Scope and Contents

Kieth Merrill papers collection contains diaries, personal and business papers, photographs, and motion pictures from Kieth Merrill. The personal papers include journal manuscripts and correspondence. Business papers include production materials from The Great American Cowboy, Take Down, Harry's War, and Legacy.

Dates: 1953-1987