Inventor Name
Adams, Ramon
Repository
Texas/Dallas History & Archives
Dallas Public Library
1515 Young St
Dallas, TX 75201
214-670-1435
http://dallaslibrary.org/texas/archives/archives.htm
Physical Description
11 cubic feet
Summary
The Ramon Adams Collection is divided into five parts. The first part consist of personal items, including materials pertaining to Adams' careers as a writer, a candy wholesaler, and a musician. An excellent overview of Adams and his work can be found in "Ramon F. Adams, Bibliographer, Lexicographer, and Historian," an unpublished manuscript which evidence indicates was written by John D. Gilchriese. Gilchriese's manuscript is located in Box 1, Folder 1. Correspondence written to Adams from 1922 to 1976 comprises the second section. This correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by surname and there under chronologically by date written. Letters from friends, fans, western authors, and university and private presses make up the bulk of this material. Unfortunately, the collection includes virtually no letters written by Adams himself. A section devoted to Adams' writings and reviews of his books follows. In addition to historical articles on a number of western topics and gallery proofs of several of his books, are four unpublished manuscripts. Thier titles are: The Cowboy Was a Riding Man, The Lingo of the Logger With Some Lumberman, Charlie Russell Was More Than an Artist, and The Language of Early Western Transportation With Some Talk of the Trappers and Traders. The fourth section includes Adams' research notes and notebooks. The final section is composed of materials on or by John R. Bouldin -- material that Adams collected from Bouldin and his family. Bouldin was born on June 28, 1868, at Chapman Creek (Ottawa County), Kansas, the son of John and Letitia Bouldin. As a teenager young Bouldin came to Texas and worked for a number of ranches around Tascisa, Texas. He married Lillian East on August 3, 1898. Shortly after the turn of the century, Bouldin and his wifeleft Texas for Douglas, Arizona. In Douglas, Bouldin entered the liquor business with his brother-in-law, James East. When, in 1914, Arizona outlawed the sale of liqour, Bouldin hired on with the City of Douglas as superintendent of Streets. He held this position until his retirement in 1932. He died in Douglas on March, 12, 1945. The Bouldin materials have been subdivided into three parts. The first section is devoted to personal papers, including histories of both Bouldin and East families, correspondence with family members, and photographs. Bouldin's articles, poems, and manuscripts about the West comprise the second section, while the third section includes scrapbooks of Bouldin and Jim East. Contained within the John R. Bouldin Collection, personal there is patent and design information for Bouldin's invention called a draft equalizer, 1909-1910
Finding Aid
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/dalpub/08206/dpub-08206.html