On the 25th Anniversary Timeline 1995: The Autry Research Center is open!

On the 25th Anniversary Timeline 1995: The Autry Research Center is open! PRESERVATION AND ACCESS! Gene Autry participated in many grand openings during his long public career, but given his great interest in preserving the history of the American West, one of his proudest moments may have been cutting the ribbon to the Research Center … Read more

A Gene Autry Valentine

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  Gene Autry, young fans and a television set. Almost everything we need to know about Autry’s success is captured in this one moment. Autry understood the value of connecting with his fans, maintaining a personal appearance schedule through the early 1960s that continues to amaze. He delighted in visiting children everywhere he went and … Read more

Connections in Collections

Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys, with Smokey Rogers in front, circa 1935. Smokey Rogers and Maymie Anderson Papers, 1931–2003, Autry National Center, Los Angeles; MSA.36

Part of a series: Diamonds In The Rough Through a grant-funded project awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Autry National Center sets out to process approximately 2,000 linear feet of archival material over two years, ending in 2012.  Every third week of the month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature … Read more

Flash and Dazzle! Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors’ Archive

Nudie and his famous silver dollar-studded car. Autry National Center; 97.148.24

Part of a series: Diamonds In The Rough Through a grant-funded project awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Autry sets out to process approximately 2,000 linear feet of archival material over the next two years.  Every third week of the month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature collection gems brought … Read more

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

T87-36-706, Gene Autry Archives, Autry National Center, MSA.28

Part of a series: Diamonds In The Rough Through a grant-funded project awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Autry sets out to process approximately 2,000 linear feet of archival material over the next two years.  Every third week of the month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature collection gems brought … Read more

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