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Collection Overview

Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982 is a multi-format collection that presents documentation of a Nevada cattle-ranching community. The collection documents the work and life of the family-run Ninety-Six Ranch and its cowboys, known in the region as buckaroos. People, sites, and traditions in the larger community of Paradise Valley, home to persons of Northern Paiute Indian, Anglo-American, Italian, German, Basque, Swiss, and Chinese heritage, are represented. Most of the collection was created by the Paradise Valley Folklife Project, undertaken by the American Folklife Center from 1978 to 1982.

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Special Features

There are currently no special features associated with this collection.

Historical Eras

These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection although they may not be all-encompassing.

• Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
• Contemporary United States, 1965-present

Related Collections and Exhibits

These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.

• American Life Histories, 1936-1940
• California Gold: Folk Music from the Thirties, 1938-1940
• FSA/OWI Photographs, 1935-1945
• Map Collections, 1500-2004
• Voices from the Dust Bowl, 1940-1941

Other Resources

Recommended additional sources of information.

• The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
• Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States
• Folklife and Fieldwork: A Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques
• A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources for K-12

Search Tips

Specific guidance for searching this collection

For help with search words, see the Buckaroos in Paradise, 1945-1982 Subject Index. A Glossary provides explanations of terms found in the collection. For an overview of topics covered in the collection, see Topics

For help with search strategies, go to Finding Items in American Memory.

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Last Updated: 06/30/2009