howard tibbals’ samuel franklin cody papers

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The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bayshore Road Sarasota FL, 34243

Creator Samuel Franklin Cody, Jonathan King Title Howard Tibbals’ Samuel Franklin Cody Papers Dates 1895-1912 Physical Description 10 lnft : 16 boxes, 3 drawers Language English, French, German, Italian Arrangement The order as received has been maintained. Collection is arranged in two series: Records, and Visual Materials. Summary This collection consists of records and visual materials relating to Samuel Franklin Cody, his family, and his performance-related business endeavors, especially regarding the stage play Klondyke Nugget and the cycle races he staged. The papers consist of contracts, invoices and receipts, account books, notebooks, correspondence, printed advertising materials, clippings, programs, posters, cabinet cards, card photographs, photographs Administrative Information Provenance Howard Tibbals purchased this collection from Jonathan King, a British museum professional and collector.

Archives Howard Tibbals’ Samuel Franklin Cody Papers

Collection was initially purchased from Sotheby’s in London on January 24, 1996 by Jonathan King. Information about Access Howard Tibbals’ Samuel Franklin Cody Papers files may be viewed by appointment. Use of certain materials is restricted by statute, by the office of origin, or by the donor. For the protection of its collections, the Archives also reserves the right to restrict access to records which are not arranged, are being processed, or are exceptionally valuable or fragile. In some cases, copies may be substituted for the originals. Ownership and Copyright Copyright has been transferred to The John and Mable Ringling

Museum of Art for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Cite As Credit must be given for any use of materials. The credit line should read: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, Howard Tibbals’ Samuel Franklin Cody Papers, and should include the box and folder listing. Processing Note Processed by K. Zacovic, March 2016; finding aid created by K. Zacovic, March 2016. Cabinet cards, posters, and large playbills are cataloged and digitized in the Museum’s collections database, The Museum System (TMS) and are assigned object numbers ht1006060-ht1006090 (cabinet cards) and ht2005437 – ht2005472 (posters). Cataloged objects can be accessed at www.ringling.org/collections Biographical Note

Samuel Franklin Cody (known as S.F. Cody), was part Wild West performer, part dramatist, part cyclist, part aviator, and entirely a colorful character. Born Samuel Cowdery in 1861, by some accounts in Birdville, Texas, and others, Iowa, much of Cody’s life was spent cultivating a personal mythology and a fantastical origin story. Much of that mythology was centered on aligning his image with that of the famed William Frederick Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill; Samuel assumed both his surname (sometimes even calling himself Cody Jr.) and


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his facial hair. Cody began his performing life with Adam Forepaugh’s Circus and Wild West Shows as a sharp shooter, cowboy, and pistol shot. By 1890, he had arrived in England with his first wife, Maud. For the first few years after their arrival, the couple performed trick shooting displays in music halls around Great Britain. By 1893, Cody had parted ways with Maud, and began a relationship with Elizabeth M. King, who became known as Lela M. Cody. Lela and her three sons, Edward, Leon, and Vivian joined Cody’s company and accompanied him on the remainder of his European tour. At this stage of his career, while touring England and continental Europe, Cody had branched out and was staging races between men on horseback and cyclists. In 1898, Cody debuted his first and most successful Wild West melodrama, entitled Klondyke Nugget. For at least five years the family toured all over Great Britain performing this play to very high acclaim. Klondyke Nugget was followed by Viva - A Woman at War, Nevada,

and Calamity Jane, but none reached the level of success of the original Cody melodrama. Around 1899, Cody began to experiment with kites. Members of his troupe were

involved in both the performance of plays and the creation of kites. By 1901, he was working on perfecting a man-lifting kite, known as the War Kite, which was subsequently used by the British military until the advent of the airplane rendered it outdated. In 1908, he began testing his powered airplane, the first of its kind in Great Britain, the British Army Aeroplane No. 1. The flight of this machine is recognized as the first official flight of a machine heavier than air in Great Britain. Cody continued to develop and improve his airplanes for the rest of his life, easily rising to the status of Britain’s most successful sporting pilot through his triumphs in many international flight competitions. On August 7, 1913, the plane that Cody was piloting with a companion broke apart midair, resulting in both passengers’ deaths. Over 50,000 people attended his funeral to help memorialize Britain’s most beloved aeronautical pioneer.

Description of Papers

This collection documents the activities of S.F. Cody, his family, and their performance company throughout their various ventures in Great Britain and continental Europe. The majority of the items document Cody’s production Klondyke Nugget and his ventures in cycle racing. Very few items document his aeronautical experimentation.

Performers named in this collection include, but may not be limited to: Samuel Franklin Cody, Lela Cody (also known as Elizabeth Mary King), Vivian Cody, Leon Cody, and Edward Cody (commonly referred to as Edward Leroy). Correspondents, when named, are included in the correspondence inventory.

The majority of materials in the collection are records of Cody’s business operations for his performance company, consisting of contracts, correspondence, accounting ledgers, receipts and invoices, and tickets. The collection also contains a large component of visual materials and printed advertising materials. These include posters, playbills, programs, clippings, and photographic materials. The photographic materials consist of cabinet cards, card photographs, and photographs in various sizes. Represented in these photographs are portraits of performers (in and out of costume), performance scenes, family and leisure activities, and landscapes of locations visited while on tour.


The collection represents a diverse geographic area, including all regions of Great Britain and much of continental Europe. The bulk of materials represent activities in England and France, with fewer materials representing Germany, Italy, and other European nations.

The collection is arranged as it was received. This collection was purchased by Jonathan King in 1996 and sold to Howard Tibbals in 1998. Jonathan King included a typed inventory with some identifications, dates, and locations for materials. There are gaps in the collection and not all materials included in original inventory sheets are present as assembled to date. Some materials were removed by Howard Tibbals before donation and may be included with other portions of the Tibbals Collection. There are items in the collection that do not have a King inventory number recorded on them. Jonathan King’s inventory sheets are divided by material type and numbered within each division. The material type groupings are rearranged in some places in order to accommodate for ease of the researcher and housing requirements, but items retain their original order within their groupings. Inventory lists may be viewed in Appendix 1.

Some materials have been cataloged and digitized in the Museum collections database, and are available online through the Ringling Collections portal (www.ringling.org/collections) Cataloged objects have been assigned an object number, and in this finding aid they are referred to by their object number.

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The Howard Tibbals Collection at The Ringling The Autry Museum of The American West The Drachen Foundation Buffalo Bill Center of the West Montana Historical Society Herzberg Circus Collection at the San Antonio Public Library Subject Headings

Aeronautics, Military Airplanes Bicycle racing -- England Bicycle racing -- France Cody, S.F. (Samuel Franklin), 1861 – 1913 Cowdery, Samuel Franklin, 1861-1913 Kites (Military and naval reconnaissance) Melodrama, English Racetracks (Bicycle racing) Velodromes Wild West shows


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Date Theatre Nationality/LocationBox # Folder King Number

1- British Contracts, 1897 - 1901

1897 Wood Green Bicycle Track England01 1897/1

6/3/1897 North London Cycling and Athletic Grounds

London02 1897/2

4/3/1899 Her Majesty's Theatre Carlisle, Great Britain03 1899/1

1/30/1898 Oldham Empire Theatre Oldham, Great Britain04 1899/2

2/25/1899 Theatre Royal Castleford, Great Britain05 1899/3

2/27/1899 Theatre Royal Worthingham, Great Britain

06 1899/4

3/6//1899 Ayr Theatre Ayr Great Britain07 1899/5

3/20/1899 Theatre Royal Jarrow, Great Britain08 1899/6

3/27/1899 Grand Theatre Newcastle-On-Tyne09 1899/7

4/10/1899 Prince of Wale's Theatre Salford, Great Britain10 1899/8

4/17/1899 Queen's Theatre Keighley, Great Britain11 1899/9

4/24/1899 Gaiety Theatre Burnley, Great Britain12 1899/10

5/11/1899 Queen's Theatre Longton, Great Britain13 1899/11

6/17/1899 Royal Star Theatre Wolverhampton, Great Britain

14 1899/14

6/19/1899 Royal Opera House Leicester, Great Britain15 1899/15

6/26/1899 Royal County Theatre Bedford, Great Britain16 1899/16

8/19/1899 Royal County Theatre Reading, Great Britain17 1899/17

9/11/1899 Grand Theatre and Opera House

Cardiff, Wales18 1899/18

9/19/1899 Queen's Theatre Birmingham, Great Britain

19 1899/19

10/23/1899 Star Theatre Liverpool, England20 1899/21

10/9/1899 Theatre Royal St Helens, Great Britain21 1899/22

11/6/1899 New Theatre Ilkeston, Great Britain22 1899/23

11/20/1899 New Theatre Royal West Browmwich, Great Britain

23 1899/24

11/27/1899 New Theatre Royal Leamington, Great Britain

24 1899/25

12/4/1899 Theatre Royal Macclesfield, Great Britain

25 1899/26

12/11/1899 New Theatre Royal Tyldesley, Great Britain26 1899/27

12/26/1900 Grand Theatre Bolton, Great Britain27 1899/28


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1/1/1900 Gaiety Theatre, Burnley Burnley, GB28 1900/1

1/8/1900 Prince's Theatre, Blackburn Blackburn, GB29 1900/2

1/22/1900 Prince of Wales Theatre, Salford

Salford, GB30 1900/3

2/5/1900 Old Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Newcastle, England31 1900/4

2/17/1900 Star Theatre, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton, England32 1900/5

2/19/1900 Alhambra Theatre, Stourbridge

Stourbridge, GB33 1900/6

4/2/1900 Queen's Theatre, Longton Longton, GB34 1900/7

4/9/1900 Queen's Theatre, Birmingham

Birmingham, England35 1900/10

5/5/1900 Empire Theatre, Huddersfield

Huddersfield, GB36 1900/11

4/23/1900 Grand Theatre and Opera House

Cardiff, Wales37 1900/12

5/3/1900 Theatre Royal Colne, GB38 1900/13

6/4/1900 Grand Theatre Stalybridge, GB39 1900/14

1/15/1900 Theatre Royal, Argyle Street Birkenhead, GB40 1900/15

6/25/1900 Lyceum Theatre Eccles, GB41 1900/16


7/2/1900 Royalty Theatre and Grand Opera House

Morecambe, Lancashire43 1900/17

7/9/1900 Prince's Theatre Bradford, GB44 1900/18

7/16/1900 The Colosseum Oldham, GB45 1900/19

7/23/1900 Theatre Royal Stockton-on-Tees, GB46 1900/20

7/30/1900 The Queen's Theatre Leeds, England47 1900/21

8/6/1900 Theatre Royal, Rochdale Rochdale, GB48 1900/22

8/13/1900 The Grand Theatre Newcastle-On-Tyne49 1900/23

8/20/1900 Princess Theatre Leith, GB50 1900/24

8/27/1900 Theatre Royal Crook, GB51 1900/25

9/3/1900 Theatre Royal Blythe, GB52 1900/26

10/15/1900 Theatre Royal Dewsbury, GB53 1900/27

11/5/1900 New Theatre Royal West Bromwich, GB54 1900/28


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11/12/1900 Theatre Royal Wednesbury, GB55 1900/29

11/19/1900 Theatre Royal Bilston, GB56 1900/30

12/22/1900 Royal Opera House Leicester, England57 1900/31

12/24/1900 Gaiety Theatre Burnley, GB58 1900/32

1/7/1901 Theatre Royal, Argyle Street Birkenhead, GB59 1901/1

2/18/1901 Theatre Royal Darwen, GB60 1901/2

2/25/1901 Blackburn Prince Theatre Blackburn, GB61 1901/3

4/8/1901 Queen's Theatre, Snow Hill Birmingham, England62 1901/8

4/29/1901 Theatre Royal Wallsend, GB63 1901/9

4/22/1901 Theatre Royal Garston, GB64 1901/10

5/6/1901 Miner's Theatre Ashington, GB65 1901/11


5/30/1901 Grand Theatre West Hartlepool, GB67 1901/13

6/10/1901 Theatre Royal Stockton-on-Tees68 1901/14

6/13/1901 Metropole Theatre Gateshead-on-Tyne69 1901/15

6/24/1901 Queen's Theatre Newcastle-on-Tyne70 1901/16

7/1/1901 Grand Theatre Newcastle-on-Tyne71 1901/17

7/15/1901 Princess Theatre Leith72 1901/18

7/22/1901 Paisley Theatre Great Britain73 1901/19

8/3/1901 City of Perth Theatre and Opera House

Perth, GB74 1901/20

8/10/1901 Eden Theatre Bishop Aukland, GB75 1901/21

9/2/1901 Grand Theatre Rawtenstall, GB76 1901/23

9/1901 Theatre Royal Batley, GB77 1901/24

10/7/1901 Queen's Theatre Dublin, Ireland78 1901/25

10/4/1901 Theatre Star Wolverhapton, GB79 1901/26

10/21/1901 Royal Artillery Theatre Woolwich, GB80 1901/27

2 - British Contracts, 1902 - 1904

2/22/1902 Theatre Royal Bilston, GB01 1902/1

3/3/1902 New Theatre Royal West Bromwich, GB02 1902/2

3/10/1902 The Carlton Theatre Birmingham, England03 1902/3

4/27/1903 Royal West London Theatre West London, GB04 1902/5


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4/28/1902 Theatre Royal Hebburn, GB05 1902/6

5/5/1902 Theatre Royal Wallsend, England06 1902/7

5/12/1902 Theatre Royal Blythe, GB07 1902/8

5/19/1902 Hippodrome Blackpool, England08 1902/9

6/2/1902 Cambridge Theatre Spennymoor, GB09 1902/10

6/16/1902 Metropole Theatre Glasgow, Scotland10 1902/11

6/23/1902 Edinburgh Pavilion Ltd Edinburgh, Scotland11 1902/12

6/23/1902 Gaiety Theatre Leith, England13 1902/13

7/12/1902 Theatre Royal North Shields GB13 1902/14

8/26/1902 Prince of Wales Theatre Mexboro, GB14 1902/15

10/20/1902 Theatre Royal Tonypandy GB15 1902/16

10/20/1902 Theatre Metropole Abertillery GB16 1902/17

11/10/1902 New Theatre Ilkeston, GB17 1902/18

12/22/1902 Theatre Royal Barrow in Furness18 1902/19

1/12/1903 Opera House Londonderry, GB19 1903/1

2/2/1902 Theatre Royal Waterford, GB20 1903/2

3/23/1903 Amphitheatre Ramsgate, GB21 1903/4

3/30/1903 Grand Theatre Margate, GB22 1903/5

6/29/1903 Theatre Royal and Opera House

Aldershot, GB23 1903/7

8/3/1903 Theatre Metropole Birkenhead, GB24 1903/9

8/10/1903 Prince's Theatre Blackburn, GB25 1903/10

8/17/1903 Alexandra Theatre Widnes, GB26 1903/11

10/26/1903 Borough Theatre North Shields, GB27 1903/13

12/21/1903 Prince of Wales Theatre Wolverhampton, England28 1903/15

1/11/1904 Theatre Royal, John Street Tyldesley, Great Britain29 1904/1

1/25/1904 Queen's Theatre Fleetwood, Great Britain30 1904/2

2/15/1904 Theatre Royal Newcastle, Great Britain31 1904/3

2/22/1904 Cradley Theatre Cradley Heath, Great Britain

32 1904/4

3/12/1904 Theatre Royal Wednesbury, Great Britain

33 1904/5

4/11/1904 Metropole Theatre Devonport, Great Britain34 1904/6


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5/7/1904 Grand Empire Theatre Maidenhead, Great Britain

35 1904/7

5/16/1904 Mr. Samuel James's Theatres

Croyden, Great Britain36 1904/8

5/30/1904 Ronal West London Theatre West London, Great Britain

37 1904/9

5/23/1904 King's Theatre Walthamstaw, Great Britain

38 1904/10

6/6/1904 Surrey Theatre Surrey, Great Britain39 1904/11

6/20/1904 Amphitheatre Ramsgate, Great Britain40 1904/12

6/20/1904 Shakespeare Theatre Clapham, Great Britain41 1904/13

7/25/1904 The Alexandra Theatre Hull, Great Britain42 1904/14

8/1/1904 Royal Princess's Theatre Glasgow, Great Britain43 1904/15

9/24/1904 The Alhambra Limited Blackpool, Great Britain44 1904/16

5/25/1904 Theatre Royal Exeter, Great Britain45 1904/17

9/20/1904 Theatre Royal Runcorn, Great Britain46 1904/18

12/5/1904 Theatre Royal Great Britain47 1904/19


Series 1 - Records

Date Correspondent 1 Correspondent 2 Location DescriptionBox # Folder King #

3 - British Correspondence, 1898 - 1911

undated Wife SF Cody British letter from Cody to his wife

01 19/1

3/10/1898 Leroy SF Cody British letter from Cody to Leroy instructing him with a diagram about organizing the advertising

02 19/2

1/19/1898 James A Bailey SF Cody British letter from James A Bailey refusing Cody work

03 19/3

1904 Lela Teddy (LeRoy?)

British letter to Lela from Teddy (Leroy?) about bereavement and poor attendance

04 19/4

3/27/1903 Ted (Leroy) Frank (SF Cody?)

Bristol letter to Frank (Cody?) from Ted (Leroy) in Bristol

05 19/5

1903 Frank (SF Cody)

Ted British letter to Frank from Ted about Prichard doing a bunk

05 19/6

5/17/1904 Lela Leon British letter to Aunt (Lela?) from Leon the Second about a death of a parent

06 19/7

1890s J.H. Burley SF Cody British Draft letter requesting permission for a 'cycle and chariot' tournament at Wood Green

07 19/8

8/2/1907 W. Alexander Dallas

Edward Leroy British letter offering Leroy a part

08 19/9

9/4/1899 T.J. Hawkins S.F. Cody British letter from Manager of Alexandra Palace saying he cant pay the 38 pounds owed to Cody

09 19/10

1904 CW Poole SW Cody British two letters from Poole's Myriorama about contracts

10 19/11-19/12


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July 1898 W. Vail SF Cody British letter from a program printer requesting payment of Cody for work from July

11 19/13

9/23/1903 SF Cody British letter from the Entr'Acte and Limelight about cost of advertising

12 19/14

9/25/1903 Arthur Jefferson

British two letters from Arthur Jefferson about obscure difficulties with bookings

13-14 19/15-19/16

12/14/1903 Arthur Carlton SF Cody British letter from Arthur Carlton refusing Cody work

15 19/17

March 1905 British 3 fishing licences made out to Vivian Cody (2) and Harold Bradley with envelope addressed to Vivian

16 19/18

March 1905 British Bill reminder for food to Cody

17 19/19

11/14/1903 FA Thatcher SF Cody British letter from FA Thatcher requesting interview

18 19/20

10/27/1903 C Brogden SF Cody British letter from C Brogden thanking Cody for a kite

19 19/21

11/19/1903 Oliver and Co. SF Cody British two letters about purchase of boots

20 19/22-19/23

8/27/1913 Mrs. Cody Leroy British receipt for 225.10 pounds from Mrs. Cody to Leroy

21 19/24

10/24/1903 Frederick Harvey

SF Cody British two letter from Frederick Harvey about a kite/plane for dropping food into a town

22 19/25-19/26

5/18/1911 British first page of a letter requestion dates for a shooting act

23 19/27


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12/8/1903 John Jones SF Cody British letter about the use of a kite for signalling purposes

24 19/28

1904 McNaughten Vaudeville Circuit

British two letters from the McNaughten Vaudeville Circuit for contracts

25 19/29-19/30

1897 British three letters from Wood Green Cycling and Athletics Ground about posting bills, selling programs and the third introducing Cody to a new theatre

26-28 19/31-19/33

8/28/1897 Arthur Whittall SF Cody British letter from Arthur Whittall about insurance claim

29 19/34

1897 Arthur Watson SF Cody British Four items from Lloyds of London, including credit note, two letters and a memorandum of insurance for transporting 5 horses to Berlin

30-31 19/35-19/38

8/30/1897 W. Elworthy SF Cody British letter from Accident Insurance Co.

32 19/39

June 1901 British two letters about a booking of Viva

33 19/40

June 1901 British two letters from Scotland Yard saying that they cant find two people for Cody Leslie & Fissi

34 19/42-19/43

2/6/1904 British Bill for 'Stout Tonkins'35 19/44

12/31/1903 British Request from umbrella makers for payment

36 19/45

9/7/1899 British bill for gold watch37 19/46

1905 British Pearl Life Insurance policy for Edward Leroy

38 19/47


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11/11/1903 British letter from journalist demanding photographs with draft from Cody saying he would habe to pay for them

39 19/48

7/22/1897 British receipt relating to laying down track for horses

40 19/49

4 - French Correspondence, 1896 - 1897

4/13/1897 Agen three items including a contract and two items about advertising

01 21/1


02 21/2


03 21/3

12/5/1896 Angoleme letter indicating terms for the rental of the track

04 21/4

1/29/1897 Avignon letter about champion shooters

05 21/5

1897 Bayonne-Biarritz

4 times, letters and a bill about poster printing and races at the Velodrome des Glacis and Veloce Club

06 21/6



07 21/7



08 21/8


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09 21/9

6/24/1897 Bourges 3 items, two letters from the town hall and an account for appearances

10 21/10


11 21/11


12 21/12

1/22/1897 Bourdeaux-Libourne

bill for races and advertising

13 21/13


letter for police arrangements for a spectacle

14 21/14


letter about races15 21/15


letter16 21/16


letter17 21/17


letter18 21/18


letter19 21/19


bill20 21/20

5/31/1897 Brive receipt21 21/21

5/28/1897 Brive receipt22 21/22

5/1897 Brive letter about advertising23 21/23

5/31/1897 Brive receipt24 21/24


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5/30/1897 Brive receipt25 21/25

5/22/1897 Brive letter26 21/26

6/16/1897 Limoges letter27 21/27

5/24/1897 Limoges letter28 21/28

5/25/1897 Limoges letter from the Town Hall refusing authorization to use the July field

29 21/29

5/22/1897 Limoges contract for renting a track and music

30 21/30

9/26/1897 Lyon letter from Villeurbanne31 21/31

1897 Lyon letter from the velodrome de Lyon

32 21/32

9/8/1896 Lyon bills for printing of posters from the town council

33 21/33

11/30/1896 Lyon bills for printing of posters from the town council

34 21/34

3/1897 Mont de Marson

letter from the Club Cycle Montais about two engagements

35 21/35

3/27/1897 Mont de Marson


36 21/36



37 21/37


a letter from Cody requesting a reduction in train freight costs with the reply scrawled on the side of the letter

38 21/38


contract39 21/39

6/23/1897 Mont Lucon bill for advertising and programs and for transporting materials

40 21/40


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1897 Mont Lucon receipt41 21/41

1897 Mont Lucon receipt for policework42 21/42

6/14/1897 Mont Lucon bill43 21/43

3/26/1897 Perigueux receipt44 21/44




1897 Perigueux receipt48 21/48

3/26/1897 letter from Veloce club Perigourdin

49 21/49

4/24/1897 letter from Veloce club Perigourdin

50 21/50

5/1897 letter from Veloce club Perigourdin

51 21/51

5/8/1897 receipt52 21/52

5/5/1897 letter53 21/53

5/17/1897 letter54 21/54

12/1893 Paris contract55 21/55

1896? Paris contract56 21/56

1/22/1897 Paris letter57 21/57

8/16/1897 Paris letter58 21/58

1/28/1897 Paris letter to cody59 21/59

12/18/1896 Paris letter60 21/60

1/4/1896 Paris letter61 21/61

7/7/1897 Paris receipt from the societie hippique francaise

62 21/62

8/1896 Paris letter63 21/63

11/2/1896 Paris letter to Cody64 21/64

1/11/1897 Paris letter from G. Bataille65 21/65


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7/11/1897 Paris receipt from the Societie Hippique Francaise

66 21/66

1897 Paris letter to Cody67 21/67

4/23/1897 Paris bill68 21/68

11/6/1897 Paris letter to Cody from the Minister of War in France

69 21/69

1896 Paris letter to Cody70 21/70

9/6/1896 Paris letter to Cody71 21/71

6/9/1897 Paris letter to Cody from Gastinne Renette

72 21/72

1897 Paris letter to Cody from the Inspecter of conservation

73 21/73

1/27/1897 Pau letter to Cody relating to an appearance at Pau, under the Auspices of the Veloce Club Bearnais

74 21/74

2/16/1897 Pau letter to Cody relating to an appearance at Pau, under the Auspices of the Veloce Club Bearnais

75 21/75

2/1897 Pau bills relating to an appearance

76 21/76

3/19/1897 Pau letter from the Veloce Club Bearnais

77 21/77

2/14/1897 Pau letter from the Veloce Club Bearnais

78 21/78

2/1897 Pau bill relating to an appearance under the auspices of the Veloce Club Bearnais

79 21/79

6/1897 Rouen letter from the Union des Cyclistes Roannis, about a race

80 21/80


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7/11/1897 Rouen letter from the Union des Cyclistes Roannis, about a race

81 21/81

8/2/1897 Rouen letters from the Velodrome Rouennais about terms and conditions for Cody's appearance

82 21/82

6/1897 Rouen letters from the Velodrome Rouennais about terms and conditions for Cody's appearance

83 21/83

6/16/1897 Rouen letters from the Velodrome Rouennais about terms and conditions for Cody's appearance

84 21/84

1897 Rouen letters from the Velodrome Rouennais about terms and conditions for Cody's appearance

85 21/85

6/21/1897 Rouen letter about a show organized by Henri Faure and the Sports Society

86 21/86

8/9/1896 Saumur letter from the Velodrome de la Loire

87 21/87

8/9/1896 Saumur letter from the Velodrome de la Loire with sketch of the track and seating and contract arrangements

88 21/88

9/3/1896 Saint-Etienne letter about a show organized by Henri Faure and the Sports Society

89 21/89

5 - French Correspondence, 1897


01 21/90


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02 21/91


03 21/92


04 21/93

6/26/1896 Saint-Etienne contract for a show organized by Henri Faure and the Sports Society

05 21/94


06 21/95


07 21/96

10/1896 Saint-Etienne bill for a show organized by Henri Faure and the Sports Society

08 21/97


09 21/98

11/16/1897 Toulouse bill about printing and advertising, organising shows

10 21/99


11 21/100

3/4/1897 Toulouse letter about printing and advertising, organising shows

12 21/101


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13 21/102


14 21/103


15 21/104

7/1897 Vichy receipt for the rights of the poor to attend the spectacles

16 21/105

7/12/1897 Vichy receipt for the rights of the poor to attend the spectacles

17 21/106

7/1897 Vichy bill18 21/107

6/7/1897 Vichy letter19 21/108

7/8/1897 Vichy bill20 21/109

7/12/1897 Vichy bill21 21/110

7/12/1897 Vichy letter22 21/111

7/11/1897 Vichy bill23 21/112

1897 Vichy letter24 21/113

7/1/1897 Vichy letter25 21/114

1897 Vichy letter26 21/115

6 - Continental European Correspondence

12/4/1897 Cody Kring Ghent, Belgium

letter from Cody Kring01 20/1

11/6/1897 Vve Jos Cheunis

Antwerp, Belgium

bill from Vve Jos Cheunis, poster printer

02 20/2

10/27/1897 Antwerp, Belgium

letter from Antwerp about organizing races with Cody at Liege

03 20/3

10/10/1897 Maastricht, Holland

letter from a cycle track04 20/4

11/25/1897 Grodingen, Holland

contract with Circus Schumann

05 20/5


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9/10/1897 Hamburg Germany

letter from a photographer

06 20/6

10/1/1895 Basel, Switzerland

letter from Cycle Track07 20/7

12/29/1897 A. Kjeldskov Copenhagen Denmark

letter from A. Kjeldskov, impresario

08 20/8

8/7/1896 Sydney Sykes Lean Cody Cape Town, South Africa

letter from Sydney Sykes, Capetown to Lean Cody

09 20/9

9/10/1897 St. Petersburg Russia

letter from Cirque Ciniselli

10 20/10

3/11/1897 St. Petersburg Russia

letter from Grand Cirque Parish

11 20/11

3/17/1897 W. Adams, Irun Spain

SF Cody Irun, Spain letter from W. Adams, Irun Spain, offering to be Cody's agent in Spain and Portugal

12 20/12

1/27/1898 Bolossy Kiralfy Germany letter from Bolossy Kiralfy saying that he was unable to fix up a contract with 'principal parties'

13 22/1

8/28/1897 Paul Jess Cody Charlottenberg

contract between Paul Jess, impresario and Cody

14 22/2

7/27/1897 Berlin contract between Verein fur Velociped-Wettfahren for a show

15 22/3

9/1/1897 Nuremburg letter with 2 bills from L. Chr. Lauer about medals for Cody

16 22/4

1897 Josepf Juhasz Germany seven letters from Josef Juhasz, Cody's German partner from varied cities

17 22/5 - 22/11


Series 1 - Records


1897/1898 Berlin six letters from Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken about firearms supplied to Cody and the firm's agency in Britain

18 22/12-22/17

8/30/1897 Simson & Co Germany letter form Simson & Co Suhl, about firearms?

19 22/18

1/4/1898 Stettin letter contract address to Circus Schumann on Cody's letterhead

20 22/19

9/2/1897 Hannover letter and contract from Radfahrer-Renn-Verein about a performance

21 22/20

8/20/1897 Hamburg contract from Sport-Verein about a performance

22 22/21

9/20/1897 Coblenz letter from Eisbahn-Sportplatz about a performance

23 22/22

3/31/1898 JP Jensen & Co Hamburg pro forma letter from JP Jensen & co about shipping horses etc to London from Hamburg

24 22/23

4/11/1896 Malta contract25 23/1

12/11/1896 Genoa contract26 23/2

11/20/1897 Milan contact with Milan Velodrome

27 23/3

12/8/1897 Milan Second contract28 23/4

no date Milan list of performers29 23/5

January 1896

Naples contract30 23/6

12/11/1895 Rome contract31 23/7

1/1/1895 Rome receipt and account for gold watch left in security for payment from the velodrome

32 23/8-23/9


Series 1 - Records


2/11/1896, 2/29/1896

Sicily 3 items: letter and receipts from Catania and Palermo

33 23/10 - 23/12

3/23/1896 Sicily letter or receipt from Catania and Palermo

34 23/12

9/20/1896 Turino receipt for three lots of printing and last of tickets from Luigi Giani

35 23/13

3/8/1897 Turino letter about advertising, revolvers, adressed to Cody on Cody paper from Luigi Giani

36 23/14

8/11/1896 Turino Agreement on Cody paper for a delay of implementation, signed by Mario Giani

37 23/15

1896 and 1897

Turino 13 letters, receipts, and contracts with Cody from Luigi for posters and advertising

38-47 23/16-23/28

1897 Turino 2 receipts48 23/29-23/30

no date Turino two contracts, one signed by Cody

49 23/31-23/32


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Location DescriptionBox # Folder King Number

7 - Miscellaneous Items

Letterhead c. 1900 For Alaskan Shooting Act01 17/5

Letterhead c. 1895 Klondyke Nugget over Cody portrait

02 17/6

Letterhead ND Klondyke Nugget with portrait and envelope, Wilson's Leicester

03 17/7

Letterhead ND 4 papers for Klondyke Nugget and Alaska

04-07 17/8

Letterhead 1903 SF Cody with portrait at Crystal Palace ' SF Cody FRMS, Inventor of the Man-Lifting War Kite as Supplied to the British Navy'

08 17/9

Letterhead 1904 Envelope embossed with Cody and the kite bust

09 17/10

Letterhead 1904 Envelope embossed with Cody and the kite bust

10 17/11

Letterhead ND Printed Klondyke Nugget envelope

11 17/12

Letterhead 1907 Signed Christmas card from Go-won-go Mohawk

12 17/13

Letterhead 1912 Postcard to Edward Leroy from Go-Won-Go Mohawk, reading 'Daisy Dead. Died 9 am. Nearly crazy. Wongy. Throat paralyzed"

13 17/14

Letterhead ND 5 printed stationary items for 'SF Cody, King of the Cowboys' and 'Inventor of the Cody War Kite'

14 17/15-17/19

Invitation 1897 Invitation to Press view, Wood Green, London

15 17/20

Script Scene plot for The Klondyke Nugget, 4 pages

16 17/62

Souvenir Bullseye from The Klondyke Nugget shooting competition, organized by SF Cody

17 17/64


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Location DescriptionBox # Folder King Number

Script Script from 'Viva', 5 non-sequential pages with additions and alternations from Cody

18 17/65

Stationary 1897-1903 Three French letter stationary stubs

19-21 17/66-17/68

Drivers license

1907-1908 Drivers license for Vivian Cody, son and co-performer with Samuel Cody, issued in Winchester

22 17/69

Records 4/17/1897 Paris, France receipt for use of music23 24/1

Records 3/22/1897 Paris, France receipt for use of music24 24/2

Records 6/30/1896 Vienna, Austria Austrian note, apparently on the pedigree of a horse called Huelva on a half sheet of Cody paper

25 24/3

Receipt 12/31/1896 Dijon, France receipt26 24/4

Receipt 10/16/1897 Brussels receipt27 24/5

Records 2/15/1898 German receipt28 24/6

Receipt 4/1/1898 German receipt to Cody29 24/7

Records 1890s France 6 postcards30 24/8-24/13

Records 1897 Cologne-Aachen railway bill of a lading from Cologne to Aachen for 7 horses

31 24/14

Records 1897 France railway bills for lading - from Toulouse to Pau, and for horses in Bourges

32 24/15, 24/16

Records 1900 unknown invoices33 16/26-16-29

Map ND German / Austrian

Map of Deutsches Reich, Deutsch Osterreich und Schweiz

34 24/19

Booklet ND Swiss Guide to Basle and Environs35 24/17

Map ND England Map of England36


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Notes / DescriptionBox # Folder King Number

8 - Clippings and Serials

Clippings 1893-20th cent 31 clippings and letters, including an issue of Le Velo, La Bicyclette, The Croydonian and letters from clipping services

01 17/31-17/60


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Theatre LocationBox # Folder King Number

9 - Programs

Program 6/3/1895 Nurnberger Velociped Rennbahn-Verein

Nurnberg, Germany

01 16/2

Program c. 1895 Lutton Town Football Ground Fete & Carnival

Luton, GB02 16/4-16/5

Program 8/25/c 1895 Verein Fut Velociped-Wettfahrenin

Berlin, Germany03 16/6

Program 2/28/1897 Velodrome du Bazacle Toulouse, France04 16/7

Program 10/21/1899 New Brighton Tower and Recreation Company

Brighton, England05 16/10

Program c. 1895 Galleries des Machines Champs des Mars

France06 16/11

Program 6/ 25/ 1900 Lyceum, Eccles Great Britain07 16/12

Program 6/1/1903 Alexandra Palace London, England08 16/14


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Theatre Nationality/Location Notes / DescriptionBox # King #

10 - Handbills and Advertisements

Handbill 1904 Anglo-American Shooting Competition "Klondyke Nugget"

16/19

Handbill 1904 Theatre Royal and Opera House, Gloucester

Gloucester, England Klondyke Nugget Shooting Competition

16/18

Advertisement 5/16/1904 Leicester, England Foldout advertisement for Klondyke Nugget

16/17

Handbill 1904 The Kite That Lifts A Man

16/16

Sign 1900 Leicester, England Reserved sign for SF Cody's Klondyke Nugget

16/13

Handbill 8/14/1897 Kensal Rise Cycle Track

Kensal Rise, Great Britain

SF Cody's Wild West Racing

16/9

Handbill 8/2/1897 Wood Green Cycle Track

Wood Green, England

16/8

Handbill 9/26/1890 Rosherville Gardens, Gravesend

Gravesend, Great Britain

16/3


Series 1 - Records

Type Date Notes / DescriptionBox #

11 - Tickets

Tickets c. 1897 21 books of unused tickets for 'Champion Cavalier du Monde Entier', various colors and classes


Series 1 - Records

Type Maker Date DescriptionBox # King Number

12 - Cabinet Cards

Cabinet Card Various 1895-1904 16 cabinet cards relating to SF Cody, ht1006060 - ht1006075. Cataloged and digitized in The Museum System, www.ringling.org/collections

13 - Cabinet Cards

Cabinet Card Various 1895-1904 15 cabinet cards relating to SF Cody, ht1006076 - ht1006090. Cataloged and digitized in The Museum System, www.ringling.org/collections

14 - Photographic Materials

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1895 Start of a cyclists vs horses vs chariots race

25/30

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Man standing with horse under tree, in Italy?

25/22

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Side profile view of a horse, in Italy?

25/21

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1899 SF Cody image 24/13

Card Photograph

Higgins, Royal Studio, Belfast

c. 1900 Full body portrait of Sf Cody and Edward Leroy

25/28

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Unidentified Alpine Chalet/ hotel 25/12

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1895 Mounted photograph of a continental civic reception, likely for Cody

25/37

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of a theatre destroyed by fire

25/33

Card Photograph

Spalke & Kluge, Augsburg

c. 1895 View of the cycle track with horses in paddocks

25/24

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1897 Crudely handcolored photograph of Cody, Lela, Leon and Vivian, most likely continental

25/31

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1899 Klondyke Nuggest Photograph 25/14

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of Cody on horseback

25/15

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of Cody on horseback near a tent

--


Series 2 - Visual Materials


Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of Cody on a rearing horse

--

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of family, horses and tent

25/18

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of family, horses and tent

25/19

Card Photograph

Friedrich Pflauder, Salzburg

c. 1895 Alpine chalet with Cody on horse, with family in front

25/11

Card Photograph


c. 1900 Full body portrait of SF Cody and Edward Leroy

25/29

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1895 Cody, Lela, Vivian and Leon, family portrait

25/10

Card Photograph

Delton, Photographie Hippique

c. 1895 Cyclists with boards announcing match against Cody, horses in background

25/25

Card Photograph


c. 1900 Half length portrait of SF Cody 25/27

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Very damaged remnants of large advertising placard portrait of Cody

25/8

Card Photograph

Unknown 1903 Bust portrait of Cody 25/39

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Large portrait of Vivian Cody with white horse, in western garb

25/36

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Large Standing portrait of Vivian Cody in Western costume

25/35

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Large card photograph of Vivian Cody on a white horse in costume

25/34

Card Photograph

Hampton & Co 1891 Card photograph sheet with prints of scenes from Klondyke Nugget: "Duel in which White Chief is killed" and "Rescue of Little Sunbeam from the burning stage by Deadwood Dick"; on reverse: clippings and revues for Cody at Olympia and making fun of Buff Bil

25/2

Card Photograph

Hampton & Co c. 1895 Card sheet with two prints (a third print is missing) of men in armour and a horse

25/1

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Side profile view of a horse 25/23




Card Photograph

Unknown ND Oval view of Cody on horseback on a hill

27/21

Card Photograph

Unknown 1897 Cody troupe under a tent, Berlin 25/5

Card Photograph

Unknown 1896 Lela Cody and horses, Messina Sicily

27/12

Card Photograph

Delton, Photographie Hippique

c. 1895 Cyclists with boards announcing match against Cody, horses in background

25/26

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Mounted photograph of a theatre destroyed by fire

25/32

Card Photograph

Pagliano e Ricordi Fotografi, Milan

ND Signed portrait of Conte Mario Ricotti

25/7

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Bust portrait of a woman 27/6

Card Photograph

Unknown c. 1895 Group portrait of the4 members of the Troupe Danesi, Acrobates,

25/6

Card Photograph

W Field, London c. 1895 Portrait of a young girl holding a doll

25/9

Card Photograph

Unknown ND Cody on horseback, in Italy? 25/20

Card Photograph

Unknown 5/15/1899 Oval view of Cody on horseback on top of a hill

27/24

Photograph Unknown c. 1895 Very fragile photograph of SF Cody on a triple bicycle with his children

25/3

Photograph Unknown ND Large photograph in 2 pieces of Cody, his troupe, and and his firearms

25/38

Photograph Unknown ND Horse leaping a bridge in scene from Klondyke Nugget

27/2

Photograph Unknown ND Lela Cody with Flags 27/5

Photograph Unknown ND Cody struggling with an Indian 27/4

Photograph Unknown ND Montage of firearms, without central portrait

27/6

Photograph Unknown ND Half length portrait of Cody 27/8

Photograph Unknown ND Tandem bike riders 27/14

Photograph Unknown c. 1895 Very fragile photograph of SF Cody on a triple bicycle with his children

25/3

Stereograph Unknown ND Stereograph of horses jumping 27/7




Drawers 1 & 2

Poster Various 1895-1904 27 posters for Klondyke Nugget, ht2005437-ht2005472. Cataloged and digitized individually in The Museum System, www.ringling.org/collections



Type Date Theatre Location DescriptionBox Folde King #

15 - Oversized Materials

Contract 4/7/1902 Albert Theatre Brighthouse, Great Britain

01 1902/4

Advertisement 1890 France Pennant for Match Cody

02 16/1

Contract 3/11/1901 Theatre Royal Attercliffe

Attercliffe, England 5/15/1900, The North of England Theatre Corporation Limited

03 1901/4

Contract 3/17/1902 New Queen's Theatre

Farnworth, Bolton, Great Britain

5/31/190104 1901/5

Contract 3/25/1901 Lyceum Theatre

Crewe, Great Britain

10/11/190105 1901/6

Contract 8/12/1901 Theatres Royal Crook, Great Britain

5/24/190106 1901/22

Diary 1902-1903 Stock diary with lists of bookings from 1900-1903

07 17/2

Contract 2/16/1903 New Grand Opera House

Liverpool England 4/24/190208 1903/3

Contract 6/1/1903 Alexandra Palace

Middlesex, N. Great Britain

signed 5/9/190309 1903/6

Contract 12/26/1903

Theatres Royal Crook & Esh Winning, Great Britain

signed 9/29/190310 1903/12

Contract 12/14/1903

New Avenue Theatre

Kettering GB signed 4/30/190311 1903/14

Contract 7/18/1903 New Star Theatre

Swansea, GB signed 5/28/1903 - in two pieces

12 1903/8

Letterhead c. 1895 Great Britain letterhead for The Great Codys, with illustrations of scenes

13 17/4

Contract 10/4/1899 Theatre Royal Botherham

Great Britain14 1900/8



Type Date Theatre Location DescriptionBox Folde King #

Script Klondyke Nugget set plot

15 17/63

Sketch book c. 1900 Sketch book with 8 full drawings by SF Cody of set designs for a drama set in the USA and Central America

16 17/1

Account book c. 1895 Leather account book belonging to Edward Leroy

17 17/3

Contract 4/1/1901 Theatre Royal Macclesfield 2/23/190118 1901/7




Appendix 1

howard tibbals’ samuel franklin cody papers

Documents