Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center
Graves Peeler Collection
Graves Peeler who is credited with saving the Longhorn from extinction was many things. In his lifetime he was a rancher, field inspector, range detective, game hunter, and always single. He spent hours on horseback in solitude hunting throughout Mexico, Canada, and the Western United States. He was a man of principle who did not avoid confrontations making him successful as a lawman. Peeler has left a collection or oral history by and about himself. Also included are documents and a large photograph and film collection of his hunting trips and exploration of the West.