Author: Nancy McClure

Nancy works in the Public Relations Department in electronic communications. Her work includes writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter <em>Western Wire</em>. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.

Anne Coe (b. 1949), Out to Lunch, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 45.375 x 65.625 inches. Gift of the artist and D. Harold Byrd, Jr. 2.93.2

Treasures from Our West: “Out to Lunch” by Anne Coe

April 4, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Anne Coe’s painting sparks contemplation of the controversial topic of the management of bears in the national parks. Here, Coe addresses the relationship between humans and bears, especially concerning issues […]

Grizzly bear claw necklace. Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection. Acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.203.1413

Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear claw necklace

April 1, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2008 Grizzly bear claw necklace This grizzly bear claw necklace is part of the newly acquired Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection […]

Deadwood stagecoach, here pictured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, ca. 1900. Buffalo Bill claimed the coach was a refurbished stagecoach that had indeed been robbed on the Cheyenne - Deadwood route, later attacked by Indians, and then abandoned alongside the trail where he reclaimed it. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strobel. P.6.59

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 2 – Points West Online

March 31, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 2 Read Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonWilliam J Goppert […]

The New York Times reported that the citizens of Paterson, New Jersey, found this Wild West poster of outlaws attacking a train too graphic. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pioneer Exhibition, 1907. Poster, 108 x 159.5 inches. Courier Company lithograph, Buffalo, New York. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.540

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 1 – Points West Online

March 31, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonFormer Curator of the Buffalo Bill […]

Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century – Points West Online

March 29, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 1999 Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century Charles R. Preston, PhDWillis McDonald IV Senior Curator of […]

Russian Flintlock Blunderbuss. Museum Purchase, partially funded by the James H. Woods Foundation. 1986.16.1

Treasures from Our West: Royal blunderbuss

March 28, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2009 Russian Flintlock Blunderbuss. This splendid engraved and inlaid firearm is a Blunderbuss, a name derived from a rough translation of the Dutch/Germanic […]