War changes the landscape and people, whether on the frontlines or Homefront. World War II not only tested the millions of American men sent to Europe and the Pacific, but […]
McCracken Research Library
Find out what goes on in the Center of the West's McCracken Research Library and get an insider's look at the incredible photographs, archives, and manuscripts housed and processed by the library's staff—who are still making some amazing finds within the collections.
Winchester Goes to War: The M1 Carbine
The years following World War I were not kind to the Winchester Repeating Arms, Co. The loans taken out during the war to expand their facilities were now due, and […]
Pearl Harbor Attacked! United States Declares War on Japan!
December 7, 1941, in the early morning hours aboard Ford Island, Hawaii, sailors and Marines stood at morning muster when the buzz of airplanes cut the air. In a blink, […]
Points West Online: Will James & Me—New Books at the McCracken
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Will James & Me: New Books at the McCracken By Eric Rossborough Will James was an author who brought the West to life […]
Museum Minute: A Postcard to Charles Russell
It’s normal for librarians at the McCracken Research Library to find postcards, photos and other pieces of paper tucked away in a book. But it isn’t every day that you […]
The Yanks Are Coming: The Great War and Winchester Repeating Arms
The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, for a century now we have worn poppies, lighted lanterns, and recited such solemn lyrics as Flanders’s Field, all […]
