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.

Museum Minute: Jennings Rifle
The earliest known reference to the Winchester Arms Collection is a letter from Oliver Winchester to R.S. Lawrence in 1871. Oliver Winchester…

Women and Winchester: A Match Made in Heaven
Impact of World War I on women in the workplace In 1917 the U.S. joined World War I. A year later the…

Writing the West – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2001 Writing the West By Frances B. ClymerFormer Librarian, McCracken Research Library Writing the West occurred…

William Henry Jackson’s Albertype prints – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2016 Sharing Yellowstone: Lost & Found—William Henry Jackson’s Albertype prints By Matthew E. Hermes, PhDResident Fellow…

Traveling exhibit showcases photography of Edward S. Curtis
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and the McCracken Research Library are sponsoring a traveling…

Yellowstone Discovered
Past Exhibition Yellowstone Discovered: William Henry Jackson’s Lost Prints Reveal the Park for America This special exhibition, which recurs periodically at the Center,…