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.

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September 4, 2015

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To Cataloging

When I tell people I manage the Corporate Archive Blueprints for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, they immediately assume I…

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Native American man with young boy. MS 438 Forrest Fenn Indian Photographs. P.438.0144
July 13, 2015

Hidden Treasures of Internships

As an intern in the McCracken Research Library, I have been able to delve through the hidden and unprocessed photographic collections in…

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July 1, 2015

Archives Finding Guides of the McCracken Worldwide – Part 2

This article originally appeared in our Spring 2011 issue of Points West Magazine as “Bringing the BBHC’s McCracken Research Library Archives to…

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Archives Finding Guides of the McCracken Worldwide – Part 1

This article originally appeared in our Spring 2011 issue of Points West Magazine as “Bringing the BBHC’s McCracken Research Library Archives to…

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June 29, 2015

Digital Collections

Our Digital Collections page is newly updated with links for collections our interns and staff are adding to the site. Check it…

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June 24, 2015

Jordan B. Cottle Scrapbook

I am excited to share the Jordan B. Cottle scrapbook with the world. It is full of amazing images and stories of…

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