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.

Left to right: Max Wilde, D.W. DeFoe, J. L. Wheeler, Ty Cobb, Tom Yawkey. Max Wilde was the guide, DeFoe and Wheeler were clients, Cobb was also a client but a baseball superstar and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Tom Yawkey was owner of the Boston Red Sox. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.609 (detail)

Museum Minute: The Cody Red Sox

November 15, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

Did you ever think that Cody had a connection with the Boston Red Sox? Well, it turns out there is a connection. Eric Rossborough, the associate librarian at the McCracken […]

Buffalo Bill and Wild West show Indians, San Francisco, California, along the beach near Cliff House, September 7–14, 1902. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.14

Cliff House Revealed – Points West Online

November 15, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2013 Cliff House Revealed By Mack Frost As a photographer, I constantly have to remind myself how lucky and honored I am to have […]

Cody Bell, with his hair in buns, at a National Guard encampment in 1909. MS 294 William A. Bell Family Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.294.0030 (detail)

Museum Minute: A $10,000 Deal

October 17, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

When Leonard Cody Bell (not related) was nine years old, Buffalo Bill Cody offered him $10,000 if he would keep his hair long until he was 18. By the time […]

Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Italy, 1906. Garlow SB.SvnrPstl.05.04

Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, conclusion – Points West Online

October 11, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2015 A Leap But Not a Stretch: Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, conclusion By Mary Robinson & Robert W. Rydell One […]

Vintage Buffalo Bill poster featuring Colonel W.F. Cody with a buffalo and beavers, titled "Je Viens.

Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, part 1 – Points West Online

September 27, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2015 A Leap But Not a Stretch: Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, Part 1 By Mary Robinson & Robert W. Rydell […]

Phillip Goodwin letter page with sketch of a deer. 26.83.3

Charlie Russell’s Books – Points West Online

August 9, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2010 Charlie Russell’s Books By Brian W. Dippie, PhD Charlie Russell’s library points to a book reader, not a book collector,” writes Dr. Brian […]