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.
Charlie Russell’s Books – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2010 Charlie Russell’s Books By Brian W. Dippie, PhD Charlie Russell’s library points to a book…
Museum Minute: Essential Winchester Jobs During World War I
During World War I, some Winchester Repeating Arms Company employees were eventually exempt from the draft because their skills were essential to…
Whoop It Up! Special Exhibition
Past Exhibition June 7, 2019 – January 5, 2021 Whoop it Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody Stampede told the story of…
Museum Minute: Maria TallChief
What does Buffalo Bill have to do with ballet? That’s the question Samantha Harper, the archivist at the McCracken Research library, asked…
The Search for H.O.B.
A behind the scenes look at the mystery solving process of identifying persons in historic photographs. In this case the mysterious photographer H.O.B….
Museum Minute: Frederic Remington and Buffalo Bill
The McCracken Research Library receives hundreds of collections of journals, notebooks and photographs annually. Often, library staff are not able to go…