Impact of World War I on women in the workplace In 1917 the U.S. joined World War I. A year later the first issue of… Read More
Points West Online: Writing the West
Originally published in Points West magazine Winter 2001 Writing the West By Frances B. Clymer Former Librarian, McCracken Research Library Writing the West occurred in… Read More
Points West Online: William Henry Jackson’s Albertype prints
Originally published in Points West magazine Summer 2016 Sharing Yellowstone: Lost & Found—William Henry Jackson’s Albertype prints By Matthew E. Hermes, PhD Resident Fellow (2015–2016)… Read More
Wildlife biologist shares tales from the Alaska Peninsula at Center of the West August 16
Harold McCracken, the first director of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, became famous in the 1920s through his adventures hunting bears, filming wildlife,… Read More
University of Wyoming receives important records from Center of the West Trustee Willis McDonald IV
Before the late Buffalo Bill Center of the West Trustee Willis McDonald IV (1926–2015) retired to Wyoming in 1996, he was an attorney with the… Read More
Points West Online: Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols
Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols Paul D. Hoffman Guest Author What? Three horses towing a… Read More
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 exhibit of Edward… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Showmen’s League of America Photograph
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2016 Photograph, Showmen’s League of America’s 1st Annual Ball It looks like a swanky affair is taking… Read More
Mr. Postman: Is there a letter for me?
There was a time when Mr. Postman was a neighborhood celebrity and letter writing was a big deal. In the letter above, Charles Dickens (1812… Read More
Then and Now, Interdisciplinary Approaches in Yellowstone: Summer 2016 Special Exhibitions
The combined efforts of scientists, photographers, and artists have greatly impacted environmental conservation in the United States and, arguably, the world over. Yellowstone National Park… Read More
