The Harold McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West supports inquiry across many disciplines related to the American West.
The McCracken staff collaborates with curators, scholars, students, writers and filmmakers to reveal the American West in all its human and natural complexity. The last word on the West defines the mission—to preserve the written and visual record. As the stewards of many forms of expression, our library professionals understand how language and images have shaped perceptions. What Americans believe about the West is as significant as what actually happened in these storied landscapes.
The McCracken Research Library advances the understanding, appreciation, and study of the American West and plays an integral role in the creation and dissemination of scholarship on the region.
