Donations

Thank you to all supporters of the McCracken Research Library! With your help and encouragement we have grown from a small museum support library to a full-fledged research library with our own collections and exhibits. Without our patrons and donors, this would not have been possible.

The McCracken Research Library continues to grow and develop. Acquisitions of publications, manuscripts and archives, and photographs are often the result of direct donations or purchases with money donated to our materials acquisitions fund. The Belden Photographic Fund, named for Meeteetse photographer/rancher Charles Belden, supports photographic exhibitions and acquisitions.

Our collections are housed in modern climate-controlled vaults, on site, to allow both convenience of access and secure preservation. Some intensive conservation repairs, however, are needed as materials age and become increasingly fragile and vulnerable. We have, therefore, also set up a conservation fund to accept donations to permit conservation treatment. We also have donation opportunities for helping the library to make equipment purchases to support materials cataloging and processing needs. Those wishing to provide monetary support to the library are encouraged to contact our Development Department directly.

Housel Curator Kurt Graham oversee the donations of books, journals, personal papers, business records, photographs and other research materials. We appreciate prospective donors send us a letter describing their gifts prior to shipping them. Prior notification helps us confirm that we do not have duplicates of these materials and begin a dialogue with a prospective donor.

Those wishing to donate their time may consider volunteering within the library and archives. The continuous need for materials cataloguing and processing, reshelving, and other tasks, creates many interesting volunteer projects. The library's level of services is largely dependent on the contribution of its volunteers. Volunteers are coordinated through the BBHC Education Department.