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Research at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
At the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, research by staff, visiting scholars, and interested visitors is an important part of what we do.
McCracken Research Library
The McCracken Research Library is a specialized library and archives within the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming.
The Papers of William F. Cody
The Historical Center and the Papers project are working jointly with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in creating the William F. Cody Archive, an invaluable record of late nineteenth and early-twentieth-century American national development.
Fellowship Program
Each year, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center offers a limited number of research stipends to bring promising and established visiting western scholars. Using our resources, scholars study, write, and develop ideas and manuscripts that expand the horizon of western studies.
A video glimpse of Scholarship and Research at the Historical Center
Have a favorite photo or painting from our collections? Order a reproduction for your wall or as a gift! Find out more.
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley fascinated audiences of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Read more about her life.
The life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody had many facets. Learn more in the biography of our namesake.