Phone: 307.578.4063
maryr@bbhc.org
Mary Robinson has been an active professional in the Wyoming library community since 1993. She holds an MLS degree from Emporia State University in Kansas and a Special Collections Certification from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois.
Mary Robinson, Housel Director
Karling Abernathy, Lead Cataloger
Samantha Harper, Processing Archivist
Mack Frost, Digital Services
Karen Preis, Administrative Assistant
Karen Van Gilder, Reference Assistant
Sean Campbell, Image Rights & Reproductions
To submit inquiries or obtain general information, contact the McCracken Research Library. To schedule a research appointment, please call 307.578.4063. The library holds no genealogical information beyond the family of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. General research on firearms may be conducted in the library. For serial number research on specific firearms, please contact the Cody Firearms Records Office.
The McCracken Research Library is the custodian of more than one-half million historic images. To view digital collections online, conduct image research, and browse a selection of more than 20,000 photographs and documents, go to Digital Collection. Please submit image requests to Photo Sales.
McCracken Research Library
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Avenue
Cody, WY 82414
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Winchester Model 1876 short rifle. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.191 With saddle, ca. 1900. 1.69.875
The firearm is integrally tied to the story of the history and culture of the West.