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American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940

American Memory - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library

From the Library of Congress.

Autry National Center

Los Angeles, California. The Autry National Center, formed in 2003 by the merger of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and the Women of the West Museum, is an intercultural history center dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences, and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West.

Bancroft Library

Berkeley, California. University of California at Berkeley.

Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Cody, Wyoming.

Fort Robinson Museum

Crawford, Nebraska.

Hubbard Museum of the American West

Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

Museum of the Fur Trade

Chadron, Nebraska.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Spanish Colonial Research Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico. From the National Park Service and the University of New Mexico.

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum

Waco, Texas.

The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall Of Fame

Fort Worth, Texas.

Women of the West Museum

In 2002 the Women of the West Museum merged with the Autry National Center creating a gathering place for programs, exhibitions, collections, research and education dedicated to diverse women's experiences in the American West. Our goal is to gain a new understanding, not simply of what women have done, but why it matters for the West, past, present, and future. Founded in 1991 in Boulder, Colorado, the Women of the West Museum was the first museum in the nation dedicated to the history of women of all cultures in the American West.