The American West : sources from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago,
Electronic resource comprised of ms. documents, printed ephemera, published books and maps relating to the exploration and settlement of the American West, drawn chiefly from the Graff Collection at the Newberry Library with additional materials from the Library's general and map collections. P...
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| Language: | English |
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Marlborough, England :
Adam Matthew Digital,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=http://coral.library.tamu.edu/resourcelink.php?resource=3087 |
| Summary: | Electronic resource comprised of ms. documents, printed ephemera, published books and maps relating to the exploration and settlement of the American West, drawn chiefly from the Graff Collection at the Newberry Library with additional materials from the Library's general and map collections. Papers of early pioneers, explorers and hunters are well represented. Canada and the Pacific Northwest are well documented including accounts of the gold rush and of the landscape. The evolution of Western towns can be seen through materials such as prospectuses and city directories. The growth of railway and road networks can be explored through maps and through records of key railroad companies. Emigrants' guides, manuscript travel journals, store catalogues, illustrations and maps enable scholars to understand the phenomenon of westward expansion. Accounts of ranches and of the prairie lands document the agricultural transformation of the West. There are rich resources for the study of Texas, Mexico and the South. Literary and historical works, with first hand accounts of the lives of vigilantes and outlaws as well as contemporary newspapers and posters, enable a better understanding of the real and mythic West. Native American history and culture is also very well documented. Original manuscripts, ephemeral material (trade cards, wanted posters, photos, claim certificates, news-sheets etc.), maps, and rare printed works are included in the resource. |
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| Item Description: | Title from home page (viewed on Dec. 20, 2013). Project editor, Jenny Bullock. Includes material on the following: John Capen (Grizzly) Adams, John James Audubon, Stephen F. Austin, Black Hawk, Black Kettle, William Bonney (Billy the Kid), Daniel Boone, Aaron Burr, Martha Jane Cannary-Burke (Calamity Jane), Christopher Houston (Kit) Carson, John Simpson Chisum, George Rogers Clark, William Clark, William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill), Crazy Horse, David Stern (Davy) Crockett, George Crook, George Armstrong Custer, George Davenport, Jefferson Davis, Thomas C. Durant, Wyatt Earp, John Charles Frémont, Patrick Floyd (Pat) Garrett, Geronimo, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Grierson, James Harrod, James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill Hickok), Samuel Houston, Frank James, Jesse James, Meriwether Lewis, Abraham Lincoln, Little Crow, Lone Wolf, James W. Marshall, Moses Milner (California Joe), John Baker Omohundro (Texas Jack), William Quantrill, Rain-in-the-Face, Red Cloud, Marcus Reno, Roman Nose, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Winfield Scott, Philip Sheridan, William T. Sherman, Sitting Bull, Joseph Smith, Spotted Tail, John Sutter, John Van Nortwick, Lewis Wetzel, White Beaver, James Wilkinson, Brigham Young, James Younger, John Younger, Robert Younger, Thomas Coleman Younger. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |