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Fall semester seminar & topic in fall 2008 Winter/spring short-term seminars
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The Newberry's collections American West Through donations and purchases, the Newberry Library has built a substantial collection of materials about the American West. It includes the records of explorers, accounts of cowboys, and reports on Native American life and practice. The material is part of the Library's large collection on American history and literature. |
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(Click on the pictures to see larger versions.) Right: William Clark's account book (1825-1828). This journal's primary importance is the record inscribed on the front cover headed "Men on Lewis and Clark's Trip," which shows what had happened to the members of the pioneering expedition of 1804-1806. |
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Left: A program for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the Chicago World's Fair (1893). |
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Right: An engraving of Indians dancing by Karl Bodmer (no date). |
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| Images courtesy of the Newberry Library for study and promotional purposes only. | ||
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