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Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago CHOICE
MAGAZINE 'OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE' JANUARY 2010 LIBRARY
JOURNAL 'BEST REFERENCE' 2009 The story of the American West has
exerted a powerful influence over the psyche of the modern
world, helping to fashion senses of national identity as well as
permeating literary and cinematic culture. Tales of frontier
life, of Native Americans and of vigilantes and outlaws are of
constant interest, and are matched by more recent interest in
the growth of urban centres, the environmental impact of
westward expansion and of life in the borderlands. The Graff
Collection is a unique resource which will allow scholars to
explore all of these areas and more. Through a mixture of
original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material and rare printed
sources, this collection will act as a dynamic teaching and
research resource. - Papers of early pioneers, explorers and
hunters are well represented, including items su