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The Denver Public Library's Archives Collection comprises material on the American West, particularly Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region; on the 20th century environmental conservation movement in the United States; and on the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division of World War II. The repository contains historical documents, personal papers, correspondence, diaries and journals, scrapbooks, architectural records, club and association papers, natural resource management documents, business records, photographs and audio/visual materials. Search the catalog for manuscripts using the term "manuscript" and a personal name. More...

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A letter from William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) [September 24, 1916].