The Western History Association was organized in 1961 at Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mission of the WHA is the following: "The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study ...

The Mellema Program in Western American Studies was endowed by Dirk and JoAnn Mellema in 1993. Calvin University hired William Katerberg as its director in 1999. The program is housed in the ...

Dan Finley may be best known as the executive director of the Sigler Western Museum, but he started out in a government role.

Thomas Andrews, University of Colorado Boulder professor of history, has been appointed faculty director of the Center of the American West. His appointment became effective in July. Andrews’ research ...

Paul Andrew Hutton’s “Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy and the Shaping of the American West” is a sweeping history covering centuries and thousands of miles, starting before the American ...

William Henry Jackson was one of the most prolific American artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He personally witnessed and recorded the expansion of the American West in thousands of ...

The following internship listings are not sponsored by the CU Boulder Department of History. Please refer questions directly to the Center of the American West. The Center of the American West ...

Last week saw the publication of the first volume of a massive and extraordinarily impressive undertaking by two of the country’s most distinguished historians, Allen C. Guelzo and James Hankins.

Kevin Costner has a start date for his History Channel docuseries about the American West. Kevin Costner’s The West will bow May 26 with back-to-back episodes followed by a special presentation of ...

Throughout his career, Kevin Costner has been synonymous with the “wild west.” From his roles in Dances with Wolvesand Wyatt Earp to his career resurgence on the television series Yellowstone, Costner ...