Artificial, open collection of misc. letters written by or to various residents of Concord, Mass., presented by individuals connected with Concord, or otherwise relating to Concord. Writers represented in the collection include: Charlotte Adams; Ebenezer Adams; John Quincy Adams; Felix Adler; Chester G. Atkins; Molly Bailey; Mary A. Barrett; Richard Barrett; Benjamin Dixon Bartlett; William B. Bartlett; Ruthy Batcheller; Lavinia B. Bates; Josef Bernas;...

"The American West is an evocative term that conjures up images of cowboys and Indians, covered wagons, sheriffs and outlaws, and endless prairies as well as contemporary images ranging from national parks to the oil, aerospace, and film industries. In addition, the West encompasses not only the past and present of the area west of the Mississippi but also the frontier as it moved across each of the fifty American states, offering the promise of freedom...