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Title: MS 243 - James Bama Collection

Creator: Bama, James

Extent: 13.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 01/01/2007

Languages: English [eng]

James Bama is a prominent illustrator and artist of the American West.  He was one of the best known magazine and book illustrators in the country, with many Doc Savage book covers as examples of his work.  After nearly 22 years as an illustrator in New York City, Bama moved to Wyoming in 1968.  This collection comes from his studio and includes correspondence, research articles, photographs, negatives, gallery catalogs, magazines and books containing Bama’s illustrations.

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Accruals: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: James and Lynne Bama

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Related Materials: Digitized Collection of James Bama - MS 243 in Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Digital Collections. For more information please see http://library.centerofthewest.org/cdm/search/collection/MS243/order/identi/ad/asc

Preferred Citation: James Bama Collection, MS 243, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Processing Information: Processed by Jessica Goodwin, Judy Kauwell, and Samantha L. Harper, 2013-2015, 2017-2018.