I learned that Sitting Bull was about 56 years old when he died, that Cornell University has a card with his autograph on it, and that he toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
I searched for "L Frank Baum," since my library has a special historical collection of his. I found out that there is a Fred M Meyer collection in Syracuse, NY. An inventory has not been created for this collection. Fred M Meyer was a founding member of the Wizard of Oz Club and edited the Baum Bugle. This was an interesting find.
I also found that Syracuse University has an L Frank Baum Papers Collection. This is a wonderful database for searching for historical documents.
What interesting discoveries you made, BookWorm! ArchiveGrid is a jumping off point for serious researchers' field trips, but you can learn a lot just by reading the descriptions. Thanks for your comments.
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