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Title: James Bridger as Westport Knew Him
Description: Article collecting "a few local stories not usually found in print" about Jim Bridger, known of or living in the Kansas City area from the 1850s to the early 1880s, telling briefly of his various wives, including Indians, children, and explorations of the West, including the discovery of the area of Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1968-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Washakie--Chief of the Shoshones, Father-in-Law of James Bridger
Description: Article about Jim Bridger's relationship to Washakie, chief of the Shoshone Indians of Montana, starting with Bridger's marriage to his daughter, Little Fawn, in 1850, bringing her back to Dallas, Missouri.
Date: 1968-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Bridger Genealogy
Description: One page of genealogical information about Jim Bridger and his family.
Date: 1968-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: What I Remember of Virginia Bridger Wachsmann-Hahn
Description: Reminiscences about Jim Bridger and his daughter, Virginia Bridger Wachsmann-Hahn, or Virginia Wachsmann, discussing disputes over accuracy of Jim's character and actions, including a 1923 motion picture, "The Covered Wagon," portraying him as a drunkard with two Indian squaws.
Date: 1968-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

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