Hall of Great Westerners

The Hall of Great Westerners was established by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1958. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A., the Hall was created to celebrate the contributions of men and women of the American West. Inductees include explorers, Native American leaders, writers, poets, politicians, statesmen and others. [Faragher, J.M. (1994) "National Cowboy Hall of Fame Thundering Hooves." "Journal of American History. 81"(1) June, pp. 215-220.]

Criteria

Criteria for being accepted into the Hall include:
#Exceptional contribution to the advancement of Western heritage and traditions over a lifetime.
#Individuals who promote America's rich Western heritage through their leadership and patronage of art, business industry, environmental, education, humanitarian, government or philanthropic organizations.
#Achievement of national significance and historic relevance.
#Exemplification of the traditional Western ideals of honesty, integrity and self-sufficiency over a lifetime.

Members of the Hall of Great Westerners

The following are Hall of Great Westerners inductees, followed by the year they were inducted. [(nd) [http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/i_west.html Hall of Great Westerners.] National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved 6/25/07.]

* Jasper Ackerman (1978)
* Horace Greeley Adams, Sr. (1997)
* Ramon Ahumada (1958)
* Pedro Altube (1960)
* George Washington Arrington (2003)
* Ben C. Ash (1959)
* Stephen Fuller Austin (1958)
* Tom Lea (1995)
* Chester Paxton (1998)
* William A. Paxton (1961)
* Bartlett Richards (1970)
* Mari Sandoz (1998)
* Issac Stevens (1962)
* Brigham Young (1958)
* York (2001)

ee also

* Hall of Great Western Performers
* Rodeo Hall of Fame
* List of figures in the American West

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/i_perf.html National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]