Some Points of Comparison Common Problems for an American Cotton Industry Cotton in Western History Conclusions SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 166 vii friends at the Museum were also inspirational and persuaded me to carry on with my doctoral studies on the "nights and weekends" plan. Notable among them were Robert Hart, Leslie Bergloff, Holly Radke, and several of our wonderful volunteers. The professionalism and success of a relatively new museum is due in large part to the staff, which have become my family away from home. I am grateful that I have been able to secure such a wonderful and rewarding position as my first career job. My finishing this project would not have been possible without the aid of many people in various institutions from Iowa to Arizona. This includes the staff of the Lubbock County Historical Collection (now part of the American Museum of Agriculture in Lubbock, Texas),