America West Archives was founded in 1980 by Warren Anderson and has grown to become one of the country's best known "old west" resources for wild west ghost town historical documents and western paper collectibles.  Over 140 catalogues have been issued in 23 years of business.  Our clientele includes private collectors, museums, galleries, document dealers, institutions and hopefully you!

Collecting topics from the American West are diverse.  We buy, sell and accept consignments for historical documents and western collectibles related to such topics as Ghost Towns, the California Gold Rush, Western Outlaws and Lawmen, Western Forts, Civil War, Indian Wars, Mining, Railroads, Cattle, Express, Stagecoach, Lumber, Postal History, Banking and Finance to name a few.  Other historical documents are autographed or related to Western Outlaws and Lawmen, Cowboys, Indians, Soldiers, Politicians, Railroad Barons, Mining Millionaires, Orientals, Mormons and Pioneers of the American West!

America West Achieves also offer a variety of services to meet the needs of our clients including:

OLD STOCK RESEARCH SERVICES: Our 21 year old stock certificate research service can provide stock search and company research on uncancelled old stock certificates and old bonds.  America West Archive's old company stock certificate research is well known in the financial world.  Worthless stocks?  Maybe not.  If you have old stock shares, old bonds and need a company search to determine if you old stock certificate still has any value from a merger, name change or acquisition, click here.

As a 10 year member of the World Association of Document Examiners and having sold thousands of old, historical documents, Warren Anderson, as a document examiner, has the forensic skills and expertise to authenticate and provide document analysis.  His award-winning articles on historical document forgeries have appeared in numerous publications.

COLLECTING THE BEST AUTOGRAPHS OF THE AMERICAN WEST

America West Archives has had the special privilege of buying and selling some of the rarest western outlaw and western lawman autographs and related documents.  Some the famous heroes and villains have included Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Buffalo Bill Cody, Billy the Kid , Pat Garrett and the Lincoln County War, Frank and Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Calamity Jane, Bat Masterson, John Wesley Hardin, members of the Dalton Gang, Bill Tilghman, Heck Thomas, Cole Younger, Sam Houston, Brigham Young, Pony Express Founder William Russell, Judge Roy Bean, Hanging Judge Issac Parker, Frank Canton and the Johnson County War just to name a few of the better know figures.

It doesn't have to be a "big name" either.  You may want a historical document from a wild west mining camp or ghost town such as Tombstone, Cripple creek, Leadville, Virginia City, or Bodie.  You'll find many different types of old west historical documents in the illustrated sales and auction catalogues issued by America West Archives.  The historical documents in our catalogues are prices from $10 to $5,000 or more to work with all collecting interests and budgets.

AMERICA WEST ARCHIVES - A TRUSTED NAME IN AMERICAN WEST

America West Archives Owner Warren Anderson serves as the editorial advisor to the nationally recognized Shroeder's Antiques Price Guide under the categories of "old stock certificates" and "historical documents."  America West Archives also belongs to numerous collecting and historical organizations including the Bond and Share Society, American Society of Check Collectors, Universal Autograph Collector's Club, the Ephemera Society, Paper and Advertising Collectors and the National Outlaw and Lawman Association.

TRUST - EXPERIENCE - KNOWLEDGE - VALUE - QUALITY

It's included in every transaction you have with America West Archives so you can collect with confidence.  We have a guarantee of authenticity on every item sold and our liberal return policy makes building your personal collection of the Wild West easy, fun, and rewarding.  Let America West Archives be you time machine to the days of the American West.  Why just read about western history when you can "hold history in you hands" with your own personal collection!  Discover the prestige and joy of your own private collection of authentic and original historical documents, old letters, antique papers and photos of the old west.

America West Archives
P.O. Box 100, Cedar City, Utah 84721.