American Heritage Center Digitizes Wind River Missionary Records

The AHC has digitized and made accessible online more than 1,300 items from the papers of John Roberts.

Reverend John Roberts was an Episcopalian missionary who worked among the Arapaho and Shoshone peoples on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

Digitized image of John Roberts from Box 3 of his papers at the American Heritage Center

The collection is comprised of Arapaho and Shoshone translations of Christian and Episcopalian texts, Roberts’s personal papers, and photographs.

Pupils list of mission school, 1901 from Roberts’ papers.

The digitized collection is accessible through the online inventory.

Supporting Wyoming’s Indian Education for All

The AHC’s extensive archival holdings and its K-5 Teaching Resources – Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming exhibit serve as valuable resources for educators implementing Wyoming’s Indian Education for All mandate.

These primary source materials—including photographs, documents, manuscripts, and more related to Wyoming’s Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes—are available through digitized resources, online exhibits, and with assistance from Reference Department staff to help teachers educate students about the cultural heritage, history, and contributions of Wyoming’s tribal nations while supporting Wyoming Social Studies Standards.

For more information about the Center’s resources, contact the AHC’s Reference Department at ahcref@uwyo.edu.