Monthly Archives: January 2018

David Brown and Steven Spielberg: Through Thick and Thin

Posted on January 29, 2018 by ahcadmin

Film producer David Brown (1916-2010) began his career in 1951 heading the story department at Twentieth Century Fox. His success began early through his involvement with The Robe, an American Biblical epic film that received an Oscar nomination for Best … Continue reading →

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In the Midst of McCarthyism: Wyoming Senator Edward Crippa’s Brief Senate Stint

Posted on January 23, 2018 by ahcadmin

Though a small collection, the Edward D. Crippa papers are of historical interest.  Crippa (1899-1960), who had served in World War I and been Wyoming state highway commissioner from 1941 to 1947, was appointed to represent Wyoming in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Remembering UW’s Preparatory School: A Historical Retrospect

Posted on January 22, 2018 by ahcadmin

The Preparatory School at UW was organized “for the benefit of students from counties not provided with complete high school courses.” The 1887-1898 University Catalogue also states, “As soon as the various towns of the state possess well equipped high … Continue reading →

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Carl Stalling, Music Animator

Posted on January 17, 2018 by ahcadmin

A chance meeting in the early 1920s at a Missouri movie theater led to some of the most beloved cartoons ever created. Carl Stalling was improvising on the organ while accompanying a silent film. A young Walt Disney was in … Continue reading →

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Mary O’Hara: “My Heart is in Wyoming”

Posted on January 9, 2018 by ahcadmin

Could successful screenwriter and socialite Mary O’Hara exchange her glitzy lifestyle for that of a Wyoming ranch wife? Her friends didn’t think so. But by 1930 Mary had hit her mid-forties and was fed up with her gilded life. She … Continue reading →

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