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Shelly and Mary Louise Grossman: the protection of our planet before Earth day
April 22nd is a day to think about, celebrate, and remember the importance of our planet and its conservation. It is called Earth day. This celebration started in 1970, following the oil blowout near Santa Barbara, in January 1969. Its … Continue reading
New Finding Aids: February 2019
Welcome to the first of what we hope to be a feature we’ll run on our blog every 4-6 weeks. Welcome to our Finding Aids! What is a finding aid you ask? Finding aids are like a table of contents … Continue reading
Posted in energy resources, Finding Aids, University of Wyoming
Tagged Civil War, Montana, oil, oil fields, oil prospecting, Telluride, Wyoming
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Black History Month Programs at UW
Thursday, January 31st kicked off a series of events taking place at the University of Wyoming in honor of Black History Month. The day featured the Black History 101 Mobile Museum on display in the Wyoming Union breezeway, and later … Continue reading
Wyoming Statesman Gale McGee Encounters a Bolivian Coup D’état
Between 1978 and 1980, the country of Bolivia was constantly in a state of crisis. There was a series of military governments that ruled briefly, each overthrown by the next. Rodger McDaniel’s 2018 book, The Man in the Arena: The … Continue reading
Posted in Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership, Bolivian history, found in the archive, Gale McGee, military history, Organization of American States, Politics, Uncategorized, Violence - history, Wyoming history
Tagged Bolivia political history, Gale McGee, U.S. political history
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Wyoming Legislator Liz Byrd’s Quest to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 21 is Wyoming Equality Day. Perhaps you wondered this morning as you sipped your coffee about how Wyoming Equality Day originated? Cheyenne native and Wyoming state legislator Harriett Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the guiding individual behind it, although a … Continue reading
Lost Episode of Golden Age of Television Dramatic Series “Star Tonight” Found and Identified
From 1955-56 on ABC, a live TV series titled Star Tonight offered the chance for young up-and-coming New York actors to star in a show opposite established players. The known stars included: Buster Crabbe, Neva Patterson, Theodore Bikel, and June … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Archival Film, Digital collections, Edmund C. Rice papers, found in the archive, Motion picture actors and actresses, popular culture, Student projects, Teapot Dome scandal, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged ABC, Annie Hall, Dramatic television anthology, Early American Television, Golden Age of Television, lost TV shows, Mary Boylan, popular culture, Star Tonight, Tom Helmore, Vertigo
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Estelle Reel Day
In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, January 7 of … Continue reading
A New Year’s Tale: The Story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman
As a tribute to the new year, we’re featuring the story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman, a Hollywood couple who most assuredly would have hosted a rocking New Year’s Eve party. The story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman … Continue reading
The Montgomery Ward Seizure
On December 27, 1944, the U.S. government seized control of properties belonging to Montgomery Ward, a successful department store retailer that had been in business since 1872. Why you ask? We hope you’re asking… During World War II, President Franklin … Continue reading