Category Archives: Academia

University of Wyoming Commencement Exercises: Looking Back 100 Years to June 8, 1926

Posted on June 8, 2026 by ahcadmin

What were commencement exercises like at the University of Wyoming a century ago? The question might seem rather mundane at first, but when the American Heritage Center recently received a UW diploma from the family of 1926 graduate Carl A. … Continue reading →

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From Vision to Legacy: The Milward L. Simpson Fund’s Enduring Impact on UW Political Science

Posted on April 20, 2026 by ahcadmin

The University of Wyoming’s Milward L. Simpson Fund for Political Science is more than a scholarship endowment or lecture fund – it’s a living legacy of civic service and academic ambition that has shaped the university for over half a … Continue reading →

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What Could Be Better Than to Be Remembered?: The Achievements and Character of Nancy Van de Vate

Posted on January 8, 2024 by ahcadmin

It is understandable for people to want to be remembered during their lives and beyond their deaths. For musical composers, their art can transcend their mortality, that is if their music continues to be performed and heard, or in other … Continue reading →

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UW’s Roaring Twenties, Dirty Thirties, and Fightin’ Forties

Posted on June 26, 2012 by ahcadmin

From 1922-1941, Arthur Griswold Crane was president of the University of Wyoming (UW).  His term saw many historical changes and challenges. The AHC holds the records from his presidency at UW, which contain not only the university’s financial and administrative … Continue reading →

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