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Preserving History, One Negative at A Time
The American Heritage Center is home to nearly 90,000 cubic feet of historically significant collection material, representing centuries of cultural heritage within a wide range of subject matter. Whether it be a paper document, work of art, three-dimensional artifact, analog … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Archives, Behind the Scenes
Tagged 19th century, Acetate film, Archival Materials, archival preservation, Digitization Techniques, Historical photographs, Historical Photos, Historical preservation, Nitrate film, Nitrate Film Preservation, Photographic collections, Photography
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UW Graduate Student Finds Inspiration in Tim McCoy Papers
The American heritage Center serves as a research institution for researchers of all kinds. Any given week the reading room is filled with historians writing books to young students working on class projects. For international American Studies graduate student, Constantin … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Western History
Tagged Archival Methods Course, Tim McCoy, Western film stars, Wild West Show
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Better Learning through Internships: AHC Intern Andrew Worth and Active Learning in the Archives
Howdy! My name is Andrew Worth. I am an undergraduate student studying history at the University of Wyoming. As a UW student, I had the opportunity to become an intern at the American Heritage Center and I knew that it … Continue reading
Posted in Archives
Tagged Archival collections, Benjamin F. Davis, Charles G. Roundy, Ernest Laszlo, John E. Leet
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Why are Barbara Stanwyck’s papers at the AHC? Because we asked for them!
One of the most frequently asked questions about the American Heritage Center is how and why we wound up with such a large and significant collection relating to the history of popular entertainment in the U.S.—film, television, and radio in … Continue reading
Family History Research @ the AHC
Archivists working in the Reference Department of the American Heritage Center are often asked about resources that can help genealogists track their family’s history. Sometimes that’s an easy question–we might actually have the personal family papers of that researcher’s forebears. … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
Tagged Family correspondence, family history, Photographic collections, Photography
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Your American Heritage Center FAQs Answered
October is Archives Month, and as part of its recognition of the auspicious occasion, the Smithsonian’s institutional archives has posted a blog titled The Smithsonian’s Top 6 Archives Myths. So far as I know, here at the American Heritage Center … Continue reading
A Video Introduction to the AHC, 1993 Style
This is a 1993 video commissioned for the opening of the American Heritage Center’s then new building, the Centennial Complex. Hugh Downs, a longtime ABC News correspondent and commentator, whose papers are at the AHC, narrates the video. Because it … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Archives, Western History, Wyoming
Tagged Academic research, American Heritage Center building, American Heritage Center Exhibits, American Heritage Center Reference Department, Archival collections, archival preservation, Digital preservation, Entertainment industry, Preservation Efforts, Reference Services, Toppan Rare Books Library, western history
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