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Groundbreaking Character Actor Richard Loo
To celebrate May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AHC would like to feature the life and career of Chinese American actor Richard Loo. Loo was born in Maui, Hawaii, in 1903. As a young man he … Continue reading
Posted in American Perspectives on Asia, Asian American history, Biography and profiles, Current events, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Pacific Islander history, Post World War II, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities
Tagged Asian Representation, Character Actors, Chinese American actors, Chinese Americans, Here Come the Brides, Hollywood Actor, Hollywood Diversity, Japanese Villains in Film, Richard Loo, The Good Earth, The Purple Heart
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Carrie Burton Overton, UW’s First African American Female Student
Author, Wyoming historian, and sixth generation Laramie native Kim Viner wrote a wonderful article in WyoHistory.org about Carrie Burton Overton, the University of Wyoming’s first African American female student. In this post I’d like to spotlight information that Kim discovered. … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Biography and profiles, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, University of Wyoming history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged African American women, Carrie Burton Overton, Kim Viner, laramie, Laramie Plains Museum, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history
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Marguerite Shepherd: Assistant to “Ace of Aces” Eddie Rickenbacker
Marguerite “Sheppy” Shepherd (1894-1983) was the longtime personal assistant to ‘Ace of Aces’ Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), a World War I fighter pilot, race car driver, automotive designer, government consultant in military matters, air transport pioneer, and longtime head of Eastern Air … Continue reading
Blacklisted! – The Albert Maltz Papers
Brooklyn-born Albert Maltz grew up in affluence. His Russian immigrant Jewish parents had made good in their new American home. Maltz’s education credentials were those of an elite. He studied philosophy at Columbia University, graduating in 1928. He then attended the … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Biography and profiles, Blacklisting, Cold War, Communism, Hollywood history, Hollywood Ten, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history
Tagged Albert Maltz, Blacklisted Writers, Communist Party USA, Group Theatre, Hollywood Ten, House Un-American Activities Committee, Playwright, Screenplay Writing, Screenwriter
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Tales of a Zoologist
A professor named John W. Scott significantly boosted the University of Wyoming Zoology department. Professor Scott was the head of the Zoology department; he was the executive secretary of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the State President and National … Continue reading
Adventures in the 20th Century: The Frederick and Cecil Nussbaum papers
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live from the late 1800s to the late 1900s and experience all of the technological advances and a variety of major historical moments that happened through the 20th century? Frederick Nussbaum … Continue reading
Caroline Lockhart Elected to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
If there was ever a woman who epitomized the saying, “Well behaved women rarely make history,” that person is Caroline Lockhart. She also sought fame—if not infamy—and she recently took one more step closer to her aspiration. It was announced … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Authors and literature, Biography and profiles, Current events, found in the archive, Journalism, Local history, popular culture, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Caroline Lockhart, Cody, Cody Stampede, Cody Wyoming, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Western fiction, western history, women journalists, women's history
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Transitioning to Her True Self: S.J. Moffat’s Story
Shannon Moffat, born Samuel Johnston Moffat and known professionally as S. J. Moffat, transitioned in her 50s and had a long and storied career in her 82 years. She was born on August 23, 1927 in a small suburb of Pittsburgh. … Continue reading