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Category Archives: Composers
“The aroma of hypocrisy”: The Development of “Molasses to Rum” in 1776.
As a musical theatre scholar, it isn’t often that my search for archival materials takes me outside of New York City. As a result, it was a pleasure to be able to visit the American Heritage Center in Laramie, Wyoming. … Continue reading
Traveling with Cole Porter
Actress and photographer Jean Howard was a great favorite of Cole Porter, the urbane composer and songwriter known for scoring such successful productions as Kiss Me Kate (1948) and High Society (1956). His numerous hit songs include Begin the Beguine, … Continue reading
New Finding Aids: March 2020
We’re still busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our … Continue reading
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Tagged Casper, Civil Engineering, Green Grass of Wyoming, Health Sciences, Israel, Mary O'Hara, My Friend Flicka, Palestine, Petroleum geology, Robert N. Olsen, The Catch Colt, Thunderhead, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, World oil
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New Finding Aids: June 2019
We’re back for round three of Finding Aids updates — if you couldn’t tell, we’ve been busy processing collections! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, energy resources, Finding Aids, motion picture history, Natural resources, newly processed collections, popular culture, radio history, Science, television history, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Biochemistry, Democratic Party, Democrats, diaspora, Fraternity and Sorority Life, George Duning, Greek Life, John Hiestand, Mall, Movie Composer, oil, Pi Beta Phi, radio actor, radio announcer, Robert Helvey, Selenium – Physiological effect, Sheridan County, Shopping Malls, Sorority, Stephen Poll, Student Life, Television Composer, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
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A Friendship Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick and Gerald Fried
Gerald Fried, a Julliard trained composer for television and film and a still active nonagenarian, began performing music in his Bronx neighborhood during the 1940s. There he met Stanley Kubrick, who would go on to become a celebrated film director, … Continue reading
Carl Stalling, Music Animator
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
Post and Carpenter – The Television Sound
The history of television in the 1980s cannot be told without discussing the music of Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. The team of Post and Carpenter first rose to fame in the 1970s with the music for The Rockford Files, … Continue reading
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Irwin Kostal: Mastermind of Many 20th Century Musicals
The AHC has recently processed the papers of Irwin Kostal, an American composer, orchestrator and arranger in the 20th century. Kostal’s most well-known projects include work on The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Sail Away and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiorello!, Irwin Kostal, Sail Away, The Sound of Music, West Side Story
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