Category Archives: Digital collections

We Asked, You Answered: Documenting Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on May 25, 2020 by ahcadmin

Why is the Diary of Anne Frank one of the most important works of literature of all time? How did this book influence how we remember World War II, the Nazi Regime, and the Holocaust? Although the Holocaust can be … Continue reading →

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Putting Buddy Ebsen on the Camera Stand

Posted on February 17, 2020 by ahcadmin

The AHC is primarily a research institution, meaning that a major focus of our collecting process is making collection material accessible to our patrons by processing and digitizing it. Digitization of archival material is important to making our collections searchable … Continue reading →

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Lost Episode of Golden Age of Television Dramatic Series “Star Tonight” Found and Identified

Posted on January 12, 2019 by ahcadmin

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 →

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Glimpses into the Iron Ore Mining Past of Sunrise, Wyoming

Posted on June 7, 2018 by ahcadmin

The Sunrise Mine and Town Site Photo Album offers a look at operations at the Sunrise Iron Ore Mine and the town of Sunrise, Wyoming, from 1899 to 1920. Sunrise, Wyoming, was a company mining town, founded in 1899 by … Continue reading →

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Tracing Tracks: Laramie’s Railroad History

Posted on April 30, 2018 by ahcadmin

On May 4, 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad reached Laramie, bringing with it new people, and within a few days, regular train service to Laramie. A “Hell on Wheels” tent town soon became a bustling city with permanent structures. Over … Continue reading →

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All Things Wyoming: The Wyoming Pioneers Oral History Project

Posted on March 13, 2018 by ahcadmin

In 2014, the American Heritage Center completed a project funded by a generous grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund. The largest part of the project was to digitize the Wyoming Pioneers Oral History interviews which were recorded during the … Continue reading →

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“Wild Bill” Carlisle: Last Train Robber of the American West

Posted on February 9, 2018 by ahcadmin

Train passengers leaving Green River, Wyoming, on February 9, 1916 riding the Union Pacific Railroad’s Portland Rose found themselves confronted by a young man hiding his face with a white kerchief who demanded their money at gunpoint. But the youngster … Continue reading →

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New Mining Collection Now Available Online!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by ahcadmin

The  American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming has digitized and made accessible online 17 letterpress books, scrapbooks, and albums from the James C. Drayton and William A. Drayton papers (Collection #8177). James C. Drayton was an attorney … Continue reading →

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American National CattleWomen Films Now Available Online

Posted on March 9, 2015 by ahcadmin

Good news!  The University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center (AHC) has digitized and made accessible online 16 films and video from the American National CattleWomen records.  The collection as a whole documents the promotional activities of the organization, especially the … Continue reading →

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World War II Films Digitized: Paul J. Halloran

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stowam

The American Heritage Center has digitized and made accessible online 30 films from the Paul J. Halloran papers #4832. Paul J. Halloran was a prominent naval officer and civil engineer during the twentieth century. He oversaw construction of Pacific airbases … Continue reading →

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