Category Archives: Hollywood history

Bruce Lee Steals the Show in “The Green Hornet”

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

The road to Bruce Lee’s screen stardom began in Oakland, California, where his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute began attracting the attention of the martial arts world. His appearance in the first-ever Long Beach International Karate Championships in 1964 wowed … Continue reading →

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New Finding Aids: March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

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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Putting Buddy Ebsen on the Camera Stand

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

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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Archives Rewind Vol. 9

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

It’s been a while since we’ve highlighted some of our “Archives on the Air” programs. So here’s a brand new Archives Rewind for the new year! Episode 159: James L. Ehernberger Western Railroad Collection Railroads have had a vital impact … Continue reading →

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New Finding Aids: November 2019

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

We’ve had a productive fall (read: winter) processing even more collections over the past few months. Here’s another round of finding aids we’ve published so you can see what we’ve been up to. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as … Continue reading →

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New Finding Aids: August 2019

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

We’ve had a busy and productive summer processing collections! Here’s another round of finding aids we’ve published so you can see what we’ve been up to. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. … Continue reading →

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Archives Rewind Vol. 3

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Round three of our “Archives Rewind” series finds us deep in the AHC collections once again. Did you know we’ve produced 150 episodes of Archives on the Air to date? The purpose of the Archives Rewind is to highlight episodes … Continue reading →

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Archives Rewind Vol. 2

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

We’re back for round two of our “Archives Rewind” series. The purpose of the Archives Rewind is to highlight episodes from our “Archives on the Air” segment that airs on Wyoming Public Media. “Archives on the Air” can be heard … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Tale: The Story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

As a tribute to the new year, we’re featuring the story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman, a Hollywood couple who most assuredly would have hosted a rocking New Year’s Eve party. The story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman … Continue reading →

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