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Dreaming of Caucasia: Georgia Then and Now with Joseph Becker Phillips
In 2019, I was visiting a dear friend living at the time in Tbilisi, Georgia. After a week or so getting to know the city—ancient, Soviet, and modern—and experiencing first hand Georgia’s legendary hospitality (including endless toasts with, of course, … Continue reading
The Fascinating Life of Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Cochrane was born in 1867 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Little is known about her early life except that she grew up in a large family and was particularly independent minded. While still a teenager, she was offended by a Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Journalism, Uncategorized, women's history
Tagged Elizabeth Cochrane, Women reporters
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Poet Drama in the Selden Rodman Papers
Selden Rodman (1909-2002) was a prolific author, biographer, poet, editor as well as an art collector and cultural critic. He published a book nearly every year of his adult life. He was a rebellious young man who, while attending Yale … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Journalism, Poetry, Political history, Politics, Uncategorized, writers and poets
Tagged Alfred Bingham, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Common Sense magazine, e e cummings, Edward Hopper, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, H.G. Wells, Jackson Pollock, James Joyce, New York City, The Harkness Hoot, Thomas Man, Yale University
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Archives Rewind Vol. 2
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
The Old-Time Saloon – Just History, for the Season
It’s the holiday season and you may be tempted to tipple a few beverages of the alcoholic variety. It seems like a good opportunity to provide you with a drinking story. Something you can relate to your friends as you … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, cartoons, Holidays, Journalism, Politics, Prohibition, rare books, Uncategorized
Tagged Holidays, popular culture, Prohibition
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George Teeple Eggleston and the America First Movement
Before the United States entered World War II, there was a popular movement to keep the U.S. out of the fray. The controversial America First Committee (AFC), founded in September 1940, was the foremost U.S. non-intervention pressure group against American … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Authors and literature, cartoons, commercial art, found in the archive, Journalism, Politics, Uncategorized, World War II
Tagged World War II
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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
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1933 Inauguration as U.S. President
On March 4, 1933, newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the first of many inaugural addresses. This inauguration came in the midst of turmoil for the United States as the Great Depression was upon the country, causing life to … Continue reading
Celebrating Black History Month: The June Vanleer Williams Story
African-American journalist and editor June Vanleer Williams is not necessarily well-known, but what a rich life she led. Williams was an actress, a casting director, a journalist, a playwright, a poet, and an active member in Karamu House, which is the … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Authors and literature, Current events, found in the archive, Journalism, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, popular culture, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, women's history
Tagged Entertainment industry, popular culture, today in history
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