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Category Archives: Journalism
In Memoriam: Dick Moore, September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015
Born John Richard Moore, Jr., “Dickie” made his silver screen debut at eleven months old when he portrayed the infant Francois Villon (fifteenth-century poet and scoundrel) in the silent film The Beloved Rogue (1927). Cast for his resemblance to the … Continue reading
“The Land Divided, The World United:” Reporting from the Panama Canal
A newly digitized collection, the Eleanor McIlhenny papers, provides researchers with a glimpse into the keen reporting of of woman journalist working in the Panama Canal zone from the pre- to post-WWII era. The University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center (AHC) has … Continue reading
James E. Brodhead: A Wolverine Makes Good on Stage and Screen
James Easton Brodhead (1932-2012) was a character actor who worked in various motion picture, television, and theatre productions. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in speech in 1954. From 1950 to 1963, Brodhead appeared in … Continue reading
Harry C. Butcher papers: A Perspective into the Cold War
The American Heritage Center recently finished processing the papers of Harry C. Butcher. Butcher was a member of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s staff during World War II and wrote of his experiences in his book “My Three Years with Eisenhower.” In … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Fluoridation controversy
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Buddy Mays, Photojournalist of the Southwest
The AHC is pleased to announce that we have just recently completed a new online finding aid for the Buddy Mays papers. Buddy Mays was born in 1943 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After high school, Mays served in the … Continue reading
Reporting from the Front: Richard Tregaskis, War Correspondent
Although not members of the armed forces, war correspondents risk their lives on missions to inform the world about what is truly happening in war zones. One such war correspondent was Richard Tregaskis (1916-1973), whose papers are held here at … Continue reading
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