Category Archives: Legal History

TransMontana: Preserving the Journey of Bobbie Zenker

Posted on May 26, 2025 by ahcadmin

This Pride Month, the American Heritage Center highlights the Roberta R. “Bobbie” Zenker papers, an important addition to our collection documenting varied experiences in the American West. Acquired in March 2023, this collection provides researchers with valuable primary source material … Continue reading →

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Legal Eagles of Competition: Profiles in Anti-Trust Law

Posted on January 17, 2012 by ahcadmin

The Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-trust as “Opposed to trusts or similar monopolistic combinations.” Anti-trust law is also known as competition law and refers to law that promotes or maintains market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies (Wikipedia). At … Continue reading →

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Exploring a Legal Legacy – Thurman Arnold’s Digitized Papers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by ahcadmin

The AHC has digitized over 7,000 items from the collection of Thurman Wesley Arnold. Arnold, the son of lawyer C.P. Arnold, was born in Laramie, Wyoming, and educated at the University of Wyoming, Princeton, and Harvard, where he earned a … Continue reading →

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