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Category Archives: Political history
Wyoming’s Nuclear Response to Project Plowshare
Vice President Richard Nixon delivered these words in October 1960 to a Toledo, Ohio, fraternity group: “Our plan to develop peaceful constructive uses of nuclear explosives has been given the name of Project Plowshare, because it is literally an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, energy resources, environmental history, Nuclear energy, Political history, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Atomic Energy Commission, Cliff Hansen, Cold War history, Dixy Lee Ray, Edward Teller, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Energy development, Gale McGee, Nuclear detonations, Nuclear safety, Project Plowshare, Project Wagon Wheel, Sublette County, Teno Roncalio, Wagon Wheel Information Committee, Wyoming history
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Studying the Black Power Movement at the AHC
Researchers looking for information on the Black Freedom Movement can find relevant materials throughout the collections held at the American Heritage Center. These include the papers of Wyoming politician Harriet Byrd, bull rider Abe Morris, African American church records, and … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Black history, Black History Month, Political history, Social justice, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, women's history
Tagged Angela Davis, Black 14, Black Freedom Movement, Black Panthers, Laura X, Malcolm X, Racial justice, Shirley Chisolm, Social Activism, Tom Anderson, Tom Pugh, University of Wyoming history
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Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole National Monument Controversy
Grand Teton National Park – one of the most beautiful spots in Wyoming – turns 93 on February 26. It was originally a Native American hunting ground. British and American fur traders were drawn to the area for its exceptionally … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, environmental history, National Parks, Political history, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Cliff Hansen, Conservationists, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, John D. Rockefeller, National Park Service, Olaus Murie, Ranching, Snake River Land Company, Wildlife Preservation, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27th marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which coincides with the date that the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp was liberated by Soviet troops in 1945. In that vein, we will delve into two World War II era collections at the American … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust Days of Remembrance, military history, Political history, Post World War II, Uncategorized, World War II
Tagged Grace Robinson, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, International Military Tribunal, Legal Justice, Murray C. Bernays, Nazi Germany, Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, War Criminals, World War II
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Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr./Wyoming Equality Day
Martin Luther King, Jr./Wyoming Equality Day falls on the third Monday in January. It marks a time of remembrance and reflection on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his relentless quest for equality, human rights … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Martin Luther King Jr., Political history, Social justice, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, Liz Byrd, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue, Mike Sullivan, Richard S. Putney, University of Wyoming Multicultural Affairs, Wyoming history
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Mrs. Money – Nellie Tayloe Ross
While Nellie Tayloe Ross is often remembered for being Wyoming’s first and only female governor, it is lesser known that she spent most of her career as the Director of the U.S. Mint. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her to … Continue reading
“The aroma of hypocrisy”: The Development of “Molasses to Rum” in 1776.
As a musical theatre scholar, it isn’t often that my search for archival materials takes me outside of New York City. As a result, it was a pleasure to be able to visit the American Heritage Center in Laramie, Wyoming. … Continue reading
University of Wyoming’s Afghanistan Mission, 1953 to 1973
The current troubling events in Afghanistan brings to mind the bond that the University of Wyoming once enjoyed with that country. Under George “Duke” Humphrey – UW’s president from 1945 to 1964 – the university began developing international programs to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Agricultural history, Agriculture, Political history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Afghan Student Club, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, Queen Humaira Begum, Royal Government of Afghanistan, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wyoming history, USAID
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The Reluctant Taxer Stan Hathaway
In February 1969, Wyoming Governor Stan Hathaway took pen in hand to enact a 1% severance tax rate on all mineral production. Wyoming had levied no severance taxes on minerals from the time of statehood in 1890 until that time. Legislative rumblings for … Continue reading