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Category Archives: popular culture
Commemorating a 60th Anniversary: Psycho by Robert Bloch
June 16th is the 60th anniversary of the release date of the film Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock’s film is based on a novel by Robert Bloch. It is the story of Norman Bates, a lonely motel caretaker who is seething with … Continue reading
The Vivid Life and Photographs of June Vanleer Williams
June Vanleer Williams was born on June 24, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the first African American woman to be in a Stanford University Journalism fellowship program. She was part of the program from 1969 to 1970. As a … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, popular culture, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities
Tagged Anthony Perkins, Billy Dee Williams, Claudine, Cleveland, Diahann Carroll, Diana Ross, James Earl Jones, Jay Vanleer, June Vanleer Williams, Karamu Theater, Mahogany
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Bruce Lee Steals the Show in “The Green Hornet”
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
Posted in Asian American history, Comic book history, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, popular culture, television history
Tagged Adam West, Batman, Britt Reid, Bruce Lee, Burt Ward, Karate, Kato, Martial Arts, Robin, The Green Hornet, Van Williams, William Dozier
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New Finding Aids: August 2019
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
Posted in Digital collections, Hollywood history, Laramie, LGBT, LGBTQIA+, Local history, military history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Natural resources, newly digitized collections, newly processed collections, oral histories, Out West in the Rockies, popular culture, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Air Force, folklife, Hollywood, Jean Howard, LGBT, LGBTQ history, oil, oil fields, Petroleum, quilt, quilting, Rockefeller, U.S. Air Force, Uinta County, Wyoming, Wyoming folklife
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New Finding Aids: June 2019
We’re back for round three of Finding Aids updates — if you couldn’t tell, we’ve been busy processing collections! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, energy resources, Finding Aids, motion picture history, Natural resources, newly processed collections, popular culture, radio history, Science, television history, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Biochemistry, Democratic Party, Democrats, diaspora, Fraternity and Sorority Life, George Duning, Greek Life, John Hiestand, Mall, Movie Composer, oil, Pi Beta Phi, radio actor, radio announcer, Robert Helvey, Selenium – Physiological effect, Sheridan County, Shopping Malls, Sorority, Stephen Poll, Student Life, Television Composer, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
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Mort Weisinger: Superman’s Superman
Among the American Heritage Center’s comic book industry collections are evidence of the way in which industry insiders attempted to legitimize their business following the comic book moral panic of the 1950s. Fredric Wertham’s 1954 monograph, Seduction of the Innocent … Continue reading
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