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Field Notes from Wyoming’s Roving Archivist
Since starting my position in August 2025, I have been to 19 of the 23 counties, meeting with cultural heritage institutions along the way. Each meeting ranges from a simple “Hi, I’m the Roving Archivist,” to a tour of the … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Services, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged archival best practices, archival preservation, collections stewardship, community archives, cultural heritage institutions, Morgan Stence, National Historic Publications and Records Commission, nhprc, RAP, Wyoming cultural heritage, Wyoming libraries, Wyoming museums, Wyoming Roving Archivist Program, Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming State Historic Records and Advisory Board
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Vera Marshe and the Lucky ‘E’
Few performers can claim they’ve danced with Fred Astaire, acted alongside the voice of Winnie the Pooh, and collected autographs from Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Vera Marshe did all three. She was a Minnesota native, and an early performer. … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Highlights, Hollywood history, Performing Arts, Uncategorized, Women in Hollywood
Tagged 1930s Hollywood, Adele Astaire, astrology, Comedy performers, early television, Entertainment History, Fred Astaire, Golden Age of Hollywood, Minnesota performers, Ozzie and Harriet, Sterling Holloway, The Band Wagon, Vaudeville, Vera Marshe
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The Whirlwind Romance of Will and Lulu
Louisa’s mad, And I am glad, And I know how to please her! A bottle of wine To make her fine And her handsome beau to squeeze her! So taunted the children on the sidewalk by the home of Louisa … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Biography and profiles, Uncategorized
Tagged 19th century, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Civil War era, courtship, Frontier Life, Kansas, Louisa Frederici Cody, marriage, McCracken Research Library, St. Louis, William F. Cody', women's history, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming
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The American Heritage Center Provides Original Image for the State’s New Rodeo License Plate
One of the most iconic rodeo photographs ever taken is now featured on Wyoming’s new rodeo specialty license plate. The scene depicted on the license plate comes from an original image by Burt C. Buffum, whose collection of photographs and … Continue reading
125 Years of Yokohama Development
Yokohama is a historic seaport of the Kanto region of Japan, historically serving as a port city for receiving foreign visitors and dignitaries. While today the city’s fame pales in comparison to its neighbor, Tokyo, Yokohama was many visitors’ first … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Highlights, International Perspectives, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 1900s travel, American travelers abroad, Asian history, comparative history, Grand Hotel Yokohama, Historical Photography, Japan, Kanto region, photographic comparison, port cities, Sallie Sharpe Diary, then and now, Urban Development, Yokohama
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Excavating Fear: The Emotional History of the American West
“PRAY FOR ME. I AM ALONE.” When Reverend Cyrus Byington penned these words in all capital letters from Indian Territory in 1841, he captured something often overlooked in the grand narrative of American westward expansion: terror. Surrounded by strangers, listening … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Research grants, Uncategorized, Western history
Tagged 19th century, Abby Gibson, American West, Apache, Apache Wars, Arizona Territory, Battle of Little Bighorn, Black Hills War, Chiricahua Apache, Choctaw, Dakota Territory, emotional history, fear and terror, General George Crook, George A. Rentschler Fellowship, history of emotions, Indigenous resistance, Lakota, Manifest Destiny, Missionaries, settler colonialism, U.S. military history, westward expansion, Yavapai
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Walter J. Levy and the 1953 Iranian Oil Crisis: How an Oil Economist Shaped a Global Turning Point
The 1953 Iranian oil crisis is often remembered for its political intrigue and Cold War implications. Yet one of the most influential figures shaping Western thinking about the crisis was not a statesman or intelligence officer, but a petroleum economist: … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Uncategorized
Tagged 1953, 20th century history, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, CIA, Cold War, Economic History, energy history, Iran, Iranian oil crisis, Middle East, Mohammad Mossadegh, nationalization, Oil Industry, Operation Ajax, Petroleum, petroleum economics, Walter J. Levy
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Legacy 101: How Wyoming Remembers Nellie Tayloe Ross
On December 20, 1977, The Wyoming Eagle marked Nellie Tayloe Ross’ death with a simple but powerful headline: “Nellie Tayloe Ross Dies at 101.” Beneath it, the paper summarized her lifetime of public service and listed her achievements as first … Continue reading
What I Learned Digitizing 100-Year-Old Negatives
The American Heritage Center offers internships for University of Wyoming students in various areas. One example is the opportunity to work with Grace Derby, the Center’s Photography Lab Supervisor. Students learn procedures for preserving historic photographic materials. Here, Gabby Castro … Continue reading
Posted in behind the scenes, Interns' projects, Preservation, Uncategorized
Tagged Archival photography, Clark H. Getts, Digital preservation, Digitization, Gabby Castro, Glass plate negatives, Grace Derby, Historic photographs, Large format photography, Negative scanning, Osa Johnson, Photographic negatives, Photographic preservation, Photography, Preservation methods, Sheet film, Student internships, Wet plate negatives
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“I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”: The Enduring Appeal of a Holiday Hit
As we enter the holiday season, it’s nearly impossible to escape the sounds of holiday standards warbling through PA systems and speakers wherever you go. Holiday music is an incredibly lucrative industry with a wide-ranging and enduring appeal, and many … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Highlights, Holidays, Music History, Uncategorized
Tagged 1940s, American Songbook, Armed Forces Network, Bing Crosby, Christmas traditions, Danny Kaye, film history, Fred Astaire, Holiday music, Hollywood, Irving Berlin, Jacques Kapralik, Nathan Van Cleave, Popular music, Robert Emmett Dolan, Rosemary Clooney, Tin Pan Alley, Vera Ellen, VistaVision, White Christmas, World War II, WWII
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