Category Archives: University of Wyoming history

The Cowboy Battalion

Posted on May 19, 2016 by ahcadmin

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Wyoming. Continue reading →

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Sports, Recreation, and Leisure: Exploring Collections at the AHC

Posted on June 25, 2014 by stowam

Sports, recreation, and leisure are so entwined with life in American and the human experience itself, it should not be surprising that many of the collections held at the American Heritage Center contain at least some information related to these … Continue reading →

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Teaching and Learning Geology at UW: Professor Samuel H. Knight

Posted on February 7, 2014 by ahcadmin

University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center (AHC) has digitized and made accessible online over 3,200 photographs, documents, and 6 films documenting the University of Wyoming science camps and a geology lecture (Chalk Talk) that S.H. Knight gave in the 1960s … Continue reading →

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Decades of Diversity at UW

Posted on January 7, 2014 by ahcadmin

My name is Chelsea Nelson, and I am the new Carlson Intern at the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center. My job is to organize, categorize, and describe collections related to the College of Arts and Sciences so that researchers can … Continue reading →

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A Whole New Ball Game: The UW Intercollegiate Athletics Collection

Posted on May 2, 2013 by ahcadmin

Have you ever wanted to relive a special moment in Cowboy or Cowgirl sports history? Such as the 1988 football game of UW vs. Air Force, when UW came back and won? Or perhaps the 2007 NIT championship game of … Continue reading →

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Honoring Legacy: Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads and Chemistry at UW

Posted on October 23, 2012 by ahcadmin

Today we’re celebrating with images of University of Wyoming chemistry professor Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads. Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads joined the university’s faculty in 1948.  She was one of the first women in the United States to reach full professor … Continue reading →

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UW’s Roaring Twenties, Dirty Thirties, and Fightin’ Forties

Posted on June 26, 2012 by ahcadmin

From 1922-1941, Arthur Griswold Crane was president of the University of Wyoming (UW).  His term saw many historical changes and challenges. The AHC holds the records from his presidency at UW, which contain not only the university’s financial and administrative … Continue reading →

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