Category Archives: Women in Music

From the Archives to the Airwaves: Taylor Swift’s ‘Clara Bow’ and the AHC’s Scrapbook

Posted on May 13, 2024 by ahcadmin

Sometimes you find remarkably topical surprises in the archives, like the recent discovery of a scrapbook devoted to Clara Bow in the Samuel Anthony Peeples papers at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. This treasure trove of newspaper clippings, … Continue reading →

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What Could Be Better Than to Be Remembered?: The Achievements and Character of Nancy Van de Vate

Posted on January 8, 2024 by ahcadmin

It is understandable for people to want to be remembered during their lives and beyond their deaths. For musical composers, their art can transcend their mortality, that is if their music continues to be performed and heard, or in other … Continue reading →

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