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Category Archives: Wyoming history
Eyewitness to Racism: Andrew Bugas and the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885
Andrew Bugas (Andrej Bugos) was not quite 20 years old in 1885 when he arrived in Rock Springs to work in the Union Pacific’s coal mines. Born in Austria, he came to the United States in 1880 to join his … Continue reading
We Asked, You Answered: Documenting Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Why is the Diary of Anne Frank one of the most important works of literature of all time? How did this book influence how we remember World War II, the Nazi Regime, and the Holocaust? Although the Holocaust can be … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Collection donor, Coronavirus outbreak, Current events, Digital collections, Flu, medical history, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, laramie, Shared experience, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Covid-19 response
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Green River Art Student Receives AHC’s 2020 Undergraduate Research Award
Each spring semester the UW American Heritage Center awards a cash prize to the best undergraduate project based substantially on materials—manuscripts, archives, rare books, photos, maps, audio, film and video—at the AHC. Typically, the students’ projects are research papers, but … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Artists, Current events, military history, Student projects, Uncategorized, undergraduate students, University of Wyoming, Western history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center Undergraduate Research Award;, Ben Nathan, Edith K. O. Clark, Gerhard Luke Luhn, Intaglio, Journals, Mark Ritchie, University of Wyoming Department of Visual and Literary Arts
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Archive Your Wyoming Coronavirus Story with the American Heritage Center!
The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) wants to hear from you! The AHC is initiating a COVID-19 Collection Project to gather experiences from across Wyoming. Your submissions will document for future generations the impact that this pandemic has on your work, education, personal life, community, along with any additional observations you may wish to make. These stories tell us what’s happening from an individual perspective, providing a personal and in-depth look at the impact of COVID-19 on our community. For more information go to https://forms.gle/h9GTC9YjSUYUJdgX8 Continue reading
Posted in community collections, Coronavirus outbreak, Current events, Digital collections, Economic History, Family history, Flu, Local history, medical history, oral histories, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Memoir, Personal story, Survey
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New Finding Aids: April 20
Behind the scenes we’re busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. The strengths of our collections include Wyoming and the American West, … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, cartoons, commercial art, Economic Geology, faculty/staff profiles, Finding Aids, Geology, Laramie, Livestock industry, Local history, mining history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Carter Oil Company, Donald L. Blackstone, Jerry Palen, National Park Service Centennial, Saratoga Publishing Group, Sheep, Stampede cartoon series, Union Pacific Railroad, University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming Textbook Controversy, University of Wyoming Wool Division, University of Wyoming Wool Laboratory, Wool, Wyoming State Geological Survey
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A Past Pandemic In Wyoming: The Spanish Flu, 1918-1919
Though disease epidemics were common throughout America and the West in earlier times, the worst epidemic in terms of loss of human life came to Wyoming early in the 20th century, in the fall of 1918. From October of that … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus outbreak, Disease outbreaks, Flu, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, World War I, Wyoming history
Tagged 1918 flu, Cheyenne, Coronavirus, Kemmerer, laramie, Rock River, Spanish flu, University of Wyoming history, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming history
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New Finding Aids: March 2020
We’re still busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Composers, Economic Geology, energy resources, Finding Aids, Geology, Hollywood history, International relations, mining history, motion picture history, newly processed collections, Politics, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Casper, Civil Engineering, Green Grass of Wyoming, Health Sciences, Israel, Mary O'Hara, My Friend Flicka, Palestine, Petroleum geology, Robert N. Olsen, The Catch Colt, Thunderhead, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, World oil
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New Finding Aids: February 2020
More collections have been archived and processed, so here’s another round of finding aids we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. … Continue reading
Posted in Digital collections, Economic Geology, energy resources, Finding Aids, newly digitized collections, newly processed collections, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged oil prospecting, Petroleum, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Archives Rewind Vol. 9
It’s been a while since we’ve highlighted some of our “Archives on the Air” programs. So here’s a brand new Archives Rewind for the new year! Episode 159: James L. Ehernberger Western Railroad Collection Railroads have had a vital impact … Continue reading
Posted in Archives on the Air, Comic book history, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Adam West, Al Christie, Batman, Gebo, The Nervous Wreck, Union Pacific Railroad, William Dozier, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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New Finding Aids: January 2020
We’re still busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our … Continue reading
Posted in Finding Aids, Laramie, Local history, Motion picture actors and actresses, newly digitized collections, newly processed collections, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, western politics and leadership, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Arts and Sciences, Board of Trustees, Bob Kisken, cattle branding, cattle operations, Charles P Beall, Chicano Studies, Eddie Lawrence, Elder Family, Joan Bassett, Lyle and Florence Brothers, rodeos, Ron Franscell, Samuel Western, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming History Day
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