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Tag Archives: 1920s
Confronting Difficult History: Blackface in Wyoming’s Photographic Past
When I first encountered these photographs in the American Heritage Center’s collections, I was genuinely jarred. As a white person researching these images from 1920s-30s Wyoming, I found myself uncomfortable and unsettled. My immediate reaction was emotional rather than academic … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies and Profiles, Wyoming
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Bighorn Basin, blackface, Carbon County, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, difficult history, Encampment Wyoming, Hugo G. Janssen, Lora Webb Nichols, Lovell Wyoming, minstrelsy, New Deal, Photographic collections, race history
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Beer Busts and Student Behavior: A Look Back at the University of Wyoming’s Social Committee
A fraternity dance imbued with alcohol. A Christmas party where alcohol was given as gifts, and whose recipients were required to chug it on site. A “beer bust” involving seventeen sorority members at a formal dinner dance. An 18-year-old boy … Continue reading
Designing the University of Wyoming: Hoyt Hall
Join us for another installment in our series on the University of Wyoming’s building history. These posts offer glimpses into the stories behind UW’s well-known buildings. Today we spotlight Hoyt Hall. Dr. Tony Denzer, UW Professor of Architectural Engineering, remarked … Continue reading