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Tag Archives: American Heritage Center
Behind the Mountain: The Story of the Centennial Complex
When you approach the University of Wyoming’s Centennial Complex, you’re met with an imposing sight: a massive cone rising from the earth, its dark metal skin catching the Wyoming light. It’s unlike any other building on campus—or frankly, anywhere else. … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Architecture, Centennial Complex, Uncategorized, University Architecture, University of Wyoming
Tagged American Heritage Center, Antoine Predock, Centennial Complex, Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy, Joe and Arlene Watt, Mike Sullivan, Terry Roark, Toppan Rare Books Library, University of Wyoming Art Museum, University of Wyoming Centennial, University of Wyoming history
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The Work of Respect: Student Interns Lead Indigenous Collection Review
This month is Native American Heritage month, and this year, the American Heritage Center has chosen to highlight two student interns currently working on an internship project with us. Georgie Moss and Darwin St. Clair are working with the Native … Continue reading
Posted in Interns' projects, Native American Heritage Month, Native American history, Uncategorized
Tagged American Heritage Center, archival education, archival internship, Community Engagement, Crow Nation, cultural sensitivity, Darwin St. Clair, Demitri B. Shimkin papers, Eastern Shoshone, ethical stewardship, Georgie Moss, Indigenous collections, John Roberts papers, NAERCC, Native American Education, Northern Arapaho, tribal consultation, University of Wyoming
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Big News: We’re Launching an Education and Outreach Department!
We have some really exciting news to share—the American Heritage Center is creating a new Education and Outreach Department. If you’ve been following along with us, you know we’ve always been about more than just preserving collections. We want people … Continue reading
Posted in Education & Outreach, exhibits, Uncategorized
Tagged American Heritage Center, Archives, Brie Blasi, Community Engagement, Current Exhibits, Education and Outreach Department, Educational Programs, Life Between the Rails, New Department, Oral History, Public History, Public Programs, Railroad History, School Programs, The West is Waiting, Union Pacific Railroad, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Archives, Wyoming history
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Married to the Story: Fay and Michael Kanin’s Life in Scripts
In the golden age of Hollywood—a time when stars were larger than life and scripts were golden tickets to silver screens—Fay and Michael Kanin were busily crafting standout, human, funny, and thought-provoking stories in American entertainment. Together, they formed one … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Film History, Hollywood history, Screenwriting, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged Academy Awards, American Heritage Center, Creative Partnerships, Emmy Awards, Fay Kanin, Goodbye My Fancy, Hollywood Blacklist, McCarthyism, Michael Kanin, Rashomon, Screenwriting duo, Teacher's Pet, Television writing, Woman of the Year, Women in Film
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Finding Hijab Leadership Stories in Cowboy Country
Dr. Sajaudeen Nijamodeen Chapparban, Assistant Professor of Diaspora Studies at Central University of Gujarat, India, was awarded the 2024 Women in Public Life Fellowship to research “The Leadership in Hijab: A Study of Muslim Women Leaders, Writers, and Celebrities in … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Cultural Studies, Fellowships & Academic Programs, Uncategorized
Tagged American Heritage Center, Cross-cultural experience, Cultural identity, Diaspora research, Immigration History, India, Islamic Center of Laramie, Maharashtra, Migration studies, Post-9/11 America, University of Wyoming Libraries, Women in Public Life Fellowship
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Fossils, Fame, and the Frontier: The Story of William Harlow Reed
In the annals of American paleontology, William Harlow Reed occupies a unique place—a self-taught fossil hunter whose keen eye and determination helped shape our understanding of the prehistoric West. Through his groundbreaking work at Como Bluff, Reed was instrumental in … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Biography and profiles, Paleontology & Fossils, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged 19th century science, American Heritage Center, Andrew Carnegie, Apatosaurus, Bone Wars, Carnegie Museum, Como Bluff, Dinosaur discoveries, Diplodocus carnegii, Edward Drinker Cope, Fossil hunting, Fossil preparation, Late Jurassic, Medicine Bow, Mesozoic era, Natural history museums, Othniel Charles Marsh, Sauropods, Scientific education, Stegosaurus, Union Pacific Railroad, University of Wyoming, William Harlow Reed, Wyoming paleontology
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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
Posted in Campus culture, Student Life, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history
Tagged 1920s, 1950s, Alcohol policy, American Heritage Center, Campus regulations, Campus social events, Fraternity life, Social Committee, Sorority life, Student conduct, Student misbehavior, University of Wyoming
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Rethinking Ranchers and Government: A Fresh Look at an Old Debate
For decades, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Western ranchers as caught in a paradox—an industry built on independence that criticized federal regulation while relying on government programs. It’s become the accepted narrative—and according to Dr. Tim Gresham, it misses the … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, American history, American West, Cattle industry, Ranch history, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan K. Simpson Fellowship, American Heritage Center, beef fundamentalism, cattle ranching, government regulation, Hereford cattle, industry-government relations, Meat Industry, National Cattlemen's Association, National Live Stock & Meat Board, nutritionism, ranching history, Tim Gresham, western history, Wyoming Hereford Ranch
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The Franklin Statue: Wyoming’s Bronze Founding Father and a Touch of Controversy
Welcome back to our ongoing series “Designing the University of Wyoming,” which explores the stories behind the campus’s architecture, landmarks, and artistic features that have shaped the university’s identity over the decades. Standing proudly on the lawn south of the … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Heritage, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center, Benjamin Franklin statue, Campus history, Historical monuments, Monument controversy, Richardson family, Robert Russin, Sculpture, Silence Dogood, The Branding Iron, University history, University of Wyoming
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