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Tag Archives: Historical Documents
Decoding Stan Lee’s Spider-Man Movie Notes from 1984
The American Heritage Center houses a vast number of Stan Lee’s personal papers, including handwritten notecards from 1984 that reveal his first ideas for a Spider-Man movie. Last fall, I had the amazing opportunity to view copies of these notecards … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center
Tagged Archival Research, Cartoons, Comics History, Doctor Octopus, Graduate Student Work, Handwriting Analysis, Historical Documents, Manuscript Collections, Marvel Comics, Movie Concepts, Peter Parker, Primary Sources, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Transcription Methods
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In Their Own Words: The Revolutionary War’s End Through the Eyes of Winthrop Ballantine
While we often remember how the American Revolution began—with the “shot heard round the world” on April 19, 1775—the story of how it ended deserves equal attention. As we mark the 250th anniversary of the war’s start, the journal of … Continue reading
Posted in Military History
Tagged 1783, 19th Century Documents, American Independence, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Early American Medicine, George Washington, Historical Documents, Historical Transcriptions, Military Orders, Newburgh Conspiracy, Revolutionary War Collections, Revolutionary War End, Revolutionary War Medicine, Society of the Cincinnati, Washington's Leadership, Winthrop Ballantine
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Behind the Scenes at the Cone: Organizing and Processing History
Organizing and arranging historical documents can be difficult. And at a world-renowned archive like the one at the University of Wyoming, there are a select number of people who can manage it. One of them is AHC Processing Archivist Roger … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes at the Cone: Arranging Items from History
In a place like the American Heritage Center (AHC), which houses tens of thousands of historical documents, it can be hard to navigate them and figure out what each collection is. Thankfully, the Center has Jamie Greene, the Manager of … Continue reading
“I’m Sorry Mother, For This Lousy Letter…”: Viewpoints on the Vietnam War
January 27, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which signaled the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. It’s an especially appropriate time to remember the sentiments and experiences of those involved … Continue reading