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The Wyoming Quilt Project: Preserving History Through Quilts
In 1994, a small but dedicated group of Wyoming women came together to start documenting the state’s quilts. The Wyoming Quilt Project was created with a mission of photographing and recording details about Wyoming’s quilts—those that were made in the … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Culture and heritage, Oral history, Textile Arts, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center, Community History, Family Heirlooms, Folk Art, Great Depression, Harper Pachel, Historical Documentation, Historical records, Material Culture, quilting, Sonya Meyer, Tammy Au-France, Textile Preservation, Women's Initiatives, Wyoming Quilt Project
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Behind the Scenes at the Cone: Intaking History
The American Heritage Center (AHC) is home to thousands of different historical materials ranging from letters, diaries, and photos to oral history recordings and original artwork, just to name a few. But how what happens when collections come through the … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, Archival preservation, behind the scenes, faculty/staff profiles, Interns' projects, Student projects, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming
Tagged American Heritage Center, Archival accessioning, Archival Practices, Collection Management, Historical preservation, Historical records
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A Wyoming Titan of Industry: Frank Bosler
[Editor’s note: The AHC invited UW students enrolled in Professor Rick Ewig’s Archival Methods course to contribute a post for the AHC blog. Here is one such entry! Enjoy!] One of the most underused collections at the American Heritage Center … Continue reading
Why are Barbara Stanwyck’s papers at the AHC? Because we asked for them!
One of the most frequently asked questions about the American Heritage Center is how and why we wound up with such a large and significant collection relating to the history of popular entertainment in the U.S.—film, television, and radio in … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, American history, Archival preservation, Archival work, Entertainment history, popular culture, television history
Tagged American Heritage Center, Archival collections, film history, Historical photographs, Historical preservation, Historical records, popular culture, Radio History, television history
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UW’s Roaring Twenties, Dirty Thirties, and Fightin’ Forties
From 1922-1941, Arthur Griswold Crane was president of the University of Wyoming (UW). His term saw many historical changes and challenges. The AHC holds the records from his presidency at UW, which contain not only the university’s financial and administrative … Continue reading