The American Heritage Center (AHC) is the University of Wyoming's (UW) repository of manuscripts collections, rare books, and the university archives. Many universities have primary source repositories. Few have repositories as extensive and significant as the AHC. More importantly, few universities have such repositories as welcoming and accessible to undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally known for its historical collections the AHC first and foremost serves the students and citizens of Wyoming. The AHC sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, symposia, and exhibits. Not a dusty attic or an exclusive sanctuary, the AHC is a welcoming, lively, place where both experts and novices engage with the original sources of history. Access is free and open to all. READ MORE
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 Prohibition in Wyoming .
January 16th was the 92nd anniversary of the passage of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which transformed Prohibition into federal law. READ MORE |
| New Anti-Trust Finding Aids Available. As a part of the ongoing National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant to process the Center’s Depression-era collections, the AHC has created several new finding aids for anti-trust collections that were previously unprocessed. READ MORE |
| World War I on Both Sides of the Atlantic . Season 2 of the BBC hit miniseries “Downton Abbey” aired on local PBS channels on January 8th. While Downton Abbey might provide some perspective on World War I, the American
Heritage Center, among its military history collections, has several collections
that document Americans’ experience in the massive global conflict that forever changed world politics, national borders, and individual lives. READ MORE |
| Hydro-power and the Pacific Northwest: The Louis E. Rydell Papers. Louis Ernest Rydell (b. 1899) was a civil engineer whose work included the planning of river basins for development of hydro-electric power, flood control, navigation, and irrigation, both in government work and with private firms. READ MORE |
| Heritage Highlights : The American Heritage Center's newsletter issue, November 2011, is available to read on-line: newsletter .pdf |
| Al Christie Papers Document Silent Film: The Cannes Film Festival winner and Oscar contender The Artist is a black and white silent film. The film was released in 2011, but draws inspiration from the original era of silent films (1894-1929). READ MORE |
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Digital Collections. Digital Collections provides online access to thousands of photographs and documents, as well as motion picture and audio recordings, from collections in the American Heritage Center's rich holdings. These collections are constantly growing, as the American Heritage Center continues to digitize important historical material. Photo: A Man on a Horse from the Charles J. Belden Collections
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On-line Exhibits: More than 20 on-line exhibits, from a history of the Wyoming Stock Growers' Association to an examination of antelopes in Wyoming, from a history of the University of Wyoming to a visual essay on Vietnam combat photography, are examples of the AHC's popular traveling exhibit program. If you're interested in the on-line exhibits please learn more about our Traveling Exhibit Program. Photo: A trophy buck on the Wyoming prairie. From the Traveling Exhibit "More Pronghorn Than People."
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Popular AHC Collection Catalog Searches: New visitors to our Web site and collections might find it helpful to explore either our "printed" collection guides or our pre-defined Web catalog searches. These resources can help you find nearly complete lists of our collections relating, for example, to politics, Native American resources, authors, mining and petroleum history resources, agriculture, journalism, and ranching--to name just a few! Photo: Senator Gale McGee campaigning in Wyoming in 1970.
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