The American Heritage Center is the University of Wyoming's 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 special collections 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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 The Univeristy of Wyoming's American Heritage Center, University Libraries, and Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) have been welcomed by the Library of Congress as informational partners in the Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP). READ MORE |
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| A Wyoming History Day Workshop will be held December 4, 2009, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the UW Outreach School, 951 North Poplar, Casper, Wyoming. Teachers and or coaches of grades 6th-12th are welcome to attend. READ MORE |
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| The Wyoming Partnership for Civic Education and the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership collaborated to present a workshop on “The Hollywood Ten” to Wyoming secondary school teachers on incorporating primary source-based instruction into their classrooms. The workshop was held at the American Heritage Center October 8 through 10, 2009. Funds for the workshop were provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. READ MORE |
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| AHC Acquires Two Historic Jewish Scrolls. Two historic Jewish scrolls have found a home in the Toppan Rare Books
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New virtual exhibit on the AHC Web site: In Pursuit of Equality tells the story of three women, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Thyra Thomson, and Liz Byrd, who through their actions as elected office holders, challenged and changed the conventional understanding of equality in Wyoming. More specifically, it looks at Ms. Ross' election as Governor, Ms. Thomson's advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment, and Ms. Byrd's struggle to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day recognized in Wyoming. The exhibition, currently on display until December 23, 2009, in the UW Art Museum, features photographs and three historic documents. It was curated by Matt Francis, Assistant Archivist at the American Heritage Center. READ MORE |
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A Tribute to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009). Face-Off with Senators Alan K. Simpson and Edward M. Kennedy. Five days a week on over nearly 290 stations, Senators Alan Simpson of Wyoming and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts engaged in a brief, comical and caustic dialogue, Face Off, that ranged from national topics to private ambition. For 50 seconds each, Mr. Simpson, the Republican whip, and Mr. Kennedy, a Democrat who was a dominant liberal force in the Senate, cheerfully insulted each other about their careers, ideologies, and legislative records. READ MORE
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| 2009 National History Day results. READ MORE |
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The American Heritage Center, in cooperation with the Wyoming Partnership for Civic Education and the UW College of Education, and funding from the U.S. Department of Education, has available six CDs filled with photographs, correspondence, transcripts, and other documents related to various topics refl ected in our diverse collections. The CDs are intended for use by teachers in Wyoming and across the country.
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| AHC Photo of the Month. Each month the American Heritage Center features an on-line photograph from the Center's collections. For this month's photograph feature: The 1925 Thanksgiving Turkey Throw. Photo from the Ludwig-Svenson Collection. 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 Western 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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