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General Information
The Simpson Institute was created in 2000 when Julienne Michel
contributed $500,000 to the University of Wyoming as "seed"
money and pledged a $1 million estate gift to endow the institute's
permanent operations. Michel was a UW benefactor and friend of former
U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson and his wife, Ann. |
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Wyoming U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson. |
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Location, Hours, and Contact Information
The Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership is
a program of the American Heritage Center, Centennial Complex, University
of Wyoming, Laramie. See the AHC's Hours and Location for conduting research or visiting.
Anyone wanting more information on the Simpson Institute or its collection
should contact Rick Ewig at rewig@uwyo.edu.
Anyone interested in contacting Alan Simpson should contact Ann Pendley
at Phone 307.587.1091 or E-mail alsimpson@vcn.com.
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Alan and Peter Simpson outside the AHC, July 2001. |
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Collections
The Simpson Institute is a
program of the AHC that focuses on the acquisition, preservation, and
research use of the papers of prominent individuals, institutions, and
organizations that have provided leadership – political, economic,
social, and cultural – for Wyoming and the region. The institute
also conducts related oral history projects and supports public programming.
Processing is complete on the Milward L. Simpson Papers, consisting of
approximately 274 cubic feet of material which provides hundreds of topics
for scholarly research. Simpson had an important leadership role in many
Wyoming issues including ranching, grazing rights, the development of
Yellowstone Park, and the Shoshone irrigation project. These
papers are available for research use.
The Alan K. Simpson Papers, which contain approximately 700 cubic feet
of material, will be available for research use in the future.
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Alan K. Simpson, Milward Simpson and Ted Kennedy, not
dated. |
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Current Projects
The arrangement and description of the Alan K. Simpson Papers is ongoing.
Work is also underway on other political collections. The Simpson Institute
is also currently conducting interviews for the Milward L. Simpson Family
Oral History Project, a project funded through the generosity of Denver
businessman Carl Williams.
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Alan and Peter Simpson examine their father Milward's
papers after being processed, July 2001. |
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