• Introduction
• Black 14 Protest at the University of Wyoming
• Buster Keaton in "The Playhouse"
• President John F. Kennedy at the University of Wyoming
• Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross Speech
• U.S. Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross Newsreel
• University of Wyoming 1943 Basketball Game
• University of Wyoming 1951 Football Game
• West of Hot Dog Motion Picture
• William Boyd Holster Set

Introduction

The AHC has provided digital versions for portions of four motion picture films and one speech originally recorded on a phonograph record to provide a sampling of its audio-visual resources.

There are minimum hardware and software requirements necessary to view these materials. A personal computer running a web browser with the QuickTime Player or RealOne Player must be downloaded and your personal computer needs a sound card and a minimum 28.8 modem installed for use.

The AHC wishes to thank The Center for Teaching and Learning and in particular, Andy Bryson, for his work in digitizing the motion picture film and phonograph record.

For more information, examine the AHC's online catalog, or contact the AHC's Reference Services.

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Black 14 Protest (1.3 mb, 2:18)

In October 1969, 14 African-American players from the University of Wyoming's football team wanted to wear black armbands to protest the alleged racial policies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which operates Brigham Young University. On October 17, 1969, the day before the football game with Brigham Young, the players met with coach Lloyd Eaton regarding the armbands and Eaton dismissed them from the team for violating team rules regarding political activities. The film is from the Pat Kruger collection, Accession Number 10963.

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"The Playhouse" with Wolfinbarger's score (20:28, 20 mb)

Lee Wolfinbarger, a senior composition major at UW, composed a score for a silent movie taken from the Sam Peeples Collection as part of the AHC's Teaching and Research Grants. Lee based the composition on the style of music from the silent film era and premiered the score on campus during June 2005. The 1921 movie, written and directed by Buster Keaton, opens with a dream sequence and Keaton plays everyone in a vaudville theater simultaneously through multiple exposures.

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President John F. Kennedy in Laramie (3.3 mb, 53:17)

President Kennedy, accompanied by U.S. Senator Gale McGee, visited Laramie and the University of Wyoming in October 1963. This is a 53 second color film of that visit from the Gale W. McGee Papers. For more information, please visit the AHC Catalog, see the Guide to his Papers or the detailed inventory .

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Nellie Tayloe Ross Speech (2.5 mb, 6:24) Ross served as Wyoming Governor from 1925-1927 and later director of the U.S. Mint from 1933-1953. Her six minute speech to the Business and Professional Women's Club in 1938 is available. For more information, please visit the AHC Catalog or the detailed inventory.

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U.S. Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross Newsreel (7.2 mb, 0:42) This forty-two second newsreel titled "Woman Directs Money Making" from 1933 features Ross and her hopes for implementing President Roosevelt's economic policies. For more information, please visit the AHC Catalog or the detailed inventory.

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UW Basketball 1943 NCAA Championship Game (2.7 mb, 57:11)

This is a 57 second highlight film of the NCAA tournament winner University of Wyoming defeating NIT tournament winner St. John's University for the collegiate men's national basketball championship.

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UW Football 1951 Gator Bowl Game (12.1 mb, 7:01)

This seven minute film of the 1951 Gator Bowl shows the University of Wyoming defeating the Washington and Lee Generals, 20-7.

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West of Hot Dog Motion Picture Mpg for QuickTime (3.48 mb, 1:29) Real Player Streaming File (3.48 mb, 1:29)

The 1924 motion picture West of Hot Dog stars Stan Laurel from the Sam Peeples Papers. On his way to collect inheritance in the small town of Hot Dog, Laurel gets robbed by highwaymen. Peeples, a television script writer and author, also collected feature length films and phonograph records of sound effects and movie soundtracks.

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William Boyd Holster Set (226 k)

A QuickTime video of a child's holstser set from the papers of actor William Boyd, best known for his portrayal of cowboy character Hopalong Cassidy. For more information, visit the AHC catalog or view the detailed inventory.

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