Monthly Archives: March 2011

Box Book Tour Kick-off a Resounding Success

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

On March 22nd, Wyoming author C.J. Box began his book tour for Cold Wind with a kick-off event at the American Heritage Center.  The event included a reading from his newest book, a question and answer session, and concluded with … Continue reading →

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Papers of Mademoiselle Editor Processed

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Betsy Talbot Blackwell (1905-1985) greatly influenced the way many young women’s magazines today are published. She began her career as an assistant fashion editor at Charm magazine in 1933, before becoming a fashion editor at Mademoiselle in 1935 with its … Continue reading →

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Charles Belden Photographs Digitized

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

The American Heritage Center has completed a project to digitize the Charles Belden photographs, one of the AHC’s more prominent collections of photographs and negatives. Most of the photographs in the collection were take in the 1920s and 1930s on … Continue reading →

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Update on Energy Boom Panel Discussions

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

The rosters have been finalized for the upcoming series of panel discussions based on the American Heritage Center’s energy boom oral history project.    April 4, 2011, 4:30pm – 6:00pm, University of Wyoming, Family Room, Wyoming Union  Panelists: Cally McKee … Continue reading →

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Hugo Janssen Photographs Digitized

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The American Heritage Center has completed a project to digitize 914 negatives from Lovell, Wyoming, based photographer, Hugo Janssen. Hugo Gerhard Janssen (1893-1960) was born in Germany on July 17, 1893, and arrived in Lovell just prior to World War … Continue reading →

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C.J. Box Debuts Novel at AHC

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

On March 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. C. J. Box, New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels including the Joe Pickett series, will be at the American Heritage Center in the Stock Growers’ Room debuting his newest novel, COLD WIND … Continue reading →

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