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Hopalong Cassidy: Cowboy Hero and Franchise Empire
One the most popular collections at the American Heritage Center is the papers of William Boyd, who played cowboy Hopalong Cassidy for many years on radio, television, and film. Hopalong Cassidy was originally created by author Clarence E. Mulford in … Continue reading
Cat Women of the Moon: When Felines Attack!
I’ve been beginning blog posts recently by writing about this or that gem that I found in the Forrest J. Ackerman Collection. After watching enough movies and looking through the artifacts that are in the collection I’m starting to realize that … Continue reading
Posted in Interns' projects, popular culture, science fiction
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The Wasp Woman: A Makeover Gone Murderous
One of my favorite “B” movies from the 1950s is a film called The Wasp Woman, released in 1959. The film is about a woman named Janice Starlin who is the CEO of a cosmetics company. As she is quickly … Continue reading
The AHC’s Carlson Intern sheds some light on the process of processing!
Hello there! My name is Renee Barrera and I am a first year history graduate student and this past August I had the pleasure of being hired as the Carlson Intern at the American Heritage Center. The Carlson Internship is … Continue reading
Happy Read Across America Day!
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, March 1 is designated as the 2013 Read Across America Day. This is the 16th Annual Read Across America event that’s been observed. To contribute to the celebration, we’re sharing several photographs … Continue reading
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King Kong’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
In the Forrest J. Ackerman collection, one can find a variety of well-known artifacts of the film era, including work from before World War II (the oldest artifact in the collection is from 1890, a literary review that has an … Continue reading
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Tagged film history, King Kong, student projects
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Don’t miss it! CJ Box’s book tour kicks off at the AHC!
Author C.J. Box is making a habit of starting his book tours at the AHC! We love it–and we’re sure you will, too! So, come on out to the AHC on March 12th and hear Mr. Box read from his … Continue reading
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Tagged author events, book tour, Western fiction
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Majewski Lecture: Oilmen in the Beltway
We hope that you can join us on March 11th for Dr. Ellen Wald’s lecture! Dr. Wald is the 2012 recipient of the Bernard Majewski research fellowship.
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A “Normal” Winter in Wyoming?
With snowfall throughout the eastern part of the state hovering a levels below the average for this time of year, everyone has their brow furrowed over the chance of another crackling dry summer. While snowfall for the year is lining … Continue reading
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History to the People: Outreach at the AHC
The AHC does many things to bring the contents of its collections to those individuals who are not able or interested in doing their own research here in our building. For example, we have digitized over 100,000 texts, images, audio, … Continue reading
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