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Category Archives: newly processed collections
Midcentury Housing: One Story
In the mid-20th century, the U.S. was experiencing both great economic success and a rapidly expanding population. As a result, housing and urban planning were of imminent concern to architects and city planners alike. Enter Alfred Kastner. Born and educated … Continue reading
Lester Calloway Hunt, Creator of Wyoming’s “Bucking Horse” Icon
The “bucking horse” appears on the plates of every vehicle licensed in the state of Wyoming, so you can’t have missed it. But have you ever wondered where it came from? Well, this long-lived and well-loved icon was the idea … Continue reading
Eugene Vidal: Aviator, Olympic Athlete, High-flying Advisor
Eugene Luther Vidal (1895-1969) was a man of many accomplishments. An engineer as well as an athlete, he graduated from the University of South Dakota and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. As a student he played on the … Continue reading
UW’s Roaring Twenties, Dirty Thirties, and Fightin’ Forties
From 1922-1941, Arthur Griswold Crane was president of the University of Wyoming (UW). His term saw many historical changes and challenges. The AHC holds the records from his presidency at UW, which contain not only the university’s financial and administrative … Continue reading
Roger Q. Williams, American Aviation Pioneer
A finding aid for the previously unprocessed Roger Q. Williams papers has been created. Williams (1894-1976) was an early aviator and barnstormer of the 20thcentury. He is perhaps best known for his flight with Lewis Yancey from Old Orchard Beach, … Continue reading
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Come Fly Away: Trans World Airlines Records Recently Processed!
Thanks to an ongoing grant from the NHPRC, a finding aid for the Trans World Airlines records has now been completed. Trans World Airlines was a major airline in the 20th century. It existed from 1925-2001, after which it merged … Continue reading
Online Finding Aid Available for the Karl C. “Sunny” Allan Papers
Karl C. “Sunny” Allan (1886-1978) was born in Ogden, Utah. He worked as a telephone lineman in the early 1900s, and was part of the Bureau of Reclamation crew that built a telephone line from Ashton, Idaho to Moran, Wyoming. … Continue reading
Edward Ackerman: Sustainability Pioneer
Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), was a geographer and water resources authority. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1939 and was a professor at Harvard from 1940 to 1948. Ackerman served as a technical advisor on natural resources to … Continue reading
Found in the archives: Hindenburg Survivors!
Well, not exactly. However, after the recent processing of the Denis J. Mulligan papers, the AHC was thrilled to find documents that survived the crash of the Hindenburg. Mulligan had these documents in his possession after chairing the investigation of … Continue reading
It’s About Dam Time!
Have you ever passed a dam and paused to think of how it came to be? In the early and mid 20th century, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation industriously set to altering much of the hydrological … Continue reading
