Category Archives: Western history

Tim McCoy, Western Star

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Thanks to a continuing grant from the NHPRC, the American Heritage Center has recently processed the Tim McCoy papers and a new, online inventory is available for this collection. Tim McCoy was a mid-20th century Hollywood Western movie actor, military officer, and … Continue reading →

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Carey Fellow Lecture: Cowboys, Conservationists, and the Contested History of the Western Range

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Join us on October 22nd at 3pm for a engaging talk by Carey Fellow Matthew Pearce!

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“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night . . .”

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

When you think about it, the concept of a postal system is actually pretty amazing.  For the price of a stamp, one can send a get-well card to an aunt on the other side of the country, a few thousand … Continue reading →

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