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Fro nt Cove r :Belgian prayerbook, Fifteenth century. Fitzhugh Collection.Elliot, Daniel Giraud. The Birds of North America, 1869. William Robertson Coe Collection.Clay cuneiform tablet from Telloh, Mesopotamia, ca fourth century, B.C. Colket Collection.

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Burrill, Katharine and Annie M. Booth.The Amateur Cook, circa 1900. ToppanCollection.

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used by the printmaking, book arts, and art historyclasses each semester. Currently about eight thou-sand titles are on-line with the rest accessible via atraditional card catalog.

Many classes come into the Toppan Library forpresentations custom tailored to their particularinterests, including those from the departments ofEnglish, music, pharmacy, art, university studies,women’s studies, family and consumer sciences, andhistory. Rare Books Curator, Anne Marie Lane, alsoteaches her own semester-long class in the ToppanLibrary titled The History of Books and Reading.

Of course, the Toppan Library is only one ofthe many sides to the American Heritage Center.This publication will also report on the Center’sother activities during the year, such as new acquisi-tions, outreach activities, collections prepared forresearch, how collections have been used, and ourmany generous donors. Finally, I do want to thankthe hard working staff of the Center for their finework, the members of both our boards for theiradvice and assistance, and all of those outside theCenter who have supported our institution duringthis past year.

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Grossman, Bernie, et. al. Ray and His LittleChevrolet, 1924. Toppan Collection.

The American Heritage Center’s Annual Report forthe year 2000 highlights the Toppan Rare BooksLibrary, which is the University of Wyoming’s homefor a magnificent rare books collection of more than40,000 volumes. We chose to focus on the ToppanLibrary because it exemplifies the Center’s commit-ment to using its diverse collections for teaching andscholarship. On the pages which follow you willfind illustrations of many of the volumes housed inthe library named for its long-time benefactor, ClaraToppan, and her late husband, Frederick. In 1979Mrs. Toppan donated to UW her husband’s personallibrary of fishing, hunting, outdoor sports, naturalhistory, as well as British and American literatureand history.

The Toppan Library has printed books begin-ning with the 15th century and even some examplesof earlier “books” such as a cuneiform tablet fromMesopotamia (estimated at 3,000 B.C.), and apapyrus fragment from the Egyptian Book of theDead (estimated at 600 B.C.). Subjects representedin the collection are as varied as the classes offered atUW. Literature from England, the European conti-nent, and America is represented as well as books onworld exploration, history, culture, and religion.The library is also rich in illustrated books that are

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TThe American Heritage Center supports the Univer-sity of Wyoming’s charge of teaching, research,public service, and cultural outreach by enabling andpromoting the study and interpretation of ournation’s history.

The AHC is the archives of UW and therepository of its manuscript and special collections,including the Toppan Rare Books Library. Toadvance its mission and meet the informationaldemands of present and future generations, the Cen-ter maintains the highest professional standards incollecting, preserving, describing, and researching.It makes available historical resources related toWyoming and the American West, the mining andpetroleum industries, U.S. politics and world affairs,conservation, water resources, transportation, thehistory of books, and 20th century American culture.

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Myrick, Herbert. Cache la Poudre, 1905.N.O.L.A./Steiger Collection

Board of Faculty Advisors

The board of faculty advisors assists the AHC indeveloping its collections to support the university’sinstructional, outreach, and partnership programswith emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship.Appointed by UW President Phil Dubois, andchaired by William H. Moore, department head ofhistory, the 2000 Board of Faculty Advisors included:

David Brinkman, music (Sept-Dec 2000)Carol Bryant, education (Jan-May 2000)Tom Buchanan, ex-officio, vice-president

for academic affairsCatherine Connolly, women’s studies

(Sept-Dec 2000)Lewis M. Dabney, English (Jan-May 2000)Carol Frost, geologyGeorge Gladney, communication &

mass media (Sept-Dec 2000)Tamsen Hert, librariesJeanne Holland, women’s studies

(Jan-May 2000)Brian Hosmer, history (Sept-Dec 2000)Frieda Knobloch, American studies

(Jan-May 2000)Sonya Meyer, family and consumer sciences

(Jan-May 2000)William H. Moore, historyEric Nye, EnglishMark Ritchie, artPhilip J. Roberts, historyEric Sandeen, American studies

(Sept-Dec 2000)Audrey Shalinsky, anthropology

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Curtis, Edward S. The North American Indian,Vol. I “Apache,” 1903. Special Collections.

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As s o c i ate s

The 2000 American Heritage Center AssociatesBoard of Directors included:

Francois M. Dickman, LaramieWilliam R. Dubois III, CheyenneLucille Dumbrill, NewcastleCharles Engebretsen, Lost SpringsElizabeth Storer Fassett, CheyenneDavid Foreman, CheyenneDaniel G. Furphy, LaramieAnna Marie Hales, CheyenneHarold Hellbaum, WheatlandPeter Illoway, CheyenneDeborah F. Kessler, Greenwich, ConnecticutDana Metzke, CheyenneJudith B. Walker, Denver, ColoradoDuane Woodard, Arvada, ColoradoLawrence Woods, Worland

The associates support the Center’s developmentefforts and promote the AHC’s mission and its ser-vice to its researchers and donors. Membership duesprovide annual support for student internships,exhibits, the annual history symposium, and out-reach programs such as the AHC Speakers’ Bureau,and Wyoming History Day.

With the guidance of Chairman William R.“Bill” Dubois the Associates:

■ welcomed Peter Illoway, Judith Walker, andLawrence Woods to the board;

■ produced the third in a series of 10 printscelebrating the history of Cheyenne FrontierDays;

■ supported AHC’s ninth annual history sym-posium, Packaging Places: Imagining, Remem-bering, and Promoting Landscapes.

Lifetime(One-time gift of $5,000or pledge of $1,000 per yearfor ten years)

Mr. John EllbogenMr. Albert H. GordonMr. & Mrs. John OstlundMr. & Mrs. Jerry PalenMrs. Roma RouseMr. & Mrs. Carl SpencerMs. Toni StabileMr. Vincent StabileMrs. Clara Toppan

Benefactor($1,000 - $5,000)

Mr. David BrownMr. David E. ForemanDr. & Mrs. J. Sloan HalesMs. Judith B. Walker

& Mr. George HallenbeckMr. Lawrence M. Woods

Sustaining($500 - $1,000)

Ms. Phyllis AtchisonMr. David BrownMr. & Mrs. Thomas DavidsonMr. Robert GraffDr. & Mrs. Donald B. HuntonMr. & Mrs. Charles NevinsMr. Harry C. SagerMr. Dave TaylorMr. & Mrs. Duane Woodard

Supporting($250 - $500)

Col. & Mrs. James BushHon. & Mrs. Francois DickmanMr. & Mrs. Daniel G. FurphyMr. Peter S. Illoway

Patron($100 - $250)

Mr. & Mrs. Allen AgnewMr. & Mrs. James L. ApplegateMr. Edward L. Bakewell, IIIMr. Gordon M. BakkenDr. & Mrs. Ken BohnenblustMr. & Mrs. Edward BryantMr. Dominick J. CatalanoMrs. Janette ChambersMr. & Mrs. William ChildsMr. Larry ClintonMr. Paul DeutschmanDr. & Mrs. Michael DevineMs. Lucille DumbrillMs. Margie C. EarlywineMr. Julian EisensteinMr. & Mrs. Charles EngebretsenMr. Rick EwigDr. Sid FlemingMrs. Mable A. FordeMr. Gerald FriedmanMr. Arthur E. GoldschmidtMr. & Mrs. Ken GriffinMr. & Mrs. James B. GriffithMr. & Mrs. Gene GuernyMs. Mary GulliksonMr. James E. GuschewskyMr. Harold HellbaumMr. & Mrs. Arthur HenleyMrs. Winifred Hickey

Dr. & Mrs. Dan C. HinkleMs. Jane Hunt HoustonMr. Robert HoyerMr. Raymond HunkinsMrs. Maryan J. HurttMr. & Mrs. Ray JosephsMr. Curt E. KaiserDr. & Mrs. Richard KeeferMrs. Virginia KeithMs. Amy E. KnowlesMr. William C. LagosMr. Stan LeeDr. David LincicomeMiss Duncan MacDonaldMr. Robert MallonMr. & Mrs. Donald A. MasonMrs. Dana M. MetzkeMrs. Frances MintonMs. Shannon MoffatDr. & Mrs. William MooreMr. Dumaresq MoseleyMr. Earl Finbar MurphyMrs. Myrtle NordMs. Elsa RavenDr. & Mrs. Terry RoarkDr. Helen Ross RussellMrs. Mary Lou SchleherMr. & Mrs. Richard A. ShackelfordMr. James G. StearnsMr. John C. StephensMrs. Harriet May SternMr. & Mrs. Thomas StroockDr. Bernard SullivanMrs. Thyra ThomsonMr. Harold R. TylerDr. Paul VolzMrs. Jean B. WalkerMr. & Mrs. Wilson WalthallMr. & Mrs. Gordon WardMr. Gene WeaverMr. & Mrs. James A. WillmsWyoming Stock Growers Assn.

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Thorndyke, Helen Louise. Honey Bunch: HerFirst Trip West, ©1928. Mason Collection.

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IndividualMs. Carolyn AbernathyMr. George ArgallMrs. Fern E. AshbyMr. & Mrs. Thomas AtkinsonMr. Eli BeboutMr. Geoffrey BennetMr. & Mrs. Jim BergerMr. & Mrs. Peter M. BernaysMr. & Mrs. Floyd A. BishopMrs. Phyllis M. BlairMrs. Metha E. BlenkarnMr. & Mrs. Thomas BradleyMrs. Lillian BrodatzMrs. Huldah BruceMs. Rosemary BurroughsMs. Elvira L. CallMr. Bruce CarrollMr. Neil J. CarrollMs. Dolores J. CashelMrs. Elise H. ChadwickMr. Larry ClintonMr. Peter CohenMr. & Mrs. Arthur B. DalgarnoMr. & Mrs. Richard T. DaviesMrs. Snead DavisMr. & Mrs. Kenneth DiemMr. Robert H. T. DodsonMs. Maureen E. DoyleMs. Evelyn DrakeMr. John EberhardMs. Ingrid EdwardsMs. Nina EngelMr. Kenneth EricksonMrs. Elizabeth Storer FassettMr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. FlynnMr. & Mrs. Fred L. FoxMr. Loren O. Gray

Ms. Eleanor Wisner GuralMr. & Mrs. Don HanesworthMr. John Warren HanksMr. & Mrs. Robert J. HardyMr. A. Erik HawkinsonMrs. Anna HeckelmannMs. Nancy HendriksMr. Byron HirstMs. Phyllis L. HooverMr. Jerry W. HouselMrs. Sally HutchisonMrs. Gloria R. JenningsMs. Lydia KercherDr. James W. KerrMr. Robert C. Kidd IIMr. Howard R. LamarMr. Walter LangloisMr. Eddie LawrenceMrs. Lila L. LeeMs. Anne MacKinnonMs. Jonita MallonDr. Carling MaloufMrs. Louise R. MarthensMs. Mary Ellen McWilliamsMr. & Mrs. Brainerd MearsMs. Patricia MenkMr. Michael MenkinMs. Katelyn MonkMr. & Mrs. Maurice MordkaMrs. Anna Jennette MorrisonDr. Robert MyersMs. Courtney NorrisMr. Robert D. OdellMs. Mary OsmanMr. John ParkerMr. George Paulikas

Hon. Robert A. PeckMr. H. Steffen PeiserMr. & Mrs. Anthony W. PetersDr. & Mrs. Edward PetersenMrs. Melanie PflaumMr. Jack R. PrestonMs. Rebecca RaulinsMs. Linda R. RisherMr. John A. RobertsMr. Duane RoseDr. Helen Ross RussellMrs. Audrey T. RyderMs. Jeanette O. SagerMr. & Mrs. Fred SchillerDr. Miles L. SilbermanMs. Wilma Shore SolomonMr. B. Abbott SparksMs. Thelma Z. SpinradMr. William StannageMs. Claudia StewartMs. Sally K. SutherlandMr. George C. TaylorMrs. Carolyn ThompsonMr. Richard L. TowerMr. Michael UnsworthMr. F. R. VaughanMr. & Mrs. G. John VetaMr. George VirginesMrs. Ruth B. WalshMrs. Norma WarburtonMr. John A. WillardMr. Wayman C. WingCapt. R. John WisdaMs. Margaret WoodsMr. Robert WynnMrs. Sarah L. Zimmerman

The Cabinet of Natural History and Ameri-can Rural Sports with Illustrations, Vol. 1,1830. Toppan Collection.

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$500,000 or moreMs. Julienne Michel

$50,000 to $100,000Mrs. Clara Toppan

$20,000 to $50,000Mrs. Margaret B. Carey

$10,000 to $20,000Trust of Alfred C. Neal

$5,000 to $10,000Hewlett PackardMajewski Family TrustE. I. Woodbury Estate

$500 to $1,000Vice President & Mrs. Richard B. CheneyWyoming State Historical SocietyExxon-MobileWyoming Community Foundation

$100 to $500Mr. Thomas H. DawsonMr. & Mrs. David E. Walrath

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Ladies Home Journal, 1910. KennedyCollection

Wyom i n g H i sto ry Day

TThe Wyoming History Day state competition, heldin Casper in April, marked the first state contestsince the AHC assumed responsibility for coordina-tion of the academic enrichment program. Thealmost 500 students, teachers, parents and volun-teers who attended proclaimed the event, the largestever, a success. In June Victoria Murphy, the statecoordinator, shepherded more than 70 state winnersand their chaperones to the national competition atthe University of Maryland. In addition to compet-ing against the estimated 4,000 students represent-ing their home states, Wyoming’s delegation visitedthe Smithsonian Institution, toured Monticello, andenjoyed a performance at the historic Ford’s Theater.

In July, Wyoming History Day initiated theWyoming History Day Outreach Project

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(WHDOP), sponsored in part by the ExxonMobilCorporation and the Wyoming CommunityFoundation. In keeping with the overall missionof promoting and improving history education inWyoming, WHDOP is designed to increase partici-pation in the program by offering teachers andstudents new resources, including teacher and stu-dent handbooks. The AHC hosted students fromschools throughout the state including Casper,Wheatland, and Lusk who learned about HistoryDay basics, possible topics and sources, and workedhands-on in the Center’s reference room using pri-mary resources.

Wyoming History Day is co-sponsored by theWyoming State Historical Society and the Depart-ment of State Parks and Cultural Resources.

Left: Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Judy Catchpole with Sharde Sheperd andMarcus Welker, from Laramie, state contest winners in the junior group performance category.

Right: WHD Coordinator Victoria Murphy teaches students from Johnson Junior High School aspart of the WHD Outreach Project.

Earhart, Amelia. The Fun of It, 1932.Fitzhugh Collection

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I ■ Jeannie Cook, Park County Historical Society,used material from the George T. Beck Collec-tion for her book, The Cody Club

■ Dudley Gardner, professor at Western WyomingCollege, used Alfred Jacob Miller’s painting,“Rendezvous on the Green River in 1837,” in atelevision video for his Wyoming History class

■ Melanie Gustafson, University of Vermont,used material from the Grace Raymond HebardCollection for her book, Women and the Repub-lican Party, 1854-1924

■ Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum, usedmaterial from the Pratt-Ferris Cattle Companycollection, for her article “Big Red Ranch” inBig Sky Journal

■ Heyward Schrock, Wyoming State Museum,reproduced AHC photographs of Ft. Yellowstonefor a traveling exhibit

■ Christian J. Buys featured AHC photographs inhis book Historic Aspen in Rare Photos

■ AHC photographs were used in Kulturen dernordamerikanischen Indianer printed in Ger-many; they were also used in the 2001 Wyo-ming Historical calendar

■ Grange B. McKinney used several collections inhis book Art Accord and the Movies

■ Photographs from the Moreton Frewen collec-tion were featured in an article in AmericanArt, published by the Smithsonian Institute’sNational Museum of American Art

■ Articles in the summer 2000 issue of Annals ofWyoming were based on AHC collections

Re f eren c e

In addition to teaching both bibliographic andacademic classes, giving public presentations on awide variety of topics, and writing for publication,the reference staff served an increasing number ofpatrons in 2000.

They also implemented an ambitious outreachprogram, both on campus and in the community,to encourage use of the AHC collections including:

■ An Archives Week celebration October 7-14featuring workshops, notable speakers, exhibits,and other activities.

■ A booth at Laramie Jubilee Days to provideinformation about AHC resources to the public.

■ On December 6, a Holiday Celebration washosted by the Center that included readingsfrom the AHC collections and performancesof antiphonal music by the UW Flute and BrassChoirs and the University Singers.

Highlights of collection use included:

■ Fred Kaplan used AHC photos for his bookGore Vidal

■ Maggie Walsh, University of Nottingham, usedthe Greyhound Bus Lines Collection for herbook Making Connections: The Long DistanceBus Industry in the USA

■ Material from the Victor Gruen collection wasused in the textbook Unfinished Nation, 3rd

edition, from McGraw-Hill

■ Jerry Keenan used AHC material for his bookThe Wagon Box Fight, Savas Publishing

Three souvenir booklets from Buffalo Bill’s“Wild West,” 1893-1910. Fitzhugh Collec-tion.

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C ■ UW Music Department: David Brinkman’sMusic Bibliography class.

■ Cross-listed between the departments ofWomen’s Studies, English and Art: ColleenDenney’s Victorian Women class.

■ History Department: Brian Hosmer’s NativeAmericans and the Landscape class and CarolBowers’ American West class.

■ Laramie County Community College:Melanie Francis’ Humanities and English litera-ture classes and Carol Miyake’s Children’sLiterature and Study Skills classes.

■ High school classes: Kathy Kirlin’s MusicAppreciation class from Roosevelt High,Casper; the UW Summer High School Instituteclass co-taught with Jean Schaefer and MarkRitchie.

■ Grade school classes: Lynette Parkhurst’s5th Grade Reading Club from Indian Paint-brush Elementary School, Laramie; SharonMatheison’s 6th and 7th grade art classes fromthe UW Lab School.

■ UW Cooperative Extension Service: AnneMarie Lane’s three-session class on book illustra-tion techniques from the 15-20th centuries.

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Curator Lane gave fifty presentations in 2000 to thefollowing UW graduate, undergraduate, and otherclasses. All lectures were accompanied by selectedbook displays related to the subjects the studentswere studying.

■ From the Department of English: both PeterParolin and Susan Frye’s Shakespeare classes;Cedric Reverand’s Research Methods class;Jeanne Holland’s Early American Literatureclass; Eric Nye’s Numerical Imaginings andIntroduction to Literature classes.

■ From the UW Art Department: multiplesessions with Mark Ritchie’s Printmaking andBook Arts classes; Pat Schmidtmann’s ColorTheory class; Phyllis Kloda’s Life Drawing class;and Colleen Denney’s Modern Art and ArtAppreciation classes.

■ From the School of Pharmacy: Paul Ranelli’sSocietal Issues in Pharmacy class (both springand summer sessions).

■ Five University Studies classes for lectures ondiversity; also a University Studies class taughtby William Moore for an overview of the His-tory of Books and Written Communication.

■ Two sections of Karen Williams’ MulticulturalIssues class, Department of Family and Con-sumer Sciences, who were also in for the diver-sity presentation.

Dodsley, Robert. The Oeconomy of HumanLife, 1806. Kuehn Collection

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■ AHC faculty Rick Ewig, Ginny Kilander, D.C.Thompson, Mark Shelstad, and Dan Davistaught Archives I, II, and III as part of the ar-chival series offered through the UW historydepartment. The series of semester-long classesis designed to introduce students to the basictheory, management, and practice of archivaland manuscript repositories.

■ Faculty in the reference department taughtnumerous bibliographic instruction and histori-cal methods classes to students from UW, aswell as elementary, junior, and senior highschool students from around the state.

■ Wyoming History Day Coordinator VictoriaMurphy and Interim Director Rick Ewig taughtmore than 550 students throughout the statehow to use primary sources in History Dayprojects.

■ Carol Bowers, reference archivist, taught His-tory of the American West during the springsemester. AHC collection material was usedextensively in research papers prepared by theclass. The class also prepared an exhibit on west-ern landscapes for the Packaging Places sympo-sium. In the fall, Bowers taught Introductionto Public History. Students used numerousAHC collections in their research on the his-toric Laramie brothel district. The research willprovide the foundation for a walking tour of thehistoric brothel district to be presented duringthe summer of 2001.

■ Anne Marie Lane taught the History of Booksand Reading class in the spring. The class is auniversity studies elective and is offered throughthe history department, College of Arts and Sci-ences, and the College of Education.

■ Katharine Winters taught Borders in AmericanIdentity for American studies and Gender andHumanities for women’s studies.

■ Mark Shelstad, information manager, taught arecords management workshop to UW facultyand staff.

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Students using primary resources in AHC’sreading room

Mackenzie, Alexander. Alexander Mackenzie’s,Esq., Reisen von Montreal durch Nord-westamerika nach dem Eismeer und der Sud-See in den Jahren 1789 und 1793, 1802.Toppan Collection.

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The 2000 Majewski Fellow, Katherine G. Morrissey,presented Letters to the President: Westerners ConfrontMining Pollution in the Early 20th Century at theAHC on October 27. An associate professor of his-tory at the University of Arizona, Morrissey is ascholar of western U.S. and environmental history.Her talk investigated conflicts over the alterations ofthe environment by mining practices in the early20th century American West.

The Majewski Fellowship was established in1996 through the efforts of his daughter TeresitaMajewski to honor the late petroleum industry pio-neer Bernard L. Majewski. Thanks to a generousgift by his late wife, Thelma, the Majewski Fellow-ship is awarded annually to an outstanding scholarto conduct research in AHC collections.

Wyoming during much of this century. Milward,the father, was governor and U.S. senator. His son,Alan, served in the Wyoming legislature and thenthe U.S. senate. Son Peter, also a Wyoming legisla-tor, later served UW as vice president for institu-tional advancement.

Among other Wyoming political leaders whosepapers are in the AHC are territorial governor andU.S. Sen. Francis E. Warren; Vice President RichardB. Cheney (congressional papers); Gov. CliffordHansen; Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross, America’s firstwoman governor; Gov. Mike Sullivan; Secretary ofState Thyra Thomson; and U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop.

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The Simpson Institute was established in 2000 whenJulienne Michel, a personal friend of former U.S.Sen. Alan K. Simpson and his wife, Ann, contrib-uted $500,000 to UW as start-up funding andpledged a $1,000,000 estate gift to endow theinstitute’s permanent operations.

The Simpson Institute will focus on Westernleadership—political, economic, social, and cultural.The institute will provide a wide range of programs,including publications, symposia, and lectures basedon the Western history collections of the AHC.

The cornerstone of the institute will be thepapers of the three Simpsons who have served

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Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of theRoman Empire, 1946. Special Collections.

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anthropology, Saint Martin’s College, inves-tigated the impact of the cold war on thedevelopment of American social sciences andacademics, using the Harry L. Barnes collec-tion.

■ Greg J. Robinson, independent scholar,Brooklyn, New York, explored the unusual lifeof John Franklin Carter, Jr., author, journalist,and intelligence agent who made importantcontributions to American history and politics,using Carter’s Papers.

■ Alexandra Minna Stern, associate director,Historical Center for the Health Sciences,University of Michigan, researched the historyof the eugenics movement in California from1900 to 1960, using the papers of PaulPopenoe.

Acq u i s it i o n s

Material totaling more than 1,350 cubic feet was received in 2000. Important new acquisitions include:

■ Jean Howard (actor and photographer)

■ Bob Booker (television producer)

■ Rev. Willis Ludlow (Wyoming history)

■ John Werner (World War II)

■ Mary Kay Mason (rare books)

■ Nellie Tayloe Ross (Wyoming history)

■ Morris Hutchins Ruger (composer)

■ Peter K. Simpson (legislator, UWadministrator)

■ William R. Dubois (rare books)

■ Union Pacific Historical Society (UP railroad)

TThe AHC was pleased to award seven travel grantsto scholars from around the nation. Award recipi-ents included:

■ Ronald E. Doel, assistant professor, OregonState University, and Jessica Wang, assistantprofessor, University of California-Los Angeles,studied the papers of geophysicist M. KingHubbert regarding to the rise of the earth sci-ences in 20th century America.

■ Elana H. Levine, graduate student, Ph.D. pro-gram, University of Wisconsin-Madison, tracedthe history of sex in U.S. commercial televisionusing the papers of Douglas Cramer and AnnMarcus.

■ William J. Peace, independent scholar,Katonah, New York, and David H. Price,chairman of the department of sociology and

Cruikshank, George. George Cruikshank’sOmnibus, 1841. Fitzhugh Collection.

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The following offices, departments, and colleges had their records (more than 430 cubic feet) examined,inventoried, and analyzed. Records retention schedules were created to help facilitate the dissemination, utili-zation, organization, retrieval, retention, and eventual disposition of these records. In October representativesfrom the 31 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences began work to complete a records retentionschedule for the college.

■ AHC (10 records retention schedules)

■ Environmental Health and Safety(61 records retention schedules)

■ International Studies(16 records retention schedules)

■ Geology and Geophysics(37 records retention schedules)

■ Outreach School(56 records retention schedules)

■ Political Science(13 records retention schedules)

■ Student Affairs (12 records retention schedules)

AH C We b s ite

The AHC Web site had more than 240,000 “hits” in 2000, making it one of the most visited sites on the UWadministrative web server. Now more than 400 pages, the site was updated with new inventories, retentionschedules, newsletters, and information for History Day. A search function, enabling searching across theAHC site, or across finding aids to collections, was also added. A live Web broadcast was available in April ofthe George A. Rentschler lecturer. This talk is now digitized and on the Web site. The URL for the AHCWeb site is http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc

N ew U n ive rs ity Cata lo g

The AHC, along with the UW Libraries and the UW Law Library, moved to a new Web-based catalog systemin 2000, which allows greater access. The new system, named Ferret, has greater searching capabilities, includ-ing the ability to e-mail search results. Other features that the AHC plans to implement are simultaneoussearching, digital imaging, and links from the catalog record to finding aids to collections online. The catalogis available from the AHC Web site.

Walton, Izaak. The Complete Angler, 1815.Toppan Collection

John Franklin Carter Papers, 1902-1979John Franklin Carter (1897-1967) was a New Deal colum-

nist and author of numerous books on political subjects. Thecollection includes correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, photo-graphs, subject files, and other material primarily relating toAmerican political and diplomatic events from World War Ithrough World War II. 10 cubic feet

Edith S. andFrederic E. Clements Papers, 1876-1969

Frederic Clements and his wife Edith Schwartz Clementswere botanists who conducted research to determine the origin ofplant species by means of the impact of the physical factors intheir environment. Edith also illustrated their publications. Thecollection includes correspondence, manuscripts, field notes andlaboratory records, photographs, and publications. Also includedare travel diaries, personal papers, and photographs. 44 cubic feet

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Clay Blair Papers, 1945-1998Clay Blair was a journalist, writer, and historian best known

for his books on 20th century military history. The collection con-tains extensive research, manuscripts, correspondence, and public-ity for Blair’s books and other writings. There is also personalinformation about Clay Blair and his family. 159 cubic feet

John C. Board Papers, 1910-1987John C. Board was a teacher and historian in Great Falls,

Montana. He was active in the Great Falls Education Association,the Montana Education Association, and Montana politics. Hecollected research material for an article on Jeannette Rankin ofMontana, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress and theonly member to vote against U.S. entry into World War II. Thecollection contains files on the education associations, photo-graphs and personal files and copies of research materials onJeanette Rankin. 11 cubic feet

D.C. Abrams Papers, ca. 1872-1937D.C. Abrams was born in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1869 and

was a student of UW (1887-1897). The collection primarily con-tains musical and other social event programs in Laramie, schoolreports of Abrams (1878-1899), and photographs. There is also aphotograph of George Black being hanged in 1890. 1 cubic foot

Larry Adler Papers, 1927-1995Larry Adler was a musician best known for playing the har-

monica as a serious concert instrument with symphony orches-tras. In 1949 he was blacklisted in the United States for allegedcommunist sympathies; he immigrated to Great Britain shortlythereafter. The new material added to this collection consists oflegal documents relating to the suit brought by Adler and PaulDraper against Hester McCullough, who was their primaryaccuser. 4 cubic feet

Vernon Bailey Papers, 1828-1958Vernon Bailey, naturalist and mammalogist, was chief field

naturalist and senior biologist for the U.S. Biological Survey from1897 to 1933. He was particularly interested in the animal life ofthe West and Southwest. The collection contains correspondence(personal and professional), manuscripts, field reports, lectures,photographs, journals, and notebooks covering Bailey’s career,including development of a humane trap called the “verbail” trap.9 cubic feet

Charles J. Belden Photographs,1908-ca. 1940

Charles Belden gained fame for his photographs of cowboylife on the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse, Wyoming. Beldenand his brother-in-law Eugene Phelps managed the Pitchforkfrom the 1920s until 1940. During this time Belden producedarticles and numerous photographs chronicling ranch life andpublicizing the dude ranch that was a part of the operation. Thecollection contains negatives and prints of approximately 3,000images. 8 cubic feet

Co llect i o n s P re pa re d f o r Re s earc h U s eIn addition to the collections listed here, 50 small collections of less than one cubic foot were processed in 2000.

Frances Phelps Belden,wife of photographerCharles J. Belden, fly-fishing on the PitchforkRanch. Circa 1930. CharlesJ. Belden Collection.

Kenneth Lee Diem andLenore Diem Papers, 1876-2000

Kenneth and Lenore Diem have researched and writtenabout the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming. The collection containscopy prints of photographs from different sources that track thehistory of the AMK property near Moran, Wyoming. 1.5 cubicfeet

David D. Dominick Papers, 1940-1975David Dominick was an attorney and federal environmental

administrator during the administration of President Richard M.Nixon. The papers reflect Dominick’s concerns with water pollu-tion, radiation, pesticides, noise, solid waste, toxic substances, andgeneral environmental policies, primarily during the early 1970s.14 cubic feet

Patricia Mabee Fazio Animal ProtectionMaterials, 1954-1997

Patricia Fazio wrote a dissertation and an article on thePryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in Wyoming. The materialsinclude copies of surveys of wild horse ranges and some docu-ments of the Humane Federation of Wyoming that mainly con-cern a campaign against steer busting at rodeos. 3.5 cubic feet

Fort Laramie Collection, 1940-1958This collection contains reports of the U.S. National Park

Service on the restoration of Fort Laramie, along with pamphlets,correspondence, and other material regarding Fort Laramie. 0.9cubic feet

Frederick Albert Gutheim Papers,1875-1994

Frederick Gutheim was a nationally known writer on archi-tecture and urban planning. He supported historic preservationand land conservation causes. The collection contains material onGutheim’s professional and personal life, including informationon urban and regional planning, architectural criticism, historicpreservation, land conservation, and museum studies. The papersreflect changing attitudes towards planning and preservation fromthe early 1930s to the 1980s. 76.5 cubic feet

Marian Heiskell Papers, 1962-1987Marian Heiskell served on the U.S. National Park advisory

board (1960s-1980s). The collection contains correspondence,

reports, minutes, and printed material relating to the nationalparks and New York State environmental issues. 2.5 cubic feet

Randall Henderson Papers, 1905-1981Randall Henderson was a newspaperman and magazine edi-

tor who promoted desert conservation in the American South-west. He founded Desert Magazine in 1937, editing it until hisretirement in 1958. Henderson was instrumental in the develop-ment of the town of Palm Desert on the edge of the CoachellaValley. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, pho-tographs, and other materials on deserts and desert projects. Alsoincluded is material regarding the controversy between Randalland Clifford Henderson over credit for the development of thePalm Desert town site. 14 cubic feet

Clarence Hennecke Papers, 1913-2000Clarence Hennecke was a director, writer, and comedy cre-

ator for Hollywood films. Although he acted in Keystone Kopcomedies and other small screen parts, he was best known for hiscomedy construction for Laurel and Hardy, Harry Langdon, andother well-known comedians. The collection contains photo-graphs, scrapbooks, scripts and story ideas, and videotape of somesilent films directed by Stan Laurel. 0.7 cubic feet

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Byron Hirst Papers, 1920-1999Byron Hirst was a businessman, lawyer, and politician in

Cheyenne, Wyoming. His papers include biographical material,manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts. Also included are files onHirst’s church and club activities, political issues, and civic inter-ests. 4 cubic feet

H.H. Horton Papers, 1897-1960H.H. Horton was a Laramie, Wyoming, physician, World

War I veteran, and state legislator. During World War II he wasrecruiting officer for the Women’s Army Corps. The collectionincludes political papers, material relating to VFW Post 2221,papers on Women’s Army Air Corps (WAAC) recruitment andWWI medals and memorabilia. 2 cubic feet

Ward W. Husted Papers, 1928-1980Ward Husted came to Laramie, Wyoming, in 1929 to man-

age the Laramie Gas Company. He brought the first natural gaspipeline to Laramie in 1933. During the 1970s he was a memberof the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The collection includesreports, correspondence, and documents relating to the gas indus-try, historical material on Wyoming and the Navajos, photo-graphs, artifacts, community service awards, and a scrapbook.2 cubic feet

D.E. Hutchinson Papers, 1926-1979David E. Hutchinson was a soil resource conservationist

in Nebraska. The collection contains correspondence, notes,speeches, and photographs and slides related to Hutchinson’sprofessional career. 2 cubic feet

Harriet Kofalk Papers, 1860-1989Harriet Kofalk is a writer, poet, and historian. In 1989 she

published No Woman Tenderfoot: Florence Merriam Bailey, PioneerNaturalist. The collection contains research material and drafts forthis book. Also included are poems, articles, and cookbooks byKofalk. 3.5 cubic feet

F.W. Kolk Papers, 1937-1976Franklin W. Kolk was an aeronautical engineer who con-

tributed to the designs of many commercial airplanes, includingthe Convair 240, DC-6, DC-7, Lockheed Electra, Boeing 707,and Convair 990. He was best known for developing the DC-10(engine in the tail) design. The collection includes correspon-dence, subject files, reports, and photographs regarding his careerwith American Airlines from 1943 to 1976. 12 cubic feet

Clarence Hennecke (right) demonstrates hiscomedy style in a 1918 short film (ClarenceHennecke Collection)

Fritz Lang Papers, 1909-1973Fritz Lang was an Austrian film director who immigrated

to the United States in 1936. His films included M, Fury, TheWoman at the Window, and Big Heat. The collection containsresearch files on the Taj Mahal, the American prison system,Navajo and English language folk songs, awards, books, andhome movies of the American Southwest. 5 cubic feet

Margaret and August Loyd Oral HistoryInterview with Mary Loyd Malcolm,1912-2000

Margaret and August Loyd were married in Rawlins, Wyo-ming, in 1901 and raised their family on a ranch near Laramie,Wyoming. The collection contains a series of taped interviewswith their daughter, Mary Loyd Malcolm, regarding the family.Also included are transcripts, notes, and copies of photographs.0.9 cubic feet

P.E.O. Sisterhood – Chapter AI(University of Wyoming)

The P.E.O. Sisterhood was created to give women betteropportunities in education. It is responsible for issuing severalgrants and loans each year. The collection contains three scrap-books of the University of Wyoming chapter with clippings,newsletters, photographs, programs, and correspondence datedfrom 1964 to 1990. .9 cubic feet

Henry W. Putnam Papers, 1844-1898Henry W. Putnam was a businessman involved with the

development of barbed wire (for which he patented a machine);with the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis Railroad (1889-1898);and with irrigation projects in the Escondido area of California(1876-1897). The collection contains correspondence, legalpapers, and other business documents. 1 cubic foot

Morris Hutchins Ruger Papers,1930-1999

Morris Hutchins Ruger (1902-1974) was a composer,concert singer, and music teacher. His works included sonatas,chamber music, and chorales and an opera, The Scarlet Letter.The collection includes scores and manuscripts of Ruger’s compo-sitions, harmony books, press reviews, programs, tape recordings,and photographs. 23 cubic feet

Matthew Shepard Collection, 1983-2000Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of

Wyoming, was beaten and left to die in a field outside of Laramie,Wyoming, during the nights of October 6 and 7, 1998. The caseattracted national media attention because of Shepard’s sexualorientation and the belief that it played an important part inthe crime. The collection includes material from the Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Association at the University ofWyoming, copies of e-mails from the UW president’s office, andexamples from local and national media coverage of the events.2.5 cubic feet

Ronald Keith Sorem Papers, 1945-1994Ronald K. Sorem was a geologist and mineralogist who

participated in many government studies of the ocean floor. Hewas also a consultant on possible health hazards from volcanic ashafter the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington state in

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1980. The collection includes correspondence and files fromnational and international studies, Marine Mineral ResourcesMuseum, and the Washington State University geology depart-ment. 21 cubic feet

Elsa Spear Papers, ca. 1880s-1986Elsa Spear (Byron) was a photographer and historian of

the Big Horn Mountains and Sheridan County, Wyoming. Thedaughter of early ranchers and settlers of the area, she oftenguided guests who visited her father’s dude ranch. The collectionincludes Spear’s photographs and published writings, documentsof historical interest, audiocassette tapes of Spear reading hermother’s journals of 1881-86. Six paintings by Sheridan artistBill Gollings are also included. 0.7 cubic feet

Daniel Taradash Papers, 1907-1987Daniel Taradash was a screenwriter and playwright. His

films included Rancho Notorious; From Here to Eternity; Picnic;Bell, Book and Candle; and Hawaii. The papers include corre-spondence, manuscripts, photographs, and business files relatedto Taradash’s works, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences, and the Writers Guild of America, West. 52 cubic feet

Wright-Ingraham Institute Records,1900-1998

The Wright-Ingraham Institute was a private, non-profiteducational and research institution founded in 1970 in Coloradoto promote conservation, preservation, and wise use of humanand natural resources. The records included administrative files,bookkeeping records, publications, photographs, symposiarecords, weather and field station data, and reference files. 58cubic feet

Wyoming Hereford Ranch Records,1885-1989

The Wyoming Hereford Ranch was founded in 1883 onCrow Creek, near Cheyenne, and is still in operation. The ranchwas owned and/or managed by the Lazear family from 1921 tothe mid-1960s. The records are primarily of the period from 1921to the 1960s and include correspondence, cattle records, generalranch records, publicity materials, photographs, and some mapsand artifacts. 184 cubic feet

Robert Lazear, manger of the WyomingHereford Ranch from 1921-1957

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U n ive rs ity A rc h ive s Co ll ect i o n s P re pare d f o r

Re s earc h U s e

Seven UW Archives collections, totaling 71 cubic feet have been processed and made available for research use by student assistants Emily Benson and ChristiHutchison. Box listings were also created for more than 130 cubic feet of records from the Office of Academic Affairs and the President’s Office.

excellence. The collection contains four scrapbooks containingawards, news clippings, photographs, and information onconventions and other society activities. 1.85 cubic feet

University of Wyoming,Board of Trustees, 1886-1987

The University of Wyoming is governed by a bipartisanboard of 12 trustees appointed by the governor with the consentof the Wyoming State Senate. Responsibilities of the board oftrustees include making major policy decisions and approvingadministrative and faculty appointments. The collectionincludes regular reports made by university presidents to theboard; the secretary’s correspondence; minutes and reports ofthe trustees and their committees; the records and findings of sixcommittees formed in 1985 to examine institutional operationsand priorities for the university centennial from 1985-87.12.05 cubic feet

University of Wyoming,Faculty Senate, 1887–1976

The collection consists of senate minutes and agendas,correspondence, committee reports, resolutions, bills, and annualreports. These materials document the senate’s activities andhandling of administrative matters, campus planning, rules andregulations, personnel matters, university procedures and policydevelopments, student affairs, and campus committee appoint-ments. 2.5 cubic feet

American Association of UniversityWomen, Wyoming Division, 1912-2000

Local branches of this national organization were created todevelop opportunities for higher education for Wyoming womenin 1914. The state division was not organized until 1938. Thiscollection contains information on the branches and state divi-sion, including constitutions, by-laws, committee and generalcorrespondence, AAUW publications, scrapbooks, and two 78rpm phonograph records of a speech by AAUW national presi-dent Helen C. White. 10.29 cubic feet

David O. Cooney Papers, 1983-1998Cooney, a graduate of Yale and the University of Wisconsin

in chemical engineering was a professor in the Department ofChemical and Petroleum Engineering at UW from 1981 until hisdeath in 1998. This collection contains materials used by Cooneyin his classroom teaching. 0.25 cubic feet

Mortar Board (Society), University ofWyoming Chapter, 1931-2000

Mortar Board was founded in 1918 as the first nationalsociety for college senior women. It opened membership to menin 1975. UW’s Cap and Gown Chapter was chartered onNovember 10, 1933. The group sponsors Torchlight Laurelsprior to commencement and awards to university faculty andstaff for academic advising, outstanding service, and teaching

University of Wyoming, Physical Plant,1887-1984

UW Physical Plant’s major function is the maintenance andrepair of campus facilities, including construction and remodel-ing. The unit was created in 1921 as Buildings and Grounds.The collection contains subject files with correspondence, con-tracts, photographs, and other information on building mainte-nance. There are also blueprints, drawings, and sketches ofuniversity buildings. 24.04 cubic feet

University of Wyoming, War ActivitiesCouncil, 1915-1946

The War Activities Council was formed in 1942 at UWin response to World War II and also to recognize and recordthe efforts of the men and women from Wyoming serving inthe armed forces. The council collected materials relating toWyoming and the university’s experience in World War II anda smaller amount on World War I. The collection consistsmainly of news clippings organized into a biographical file, or byWyoming county, concerning the activities of individual soldiersand their families. The collection also contains informationregarding the Civilian Pilot Training program organized by theCivil Aeronautics Authority and the impact of the war upon theuniversity. There are also photographs relating to the subject.14.37 cubic feet

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Stu d e nt As s i sta nts i n P ro c e s s i n g

The AHC sponsors and mentors student interns who arrange and describe manuscript collections. In 2000,the following students worked at the AHC:

■ Cinda Nofziger and Richard Henke, graduatestudents in American studies, surveyed anddescribed unprocessed collections at the AHC,working with staff member Loreley Moore.

■ Premed student Emily Benson and historygraduate student Christi Hutchison processedand produced finding aids for seven collectionsin the UW archives.

■ Shannon Bowen, graduate student in Americanstudies, completed 76 cubic feet of theFrederick Gutheim Papers. Gutheim was anationally acclaimed architect and one of thepioneers of historic preservation. These pro-cessed papers complement the 100 cubic feetof Gutheim papers previously available at theCenter.

Co n c e rts

UW Flute Choir

UUW Department of Music faculty member RodneyGarnett coordinated the spring and fall concertseries in 2000. The concerts featured many of thedepartment’s faculty and students performing classi-cal and contemporary music. In the fall, the AHChosted visiting Indian musician, G. S. Sachdev, whoperformed and lectured on the classical music ofIndia. The UW Flute and Brass Choirs along withthe University Singers were featured during a specialholiday celebration in December that includedreadings of Christmas memories from diaries andhistorical materials held at the AHC.University of Utah. The Deseret Second Book,

1868. Taggart Collection

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“ Pac kag i n g P lac e s : Imag i n i n g ,

Rem em b e ri n g , a n d P romoti n g

La n d s cap e s ”

took a candid and humorous look at how our nationinterprets, and misinterprets, its history on the land-scape in the form of historical markers and monu-ments.

A special panel on September 28, moderated byPeter K. Simpson, explored Wyoming’s landscapeand its changing uses. Panel members includedrancher Simon Iberlin and his wife, artist DollieIberlin of Buffalo; Mark Miller, Wyoming statearcheologist and rancher; and David Kathka, direc-tor of the board of Cooperative Education Servicesin Rock Springs, and also former state historian anddirector of the Wyoming State Division of Parks andCultural Resources.

PPackaging and promoting natural and cultural land-scapes was the focus of the AHC’s ninth annualsymposium. Leading educators and scholars fromthroughout the country examined how natural andcultural landscapes are packaged in books; films; his-toric sites, markers, and monuments; postcards; art-work; and people’s perceptions. Concurrent sessionscovered diverse topics ranging from frontier justice,romantic images of cowboys, promoting naturalwonders and landscapes.

James Loewen, long-time sociology professor atthe University of Vermont, and author of Lies AcrossAmerica: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong, gave thekeynote address on Friday, September 29. Loewen

Left: James Loewen

Right: David Kathka,Mark Miller, PeterSimpson (back) andDollie & Simon Iberlin

Bertuch, F.J. Tafeln der allgemeinenNaturgeschichte nach ihren Drey Reichen,1806 [Monkeys]. Knight Collection.

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C h eyen n e Fro nti e r Days P ri nt

(CFD). Proceeds from the sale of these prints sup-port AHC programs.

The AHC houses many items pertaining to thehistory of Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD). Theposters, programs, buttons, ribbons, photographs,catalogues, and saddles trace CFD’s colorful historysince the first event in 1897.

G eo rg e A . Rents c h le r

D i st i n gu i s h e d Vi s it i n g Lectu re r

OOn April 13 and 14, the AHC welcomed DwightT. Pitcaithley to campus as the ninth George A.Rentschler Distinguished Visiting Lecturer. Whileon campus Pitcaithley spoke with history classesincluding American West, Civil War, WyomingHistory, and North American Indians. At his publiclecture, “Historic Sites as Public Forums: TheNational Park Service as an Educational Institution,”Pitcaithley explored the changing role of the U.S.National Park Service in today’s society. Pitcaithley’slecture may be viewed on the AHC Web site.

Pitcaithley is the chief historian of the NationalPark Service in Washington, D.C. He also serves asan adjunct professor at George Mason Universityand is a member of several professional history orga-nizations, including the National Council on PublicHistory, for which he served as president in 1998.

The George A. Rentschler Distinguished Visit-ing Lecture series is made possible by an endowmentestablished by Frederick B. Rentschler and hismother, the late Rita Rentschler Cushman.

G“Glimpses of Cheyenne Frontier Day, 1896-1902,”a booklet cover from the J. S. Palen collection at theAHC, celebrates Cheyenne’s first Frontier Days atthe turn of the last century. Limited to 100 prints,this is the third in a series of 10 different prints cel-ebrating the history of Cheyenne Frontier Days

Dwight Pitcaithley

Holley, Marietta. My Wayward Pardner; or,My Trials with Josiah, America, The WidowBump, and Etcetery, 1881. Toppan Collec-tion.

Exh i b its■ A new traveling exhibit The Bozeman Trail Dia-

ries of Robert Dunlap Clarke debuted in 2000and the reformatted Wyoming Citizen of theCentury exhibit, previously shown in the UWArt Museum, are available for loan to institu-tions throughout Wyoming and the surround-ing area.

■ The Department of Family and Consumer Sci-ences in partnership with the AHC presentedThe Coat Couture Collection III: Art to Wearfrom May through August. This was the thirdyear for this successful collaboration that show-cases student projects from Donna Brown’sFiber Arts class.

■ Another Dimension of the Movies: The Three-Dimensional Caricatures of Jacques Kapralik wasshown in the UW Art Museum. The ArtMuseum also drew material from AHC collec-tions for its major exhibition, Landscape 2000.

■ The students of Carol Bowers’ History of theAmerican West class created the exhibit WesternVistas: Natural and Cultural Landscapes of theAmerican West on display for the Septembersymposium.

■ A new exhibit, Some Records Hope to StandForever, was created and five existing exhibitswere refurbished to highlight the AHC’s collect-ing areas during Archives Week.

■ The AHC participated in the annual UWResource Fair and staffed a booth that includedan exhibit highlighting the AHC and theresources it provides to the UW-Laramie campus.

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Top: Preparing work for the Coat Coutureexhibition

Bottom: UW students enjoy AHC photos atthe UW Resource Fair

Boswell, James. Journal of a Tour to theHebrides with Samuel Johnson, 1785. ToppanCollection.

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Carol L. BowersReference Archivist

■ Taught Public History and the History of theAmerican West classes

■ Spoke to various groups as part of the AHCSpeaker’s Bureau

■ Served as a UW Library Council member■ Served as a board member of the Albany

County Historical Society

Rick EwigInterim Director

■ Curated the traveling exhibit Exploring theBozeman Trail: The Diaries of Robert DunlapClarke

■ Edited Grace Raymond Hebard’s 1916 journalfor an article in the summer 2000 issue ofAnnals of Wyoming

■ Served as the keynote speaker at the exhibitopening for The Frontier in American Culture atthe Fulmer Library, Sheridan, Wyoming, andfor the Union Pacific Historical Society annualmeeting, Cheyenne, Wyoming

■ Gave several talks as a member of AHC’s speak-ers’ bureau

■ Edited the 2001 Wyoming Historical Calendarand wrote the “Scrapbook” page for UW’smagazine, UWyo

Carl HallbergAssistant Reference Archivist

■ Served as AHC’s tenure and promotion com-mittee chairman

■ Served as president and newsletter editor for theWyoming Association of Professional Historians

■ Spoke to the Wyoming State Historical Societyexecutive committee meeting in March

■ Served as judge at Wyoming History Daycontest

■ Published “A Church of Their Own,” aboutethnic Protestant churches in the AmericanWest, in Christian History; wrote articles forAnnals of Wyoming

Ginny KilanderAssistant Reference Archivist

■ Spoke to the Wyoming Geological Associationon AHC resources and to UW classes on paper-making, paper marbling, and house museums

■ Taught workshops in Introduction to Paper-making, and Introduction to Marbling for theUW Outreach School

■ Wrote articles for upcoming editions of Encyclo-pedia USA and for Annals of Wyoming

■ Served as board member and newsletter editorfor the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists

Monte KniffenAssistant Archivist

■ Attended the Northern Colorado Chapterof Association of Records Managers and Ad-ministrators business meeting and workshop onElectronic Records

■ Contributed regularly to the Society of RockyMountain Archivists newsletter

■ Wrote entry on Nellie Tayloe Ross for theEncyclopedia of the Great Plains

Anne Marie LaneCurator of Rare Books

■ Appointed co-chairman of the Rare BooksSecurity Committee of the American LibraryAssociation

■ Elected secretary of the Academic and SpecialLibraries Section of the Wyoming Library Asso-ciation

■ Received a William J. Gilmore-Lehne tuitionstipend to attend a continuing education semi-nar at the American Antiquarian Society inWorcester, Massachusetts, on Teaching theHistory of the Book

■ Served as a Laramie Lyceum speaker and a statejudge for the national Letters about Literaturecontest for grade and high school students

■ Taught History of Books and Reading class

■ Taught a three-part series class on identifyingPrint Illustration Techniques in Books forUW Outreach

■ Published seven book reviews in LibraryJournal, including two on Western art

Mark ShelstadInformation Manager

■ Published article in Archival Issues on the retro-spective cataloging and appraisal project at theAHC

■ Gave presentations to the Wyoming LibraryAssociation annual conference and the Platte

P ro f e s s i o nal Act iv it i e s

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County Historical Society for the AHCSpeaker’s Bureau

■ Elected to the Society of American Archivists(SAA) Manuscript Repositories Section steeringcommittee, and served on the Committee onEthics and Professional Conduct

■ Served on the SAA local arrangements commit-tee for the annual meeting in Denver, Colo-rado, and created and developed its Web site

■ Served as a grant reviewer for digitizationprojects for the Institute of Museum andLibrary Services

D. C. ThompsonArrangement and Description Archivist

■ Presented lectures on preserving family photo-

graphs, documents, and memorabilia inPinedale and Laramie, Wyoming

■ Published article in Annals of Wyoming, summerissue, based on the Morton Post Family Papers

Katharine WintersAssistant Archivist

■ Presented a workshop with William Hopkinsand Rick Walters on the preservation of familyheirlooms for Archives Week; and spoke to alocal church group on basic research techniquesand preservation

■ Taught two summer classes, Borders in Ameri-can Identity for American studies and Genderand Humanities for Women’s studies

AH C N ew P e rs o n n e l

Carl Hallberg holds a B.A. degree in history fromAugustana College and a master’s degree in historywith a concentration in archive management, fromColorado State University. Hallberg joined the staffin April as a reference archivist. Formerly with theWyoming State Archives, Hallberg serves as thebook review editor for Wyoming’s historical journal,Annals of Wyoming, and is president and ad-hocnewsletter editor for the Wyoming Association ofProfessional Historians.

UW alumna Barbara Jesse joined the business of-fice staff in March as an accounting executive. Jessehas 12 years of accounting experience in Laramieand is responsible for the Center’s payroll andaccounts payable.

Assistant Archivist Leslie Shores joined the refer-ence staff in December as the Center’s photographicarchivist. Shores served as an intern at the Centerfor American History at the University of Texas atAustin where she earned a master’s degree in libraryand information science.

Katharine “Kim” Winters, assistant archivist, cameto UW from Great Britain in 1997, earning amaster’s degree in American studies in 1999.Winters previously worked in the AHC, first as agraduate assistant from 1997-99, then officiallyjoined the staff as an archives specialist senior inFebruary before accepting a promotion to facultystatus in September as assistant archivist. Her workhas been in the Center’s arrangement and descrip-tion department.

Carl Hallberg

Barbara Jesse

Leslie Shores

Katharine “Kim” Winters

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A dm i n i strat ive

Staf f

Michael J. Devine, director (January-August)Rick Ewig, interim director (August-December)

associate director (January-August)Sally K. Sutherland, executive staff assistantStephen A. Bangerter, staff assistantVicki L. Schuster, office assistant seniorVirginia Bohnenblust, accounting associate

(January-April)Barbara L. Jesse, accounting associateJudy P. Bangerter, office assistantRonda L. Frazier, office assistant senior

O p e rat i o n s

Facu lty

Ginny L. Kilander, assistant archivistD. Claudia Thompson, arrangement and

description archivistMark L. Shelstad, information managerCarol L. Bowers, manager of reference servicesAnne Marie Lane, curator of rare booksDan Davis, photo archivist (January-April)Leslie Shores, photo archivistMonte G. Kniffen, assistant archivistKatharine I. Winters, assistant archivistCarl V. Hallberg, assistant archivist

O p e rat i o n s Sta f f

Matthew D. Sprinkle, audio-visual archivistJohn E. Hanks, archives specialistWilliam L. Hopkins, coordinator archival servicesSusan Horan, archives specialist senior (January-July)

Loreley A. Moore, archives assistantAnthony R. Wickersham, computer programmer

seniorMary Ann Meyer, archives associateVictoria S. Murphy, state coordinator, Wyoming

History DayRick Walters, photographic technicianWendy Ware, library assistant senior, rare books

Pa rt - Tim e Sta f f

Marcia Ann BrownJenny L. FrancisRussell J. FruitsCarolyn R. GaspariKevin R. HancockChristi L. HutchinsonAndrew J. KaiserElizabeth D. KordusKelly A. KorpitzMelissa MeeksDylan T. MillironStephanie D. NationNicole R. NicholsonJohn R. PerryVeronica T. PittHeather F. RowlisonMichael R. ThompsonSteven J. White

Vo lu nte e rs

Jim ErdelyiMelanie FrancisEric CoatesKyle GarrettRansom Sturdevant

UW student Dylan Milliron examines UnionPacific Railroad maps from the JamesEhernberger Collection

Am e ri ca n H e ritag e C ente r

O p e rat i n g B u d g et

July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000

I n com e

Sources AmountState Fund/UW $ 446,309.00User Services $ 52,059.00Kuehn Fund $ 90,615.00Coe Fund $ 232,518.00Grants $ 5,650.00Local Accounts $ 97,871.00Gifts $ 66,939.00Foundation Accounts $ 22,322.00Anaconda $ 35,384.00Associates $ 22,950.00

TOTAL $ 1,072,617.00

Operation/Fund Salary Program Equipment TOTALState Fund/UW $ 424,019.00 $ 6,802.00 $ 15,488.00 $ 446,309.00Associates $ 4,511.00 $ 15,939.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 22,950.00User Services $ 31,642.00 $ 20,417.00 $ 52,059.00Kuehn Fund $ 90,615.00 $ 90,615.00Coe Fund $ 147,283.00 $ 72,930.00 $ 12,305.00 $ 232,518.00Grants $ 5,650.00 $ 5,650.00Local Accounts $ 78,339.00 $ 19,532.00 $ 97,871.00Gifts $ 38,169.00 $ 28,770.00 $ 66,939.00Foundation Accounts $ 4,590.00 $ 11,273.00 $ 6,459.00 $ 22,322.00Anaconda $ $ 15,384.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 35,384.00

TOTAL $ 728,553.00 $ 287,312.00 $ 56,752.00 $ 1,072,617.00

S o u rc e s o f I n com e

Exp e n s e s

O pe rat i o n a n d

P ro g ram Exp en s e s

Sa lary Exp en s e s

Eq u i pm e nt Exp en s e s

Associates 2%Anaconda 3%

Foundation Accounts 2%Gifts 6%

Local Accounts 9%

Grants 1%

Coe Fund 22%

Kuehn Fund 8%User Services 5%

State Fund/UW 42%

State Fund/UW 2%

Anaconda 5%

Foundation Accounts 4%

Gifts 10%

Local Accounts 7%

Grants 2%

Coe Fund 25%

Kuehn Fund 32%

User Services 7%Associates 6%

Anaconda 36%

Foundation Accounts 11% Coe Fund 22%

Associates 4%

State Fund/UW 27%

Foundation Accounts 1%

Gifts 5%

Local Accounts 11%

Coe Fund 20%

User Services 4%

Associates 1%

State Fund/UW 58%

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