Archives On The Air
Archives on the Air takes listeners deep into the archives of the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center. The AHC collects and preserves primary sources and rare books from Wyoming, the Rocky Mountain Region, and select aspects of the American and global past. Voiced by the AHC's Birgit Burke (previously by Molly Marcuse), each new episode of Archives on the Air reveals a fascinating tidbit from the AHC's vast collection.
Latest Episodes
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Stephen Crane’s manuscript “The Devil’s Acre” gives a glimpse into the infamous New York prison, Sing Sing. -
Spartacus was a 1960 film about a Roman gladiator, slave and rebel. -
When Britain governed Palestine from 1920 to 1948 there were skirmishes in the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv between Jews, Arabs and the British soldiers sent to keep the peace. -
The 1932 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York. It was the first time the Winter Games were held in the United States. -
Pianist Liberace, one of the highest paid entertainers in the world in the 1950s, had legions of fans and a flamboyant style. -
Bill Mauldin’s cartoons, published in The Stars and Stripes, were a grim and gritty portrayal of a typical American G.I. in World War II. -
Members of the British aristocracy played a significant role in the development of cattle ranching in the U.S. -
Redstone, Colorado, called the “Ruby of the Rockies” was a company town built by industrialist J.C. Osgood in 1902. -
May Preston Slosson was the first woman to receive a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Cornell University and the first female prison chaplain in the U.S. -
The 1950 Schuman Plan, proposed by France, created a common market for coal and streel produced by France and West Germany.
