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.
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Chinese American actor Richard Loo appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows from the 1940s through the 1970s. He was often cast as a Japanese villain in World War II movies.
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 represented a significant change to the ways in which immigration was managed in the U.S. In addition to making it illegal to hire illegal immigrants, the act also provided for a path to citizenship to those already residing illegally in the country.
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Laramie’s Vigilance Committee took the law into their own hands in 1868, lynching several men accused of murder and thievery and driving more of the criminal element out of town.
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The iconic western song “Home on the Range” was originally a poem drafted by a Kansas doctor in 1873.
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The adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s book into the movie The Wizard of Oz took the work of nearly a dozen writers. The 1939 film was nominated for 5 Academy Awards.
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In 1947, the University of Wyoming’s decision to review textbooks for subversive and anti-American content received national press coverage. There was much controversy around the issue, but in the end academic freedom prevailed and no books were censored.
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Army Lieutenant Gustavus Doane led a small party of men on an exploration of the Snake River regions south of Yellowstone in the fall and winter of 1876. The expedition was lucky to make it back to civilization alive.
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Bent’s Fort, located in southern Colorado along the Santa Fe Trail, was an important trading and military outpost during the 1830s and 40s.
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Judge, Congressman, Senator and Governor Joseph M. Carey had a long career serving the people of Wyoming.
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Alaska became the 49th U.S. state in 1959 following a years long campaign by ordinary Alaskans and politicians. Wyoming senators Joseph O’Mahoney and Lester Hunt had both supported statehood for Alaska.