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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Memorabilia related to the movie monsters King Kong and Godzilla can be found in the papers of Forrest J. Ackerman -
Clara Bow was a silent film star of the 1920s and inspiration for the 2024 Taylor Swift song “Clara Bow”. -
Pop culture villain Joker first appeared in DC Comics as Batman’s archnemesis. Later, actor Cesar Romero brought Joker to life for TV and movie audiences. -
Eve Farson’s manuscripts capture her cross the globe travel experiences with her husband Negley. -
When Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected as Wyoming’s first and only female governor, she also became the first female governor in the nation. -
The America First Committee was formed in 1940 to oppose American involvement in World War II. -
Donna W. Afflerbach was a Red Cross volunteer from Windsor, Colorado, who went to New York City to help in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. -
“Pedro” was a tiny, mummified body found by two prospectors in the Pedro Mountains near Casper in 1932. Speculators hypothesized that “Pedro” was proof of a legendary race of little people that inhabited the mountains of Wyoming. -
The Sheepeaters, a pre-equestrian band of the Shoshone tribe, disappeared in the 1870s. They inhabited the Wind River Mountains and the area occupied today by Yellowstone National Park. -
F. Taylor Ostrander’s career as an international economist included time in the U.S. government and decades at AMAX, an international mining company.
