University of Wyoming Collections
The University of Wyoming Archives is the repository of permanent
records created by departments, offices, colleges, faculty, and
students. The American Heritage Center (AHC) oversees the archives and
records management program,
per University Regulation 7-490. For more information, please visit the University Archives section of this site.
Noteworthy Collections
Grace Raymond Hebard Papers
Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard was a University of Wyoming professor, historian, and librarian. The collection contains materials relating to Grace Raymond Hebard’s career as University of Wyoming professor, librarian, and western historian with subject files containing correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts and printed materials concerning places and events Hebard researched and participated in such as the women’s suffrage movement, Wyoming history, and the University of Wyoming.
R.E. (Ralph Edwin) McWhinnie Papers
McWhinnie was a longtime University of Wyoming official between the 1920s and 1960s. He enjoyed a long and illustrious career at the University of Wyoming, serving as Registrar and Director of Admissions (1920-1963), Administrative Consultant (1963-1965), and Archives Consultant (1965-1968). The core of this collection documents the history of the University of Wyoming. Included are subject files on people, issues, topics, departments, and colleges that McWhinnie compiled after retiring.
University of Wyoming. Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs Records
This collection contains a wealth of information on the University of Wyoming in general, not only the Office of Academic Affairs. It documents most academic and administrative units at the University of Wyoming and their relationship with Academic Affairs. Information about the University's budget, faculty and staff, administrative and academic programs, academic departments, academic planning, students and student groups, curriculum, diversity, and accreditation is present in this collection.
University of Wyoming. President’s Office Records
The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, speeches, committee minutes, surveys, photographs, Board of Trustees records, and general office files documenting the operation of the University of Wyoming. Topics include budget and finances, legislation, research projects, presidential committees, academic programs, campus buildings, events, national college and university associations, and administrative operations. Additionally, issues in the University's history known as the Textbook Controversy (1947-1948) and the Black 14 (1969) are documented.
