Canoso Miniature Book Collection
Donated in 2007 by Michael Canoso, this collection includes books smaller than 3 inches by 3 inches as well as a selection of artists' books, some pieces of which date from as early as 1830. A variety of subjects are represented; with common topics including alphabet books, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and works by Shakespeare.
Cheramy Native American Collection
This collection was donated by Ed and Shirley Cheramy of Jackson, Wyoming in 2008. It is split between the Toppan Rare Books Library at the American Heritage Center and Special Collections. The collection details American Plains Indian history from the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing primarily on the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. Published works that make up the collection are books, articles, and government publications.
Far West Library of Howard H. Hays
In 2016, the personal western library of Howard H. Hays was donated to the Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections at University of Wyoming Libraries, facilitated by his granddaughter, Sarah Hays. This collection reflects Hays' interest in the American West and the regions in which his businesses operated. Works within this collection, coupled with materials at American Heritage Center, provide a great resource for history on early National Park Service Concessions. The Howard H. Hays papers are housed in the American Heritage Center.
Grace Raymond Hebard Collection
The Grace Raymond Hebard Collection is considered the most comprehensive collection of published materials about Wyoming history, culture and natural history. It is the library of record for University of Wyoming publications. With more than 50,000 cataloged titles, this collection helps to document the history and culture of Wyoming and the region through the acquisition, preservation, and provided access of these unique materials. The Grace Raymond Hebard papers are housed in the American Heritage Center.
Historic Clothing Collection
Consisting of both books and clothing magazines, the historic clothing collection also includes books on costumes and the history of undergarments, a limited range of Sears Roebuck and Company Catalogs and Montgomery Ward Catalogs largely from the late 1940's and the 1950's, in addition to vintage fabric guides with fabric swatches.
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John W. Ravage Collection
The items in the Ravage Collection were donated by Professor Emeritus John "Jack" W. Ravage who worked in the University of Wyoming Department of Journalism and Communication from 1973-2000. Ravage's donation consists of books that he used as part of his research, primarily related to the African American history and experience of the West. This collection complements Dr. Ravage's papers, located at the American Heritage Center.
William Robertson Coe Collection
William Robertson Coe bequeathed around $4 million dollars to the University of Wyoming between 1951-1961, much of which paid for a new library, so naturally the library was named in his honor. Coe has his own substantial western history collection, and the existing library could not hold it. As items with his bookplate are found on the the main shelves of Coe Library, they are transferred here to join the rest of the Coe Collection.
