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University of Wyoming. African American and Diaspora Studies Program records, 1968-2021
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Wyoming. African American and Diaspora Studies Program
- Title
- University of Wyoming. African American and Diaspora Studies Program records
- Dates
- 1968-2021 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Website capture 2019-ongoing (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection - Quantity
- 3.77 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + 349.24 MB + website material
- Collection Number
- 545015
- Summary
- African American & Diaspora Studies (AADS) is one of seven interdisciplinary programs at the University of Wyoming. Collection contains access to the archived website, student projects, maps, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers relating to the department in electronic and physical formats.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
African American & Diaspora Studies (AADS) was one of seven interdisciplinary programs at the University of Wyoming. They provided individuals with the opportunity to study African people in America and throughout the world with a focus on history, culture, media, and life from ancient times to present day.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains access to the archived website, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers relating to the department; a map of Bayou Boeuf country, Louisiana, the area in which Solomon Northup was enslaved; information on the Black 14; a thesis on black settlement in rural Wyoming; and student projects from the 2016 “Reimagining the West Symposium”, created by Dr. Kerry Pimblott’s ‘The Black West’ seminar class.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are related archival materials to the University of Wyoming's African American and Diaspora Studies records located in the University of Wyoming's Black Studies Center records and the University of Wyoming's Black Student Alliance records at the American Heritage Center.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationAll material was recieved from the University of Wyoming, African American and Diaspora Studies Program from 2016-2021.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in August 2016, Maiah Porter in July 2019, and Timberly Vogel in July 2021.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 1 | African American Studies Archives |
2008 | |
| Digital | ahcdm_545015_004 | African American and Diaspora Studies Department Brochure |
2018 |
| Digital | ahcdm_545015_004 | African American and Diaspora Studies Research Symposium |
2020 |
| 1 and 4 | African American Studies news clippings |
1968-2014 | |
Black 14: |
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| Box | |||
| 1 | Correspondence |
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| Digital | ahcdm_545015_002 | Black 14 emails and attachments - Dr. Patton and Phil White |
2018-2019 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | News Clippings |
1993 | |
| 1 | Reunion Information |
1993 | |
| Box | |||
| 1 | Black Settlement in Rural Wyoming Thesis |
1988 May | |
| 1 | History of Black Football Players in Wyoming |
1961-1996 | |
| 1 | Liz Byrd Event Guest List |
2011 | |
| 2 | Map of Bayou Boeuf Country, Louisiana - Solomon Northrup plantation map |
1970 | |
| 1 and Digital | ahcdm_545015_004 | Newsletter: Voices |
2007-2019 |
| Digital | ahcdm_545015_003 | Photographs - Naming Ceremony |
2018 |
| Digital | ahcdm_545015_004 | Program: What's Feminism Got To Do With It? |
2020 February 17 |
Student projects from the May 3, 2016 "Reimagining the West Symposium" created
by Dr. Kerry Pimblott's "The Black West" seminar class: |
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| Box | |||
| 3 | Bass Reeves museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Black 14 museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Black Laramie at 1900 museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Black Panther Party museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Civil Rights Act museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Isom Dart museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Joseph H.P. Westbrook museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Kenny Monday museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | Ned Huddleston and Black Homesteading museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| 3 | William Jefferson Hardin historical marker |
2016 | |
| 3 | Wyoming's Black Legislators, a Century Apart - Liz Byrd and William Jefferson
Hardin museum exhibit board |
2016 | |
| Digital | ahcdm_545015_001 | Video: Reimagining the West |
2016 |
| Digital | 2019-ongoing | ||
| Digital | 2021-ongoing | ||
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African Americans--Colonization--Wyoming.
- African American football players--Political activity--Wyoming--Laramie.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Wyoming--Laramie.
- African Americans--Education (Higher)--West (U.S.).
- African Americans--Study and teaching.
- African Americans--Wyoming--History.
- Civil rights demonstrations--Wyoming--Laramie.
Corporate Names
- Black 14 (Laramie, Wyo.).
- Brigham Young University.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- University of Wyoming.
- Wyoming Cowboys (Football team).
Geographical Names
- Laramie (Wyo.)--Race relations.
- Wyoming--History--1946-1999.
- Wyoming--History--2000-
Processed by Timberly Vogel
2021
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