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Philip White papers, 1969-2022
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- White, Philip, 1945-
- Title
- Philip White papers
- Dates
- 1969-2022 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 2.15 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + 40.80 MB
- Collection Number
- 12568
- Summary
- Material concerning the Black 14 controversy at the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.), the Treagle Train, and the MX Missile Program at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)
- 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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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
Philip White was the editor of the Branding Iron, the University of Wyoming student newspaper, in 1969. He covered the events of the Black 14 controversy, when fourteen African-American football players were dismissed from the University of Wyoming team. White resigned as editor shortly after the controversy began. He later became a staff writer for the Casper Star Tribune and covered the controversy surrounding installation of MX missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains materials dealing with the Black 14 controversy at the University of Wyoming in 1969, including articles from the Branding Iron as well as articles from other papers throughout Wyoming and the region. There is material pertaining to coach Lloyd Eaton including information on the civil trial that followed the suspension of the fourteen football players. Also included are retrospective articles from the 1980s and 1990s and memorabilia from the Treagle Train in 1970.
The collection also contains research material and articles about the MX missile program and the installation of MX missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the 1980s. Included are technical drawings, reports, drafts of articles by Philip White, and copies of the articles as published in the Casper Star Tribune.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Alternative Forms Available
Existence and Location of CopiesDigital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~110~110.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Phil White at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Phil White from 2007-2022.
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Rhonda J. Wright in March 2007. Links to digitized folders added October 2010 by Ben Goldman. The collection was renamed and updated by D. Claudia Thompson in August 2013 and Jamie Greene in June 2017, April 2019, April 2021, November 2022, and December 2024.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Black 14 and University of Wyoming Football MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 4 | Black 14 miscellaneous |
1969-1999 | |
| Folder | |||
| Digital | ahcdm_12568_001 | Black 14 Social Justice Institute and research (articles and images) |
1964-2022 |
| 2 | Book: "Wyoming in Mid-Century: Prejudice, Protest and the "Black 14"" by Phil White Jr. |
2018 | |
Court records (copies from National Archive): |
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| Box | |||
| 3 | Defendants Opposition to Temporary Restraining Order, binder 1 |
1969-1970 | |
| 3 | Binders 2-3 |
1969-1972 | |
| 3 | Defendants Brief, parts 1-2, binders 4-5 |
1970-1972 | |
| 3 | Trial, parts 1-2, binders 6 and 8 |
1971 | |
| 3 | Motion Hearing |
1969-1976 | |
| 3 | Summary of court records of the Black 14 lawsuit by Phil White |
2021 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1969-1975 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1969-2006 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1969-1999 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1969-2000 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1969-1997 | |
| 1 | October 17, 1970 | ||
| 4 | Wyo yearbook |
1969 | |
Series II. MX Missile MaterialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | Subject files, research material, drafts, and articles about controversy surrounding the installation of MX missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
1979-1985 |
Series III. Research MaterialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 | Autobiography of Ronald Joseph Bostick (1940-2009) |
2005 |
| 2 | Cabooses - research materials for article written in 1981 by White (notes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence) |
1979-1980 |
| 4 | Caroline Ware |
1941-1968 |
Frontier journalism: |
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| Box | ||
| 4 | Book: "Moveable Type: biography of Legh R. Freeman" by Thomas H. Heuterman |
1979 |
| 4 | Frontier Index |
1868-1961 |
| 4 | Wyo History Frontier Index |
1868-1971 |
| 4 | Chugg Water Journal |
1986-1999 |
| 4 | Henterman - Accessing the Press On Wheels |
1976 |
| 4 | Jacobucci - Daily Telegraph |
1956-1960 |
| 4 | Lent - The Press on Wheels |
1971 |
| 4 | McMurtie - Pioneer Printing, An Early Newspaper, the Sweetwater mines |
1868-1938 |
| 4 | Thompson, Claudia - Driven Bear River Riot |
1996 |
| Box | ||
| 2 | Newspapers - "Laramie Republican" announcement of the end of WWI |
November 11, 1918 |
| 2 | Photograph from Kenneth Calkins |
2018 |
| 2 | Rawlins/Ferris Mountains plane crash articles |
1957 |
| 2 | "Round the Sagebrush Fire, Annual Newsletter: The Illustrious U.W. Graduating Class of 1920" |
January 25, 1972 |
| 2 | "The Story of Wool" circular 186, Wyoming Agricultural Extension Service, University of Wyoming |
December 1965 |
| 4 | Univeristy of Wyoming (newspapers, publications, handbooks) |
1961-1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American football players -- Political activity -- Wyoming.
- College student newspapers and periodicals -- Wyoming.
- MX (Weapons system)
Personal Names
- Eaton, Lloyd, 1918-2007
Corporate Names
- Black 14 (Laramie, (Wyo.)
- University of Wyoming -- Newspapers.
- University of Wyoming -- Race relations.
Geographical Names
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)
- F.E. Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)
- Laramie (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History, 1946-
Processed by Rhonda J. Wright and D. Claudia Thompson
2007, 2013
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