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University of Wyoming. Department of Geography records, 1966-2019

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. Department of Geography
Title
University of Wyoming. Department of Geography records
Dates
1966-2019 (inclusive)
Quantity
17.89 cubic ft. (19 boxes) + 28.8 MB
Collection Number
545012
Summary
Administrative and research records of the University of Wyoming, Department of Geography.
Repository
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
Access Restrictions

Only authorized University of Wyoming personnel may access restricted materials in Boxes 13-17.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The University of Wyoming, Department of Geography provided an education focused on spatial thinking and techniques, as well as human interactions with the physical environment. Coursework in geography was offered at UW as early as 1945 through the Department of Economics, Sociology, and Anthropology until the Department of Geography was established in 1966. In the 1980s the department was renamed the Department of Geography and Recreation because it hosted a program in outdoor recreation planning and management, until 2005 when the program was ended. On July 1, 2019 the Department of Geography was dissolved and its faculty transferred to other units on campus, as part of a University wide reorganization.

Beginning in 1990 David Withers undertook a study of the endangered Wyoming Toad population under the auspices of the University of Wyoming, Department of Geography and Recreation. He conducted studies in each summer from 1990 to 1992. Withers had a Masters of Science in Zoology and Physiology and was also the main project photographer. Withers' studies were completed with the goal of establishing a solid photographic study to aid in the identification of the increasingly rare and endangered Wyoming Toad.

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Content Description

Collection contains budget information, course syllabi, photographs and photo albums, administrative department files, thesis papers, faculty files, student files, websites, and research project files regarding the Department of Geography. Collection also contains photographs, data, notes, field notes, and hand drawn maps from the Wyoming Toad Photo-Identification Project from 1990-1992.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming, Department of Geography at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Ron Beiswinger in 1997 and the University of Wyoming, Department of Geography from 2018-2019.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Andrew Schuster in March 2018 and updated by Jamie Greene in August 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Amphibian populations -- Wyoming
  • Geography -- Research
  • Geography -- Study and teaching (Higher)--Wyoming
  • Rare amphibians -- Wyoming
  • Toads -- Wyoming

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming. Department of Geography and Recreation

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Withers, David

Processed by Andrew Schuster
2013

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