AHJ_ah11387 Inventory of the Milward L. Simpson family oral history project, 2003-2009 Simpson (Milward L.) Family Oral History Project Processed by Jamie J. Greene University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
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University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort April 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Milward L. Simpson Family Oral History Project 2003-2009 11387 2.20 cubic ft. (7 boxes) + 2.75 GB University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English System Requirements

Milward Simpson family oral histories -- audio cassette tapes.

 History of the Milward L. Simpson family oral history project

The Milward Simpson family oral history project was designed to capture unwritten recollections about Milward Simpson and his wife, Lorna; Alan K. Simpson and wife, Anne; and Peter K. Simpson and wife, Lynne. Milward Simpson (1887-1995) was born in Jackson, Wyoming to William and Margaret Burnett Simpson. He married Lorna Kooi in 1929. In 1955 Simpson became Governor of Wyoming. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, retiring in 1967.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains audio cassette tapes of interviews with Alan and Peter Simpson and with former associates and friends of Milward Simpson: Dean Borthwick, Cliff Hansen, Martha Hansen, Eloise Shaw, Thyra Thomson, James Watt, and Constant E. "Bud" Webster. Transcripts of some tapes are included. There is also an unpublished hard-bound book, "Memories of Constant E. "Bud" Webster and Some Other Tall Tales" (2000).

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections similar to the Milward L. Simpson family oral history project at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

University of Wyoming. American Hertitage Center, Simpson Institute in June 2016.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in March 2017.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Simpson, Milward L. (Milward Lee), 1897-1993. Wyoming -- History -- To 1889. Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945. Wyoming -- History -- 1946- Wyoming -- Politics and government. Oral history. Audiocassettes. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Borthwick, Dean. Hansen, Clifford P. (Clifford Peter), 1912-2009. Hansen, Martha. Shaw, Eloise. Simpson, Alan K. Simpson, Peter K., 1930- Thomson, Thyra. Watt, James G., 1938- Webster, Constant E. "Bud" -- Memories of Constant E. "Bud" Webster and some other tall tales. Politics, Government, and Law Politics and Politicians Container List 1-2Audio: Interviews (audio cassette tapes)2003-2005 Digitalahcdm_11387_001Audio: Interviews with Al Simpson, Ann Simpson, Eloise Shaw, Ernest Goppert, Jim Nielson, Lynne Simpson, and Pete Simpson2006-2009 5Audio: Interviews (audio cassette tapes and CDs)2006 3Transcripts2003-2005 Transcripts: 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Jim Nielson2007 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Bruce Thomson2003 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Thyra Thomson2003 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Lynne Simpson2006-2009 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 James Watt2003 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Ernest Goppert, Jr.2007 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Eloise Shaw2004-2009 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Dean Borthwick2004-2005 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Ann Simpson2006-2009 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Alan K. Simpson2005-2009 7 and Digital ahcdm_11387_002 Pete Simpson2004-2009 7Biographiesundated 6Book: Memoirs of Constant E. ‘Bud’ Webster by Constant E. ‘Bud’ Webster (autographed)2000 4Published oral history interviews with Thyra Thomson, James Watt, Dean Brothwick and Cliff & Martha Hansen2003