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University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project, 1974-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center
Title
University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project
Dates
1974-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
87.30 GB and 1.15 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Collection Number
560001
Summary
The Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project documents the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the natural gas boom that occurred in Sublette County between 2000 and 2008.
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

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

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Oral History Project was conducted by the American Heritage Center’s Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership. The focus of the project was to learn from the boom and bust economic cycle that has historically pervaded Wyoming’s economy by exploring the social, environmental, and economic impacts of a natural gas boom in Sublette County, Wyoming that occurred between 2000 and 2008. Funding for the program was awarded through the Wyoming Humanities Council, the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources, and the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.

Archivists and historians, Rick Ewig, Ann Chambers Noble, Kim Winters, and Leslie Waggener, interviewed 45 people from 2010-2011 involved in and impacted by the activities to develop and extract natural gas in the Jonah Field and Pinedale Anticline. The interviewee’s included ranchers, business owners, town leaders, law enforcement personnel, school administrators, social services employees, energy industry officials and workers, and others.

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Content Description

The University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project contains oral histories and transcripts regarding the Sublette County, Wyoming natural gas boom, a complete listing of all interviews, digital photos, digital video, project files about administration of the project, and research files containing essays written by Ann Chambers Noble, Phil Roberts, and Dave Kathka, articles, newspaper clippings, books, and a DVD that provide context about energy development and boom/bust history in Sublette County and Wyoming as a whole.

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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.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~51~51.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Niobrara Oil Play Oral History Project, Collection Number 560002, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Leslie Waggener, Project Director of the University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Oral History Projects in March 2014.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in July 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Business cycles
  • Energy development--Social aspects--Wyoming
  • Gas fields--Wyoming
  • Natural gas--Economic aspects--Wyoming
  • Natural gas--Environmental aspects--Wyoming

Geographical Names

  • Pinedale (Wyo.)
  • Sublette County (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Oral histories (document genres)

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2014

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