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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Inventory of the Western Energy Alliance records, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1974-2015</date></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">Processed by Jamie J. Greene</author>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center</publisher> 
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          <addressline>American Heritage Center</addressline>
          <addressline>University of Wyoming</addressline> 
          <addressline>Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue</addressline> 
          <addressline>Laramie, WY 82071</addressline> 
          <addressline>Phone: 307.766.2574</addressline> 
          <addressline>Fax:307.766.5511 </addressline> 
          <addressline>Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu</addressline> 
          <addressline>URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/</addressline> 
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        <date encodinganalog="date" normal="">© 2023</date>
        <p>University of Wyoming</p> 
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      <creation>Finding aid encoded by Jamie J. Greene
        <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">November 2023</date></creation> 
      <langusage>Finding aid written in <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">English</language>.</langusage>
      <descrules>Finding aid based on DACS (<title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition</title>).</descrules>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">University of Wyoming<subarea encodinganalog="852$b"> American Heritage Center</subarea></corpname>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="110" role="creator">Western Energy Alliance</corpname></origination>
      
      <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Western Energy Alliance records</unittitle>
      <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="Date of Collection">1974-2015</unitdate>
      
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Western Energy Alliance was a non-profit trade association dedicated to working with stakeholders on all issues affecting the western oil and natural gas industry. Collection contains financial documents, correspondence, contracts, bylaws/articles of incorporation, meeting agendas and minutes, legal documents, newsletters, video, and photographs regarding the operations of the Western Energy Alliance.</abstract>
      
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      <head>History of Western Energy Alliance</head>
      <p>Western Energy Alliance was a non-profit trade association dedicated to working with stakeholders across the region, including the public, federal, state, and local policy makers; regulatory agencies; the media; the business community; allied trade associations; civic organizations and others on all issues affecting the western oil and natural gas industry. Western Energy Alliance was created in 1974 as the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS). They represented independent natural gas and oil related member companies engaged in all aspects of environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the Western United States.</p>
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      <p>Collection contains financial documents, correspondence, contracts, bylaws/articles of incorporation, meeting agendas and minutes, legal documents, newsletters, video, and photographs regarding the operations of the Western Energy Alliance.</p>
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      <p>Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
        Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.</p> 
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      <p>This material was received from Western Energy Alliance in 2022. </p> 
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      <p>The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in November 2023.</p> 
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      <p>There are no known other archival collections created by Western Energy Alliance at the date of processing.</p>  
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      <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Energy industries -- West (U.S.) -- Societies, etc.</subject>
      <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Energy industries -- Law and legislation. </subject>
      <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Natural gas -- West (U.S.)</subject>
      <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Petroleum -- West (U.S.)</subject>
      <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Oil and gas leases -- West (U.S.) </subject>
      
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        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Agriculture and Natural Resources</subject> 
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Mines and Mineral Resources</subject>        
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Land Use</subject>        
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Laws and Legislation</subject>        
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   <c02 level="subseries"><did><unittitle>Board of Directors (BOD) - Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS):</unittitle><unitdate>1974-2009</unitdate></did>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Record of Minutes </unittitle><unitdate>1974-1991</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">2</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Executive Committee meeting agendas and minutes</unittitle><unitdate>1993-1999</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">2-4</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>BOD/EC meeting agendas and minutes</unittitle><unitdate>2000-2009</unitdate></did></c03>
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   <c02 level="subseries"><did><unittitle>Bylaws/Articles of Incorporation - Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS):</unittitle><unitdate>1974-2002</unitdate></did>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">4</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Articles of Incorporation</unittitle><unitdate>1994-2002</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">4</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Bylaws</unittitle><unitdate>1974-1991</unitdate></did></c03>
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   <c02 level="subseries"><did><unittitle>Newsletters:</unittitle><unitdate>1974-1990</unitdate></did>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">4</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>IPAMS News</unittitle><unitdate>1974-1982</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">4</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Wildcatter</unittitle><unitdate>1983-1994</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">4-5</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Wildcatter Weekly</unittitle><unitdate>1995-2000</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">5</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Miscellaneous</unittitle><unitdate>1993-2000</unitdate></did></c03>
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   <c02 level="file"><did><container type="Box">5</container><container type="Folder"/><unittitle>Wildcatter of The Year Award</unittitle><unitdate>1981-2009</unitdate></did></c02>
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      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">6 and Digital</container><container type="Folder">ahcdm_12858_003-006, 008-034</container><unittitle>Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS) "Wildcatter of the Year" (18 VHS, 2 Betacam SP, 1 composite digital, 30 DVDs)</unittitle><unitdate>1983-2015</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">Digital</container><container type="Folder">ahcdm_12858_001</container><unittitle>WCOTY "Fredrick Mayer" (DVD)</unittitle><unitdate>1983</unitdate></did></c03>
      <c03 level="file"><did><container type="Box">6 and Digital</container><container type="Folder">ahcdm_12858_002</container><unittitle>IPAMS: A Decade of Service (VHS, DVD)</unittitle><unitdate>1984</unitdate></did></c03>
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