Collection Summary
Harnsberger, Harry S.
Harry S. Harnsberger motion pictures and audiotapes
1939-1966
01987
1.10 cubic ft. (2 containers)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Home movies and audiotapes created by a Lander, Wyoming, resident showing local events and celebrations.
Biography of Harry S. HarnsbergerHarry S. Harnsberger came to Wyoming in 1907 and settled in Fremont County, where his mother was engaged in drilling for oil on Sage Creek. The teenage Harnsberger made friends among the Shoshone and Arapaho and observed many aspects of life on the Wind River Reservation. After the depression of 1910 he went East and graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1914. He returned to Lander, Wyoming, and served as the County and Prosecuting Attorney in 1930-1942. In 1950 he became Wyoming’s Attorney General, and in 1953 he was appointed a Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court. He became Chief Justice In 1967.
Scope and ContentThe collection contains motion picture and audio reels created by Harry S. Harnsberger. Topics include the One-Shot Antelope Hunt in Fremont County, Wyoming; Arapaho and Shoshone sun dances; parades and celebrations in Lander, Wyoming; Yellowstone Park; and Cheyenne Frontier Days. Also included is a manuscript by Harnsberger about Fremont County, Wyoming, that includes autobiographical information.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
Donor retains copyright. 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 created by Harry S. Harnsberger at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Clifford Hansen in 1966 and Evelynn Belle Harnsberger Chapin in 2014.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in March 2015.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at
http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~144~144.
Access Terms
Cheyenne Frontier Days (Celebration) -- (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Pronghorn hunting -- Wyoming
One-shot Antelope Hunt
Arapaho Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Sun dance
Fremont County (Wyo.)
Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)
Lander (Wyo.)
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
Motion pictures
Audiotapes
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Social Life and Customs
People, Ethnicity, and Culture
Native Americans
Wyoming
Moving Images
Sound Recordings
Container List
Series I. Motion Pictures
1
Frontier Days (16mm)
undated
1
Arapahoe Sun Dance, Wolf Dance, Indians (16mm)
1939
2
Arapahoe Sun Dance, Wolf Dance, Indians (VHS)
1939
1
Roundup (16mm)
undated
1
Sun Dance, Shoshone (16mm)
undated
1
Pioneer Days, Cheyenne (16mm)
1940
1
Yellowstone #1 (16mm)
undated
1
Yellowstone #2 (16mm)
undated
1
Home movies - July 4, 1940 backyard party, Lewis Lake, Antelope, Girl Scout party, turkey, National Guard, Cheyenne Airport, Various Family/people scenes (16mm)
1940
1
Jackson skiing, animals (16mm)
undated
1
Parade #1 (16mm)
1940
1
Parade #2 (16mm)
1940
1
Family home movies (16mm) - boating, dinner, wedding, and family
undated
1
Step Out with Bolex Stereo (16mm)
undated
1
Shoshone Sun Dance (8mm)
undated
1
Arapahoe Sun Dance (8mm)
undated
1
Home movies (8mm) - family scenes and cata animation
undated
Series II. Audiotapes and Other Materials
2
Lander Valley, Sung by the Sons of the Pioneers (reel to reel audiotape)
undated
2
Victory Banquet-One-shot Antelope Hunt (reel to reel audiotape)
undated
2
"Glories and History of Fremont County", by Harry S. Harnsberger (typescript) (2 copies)
1966