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Duncan S. Harris papers, 1927-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Harris, Duncan S.
Title
Duncan S. Harris papers
Dates
1927-2016 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.00 cubic ft. (3 boxes) + 155 MB
Collection Number
400106
Summary
Duncan S. Harris was a University of Wyoming professor of English and director of the Honors Program. Collection contains professional and personal papers regarding the career and life of Duncan S. Harris.
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

Folder titled “Correspondence on London Semester Payment” is to be restricted for 10 years until November 8, 2029.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Duncan S. Harris was a University of Wyoming professor of English and director of the Honors Program. He was born February 22, 1944, in Worland, Wyoming, eventually moving to California. He received his BA from Stanford in 1965 and PhD from Brandeis in 1971. Duncan was hired to teach English at the University of Wyoming in 1970. Being a scholar of Shakespeare, he headed the London Semester program, which gave students the opportunity to travel to London and Stratford to learn about the Bard in the areas he lived. He also served as the director of the UW Honors Program, eventually retiring in 2014. Among his many achievements, Duncan was awarded the Ellbogen Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees’ Award of Merit. Duncan Harris was married to Janice H. Harris, also a University of Wyoming professor of English. He passed away in May 2019.

The Harris family consisted of Nadine Nostrum Harris, Arden Seely Harris, and their two children Duncan S. Harris and Andrea Dee Harris Mahoney. At the time of Duncan’s birth, his father, Arden Seely Harris, was serving in the Navy in the Pacific. Upon his return, the young family moved to California. Over the next two decades, Duncan and his sister spent summers in Thermopolis where Duncan would prospect in the Gas Hills for uranium with his grandfather, and winter in California. Duncan’s mother, Nadine, was the daughter of Helen and Alfred Nostrum of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Alfred Nostrum was part owner of the Aljob Mining Company which specialized in uranium. Nadine was also the granddaughter of Jacob and Amanda Nostrum, 1897 homesteaders in the Red Canyon up Owl Creek of Wyoming.

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Content Description

Collection contains professional papers of correspondence, reports, photographs, and financial records regarding Harris’ work in the University of Wyoming, Department of English and the Honors Program and family records of correspondence, manuscript materials, photographs, financial documents, and publications related to Aljob Mining Company, the Nostrum Family, and the works of James May Boyer.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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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

Janice Hubbard Harris papers, 400107, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Janice Harris in November 2019.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in September 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • English literature -- Study and teaching (Higher)
  • Literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Wyoming
  • Mines and mineral resources
  • Mining corporations -- Wyoming -- History
  • Universities and colleges -- Honors courses
  • Uranium

Corporate Names

  • Aljob Mining Company
  • University of Wyoming -- Faculty
  • University of Wyoming. Department of English
  • University of Wyoming. Honors College

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2020

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