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Wyoming Folklife Archive, 1926-2020

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. American Studies Program
Title
Wyoming Folklife Archive
Dates
1926-2020 (inclusive)
1977-1994 (bulk)
Quantity
21.30 cubic ft. (35 boxes) + 2.411 TB
Collection Number
545018
Summary
Contains files, audio tapes, slides, photographs, and videos documenting folklife and folk arts in Wyoming.
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

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 Wyoming Folklife Archive was created by folklife coordinators and specialists at the University of Wyoming's American Studies program. The American Studies program worked closely with the Wyoming Arts Council and Wyoming Humanities Council to conduct oral histories and interviews with Wyoming's folk artists, create recordings of Wyoming folk music, and photograph folk art, artists, and folklife communities in Wyoming.

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Content Description

The Wyoming Folklife Archive contains office files, audio and video tapes, photographs, and slides documenting folklife and folk arts in Wyoming including painting, woodwork, metalsmithing, and jewelry-making; folk music; and architecture. There are administrative files which contain correspondence, grant and project information, forms, and other documentation of the folklife program's operations. The tapes, photographs, and slides document Wyoming's folk artists, musicians, architecture, crafts and more. This collection also contains files, audio recordings, video recordings, and photographs documenting the Wyoming Fiddle Project, Art of the Hunt Project, Star Valley, Wyoming Project, and Dutch Hop Polka Documentation Project.

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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.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~204~204.

Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) Grant Oral History Spreadsheet

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Wyoming Folklife Archive at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the University of Wyoming, American Studies Program and Wyoming Arts Council from 2010-2023.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Laura Jackson and Samantha Fawcett in November 2011 and updated by Andrew Schuster in April 2018 and Jamie Greene in May 2020 and April 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Arapaho Indians
  • Basque Americans -- Wyoming
  • Fiddle tunes -- Wyoming
  • Fly tying -- Wyoming
  • Folk art -- Wyoming
  • Folk music -- Wyoming
  • Furniture making -- Wyoming
  • Gunsmithing -- Wyoming
  • Indian art -- Wyoming
  • Knifesmiths -- Wyoming
  • Leatherwork -- Wyoming
  • Needlework -- Wyoming
  • Quilting -- Wyoming
  • Ranchers -- Wyoming
  • Shoshoni Indians
  • Vernacular architecture -- Wyoming
  • Wood-carving -- Wyoming

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming. American Studies Program (1984- )

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History, 1946-1999
  • Wyoming -- History, 2000-

Processed by Laura Jackson, Samantha Fawcett, and Andrew Schuster.
2011, 2018

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