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High Country News records, 1969-2022

Overview of the Collection

Creator
High Country News
Title
High Country News records
Dates
1969-2022 (inclusive)
Quantity
157.07 cubic ft. (170 boxes) + 42.78 GB and Website
Collection Number
12889
Summary
High Country News was a non-profit regional news organization focusing on the issues of the American West. Collection contains photographs, graphic design and editor files of art and publication layouts, correspondence, audio and video recordings, Radio High Country News audio recordings, High Country News publications from 1969-2022, and other publisher/journalism business files regarding High Country News publications and the business of journalism.
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

High Country News was a non-profit regional news organization focusing on the issues of the American West. Wyoming rancher and wildlife biologist, Tom Bell started the publication in 1969 by purchasing “Camping News Weekly” out of Lander, Wyoming. In 1970, he rebranded it to “High Country News” focusing on the environmental issues of the Western United States. In 1974, Bruce and Joan Hamilton took over publication and in 1983 the HCN board of directors hired Ed and Betsy Marston to run the publication. It also moved from Lander, Wyoming to Paonia, Colorado.

High Country News grew into a regional journalism endeavor that focused on all aspects of environment, people, communities, and politics of the Western region of the United States. From Alaska and the Northern Rockies to the desert Southwest, the Great Plains to the West Coast, HCN covered 12 Western states and hundreds of Indigenous communities, representing a news source for people who cared about the West.

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Content Description

Collection contains photographs, negatives, slides, printed material, newspapers, manuscript material, financials, artifacts, graphic design and editor files of art and publication layouts, correspondence, audio and video recordings, Radio High Country News audio recordings, High Country News publications from 1969-2022, bound volumes of High Country News, and other publisher/journalism business files regarding High Country News publications and the business of journalism.

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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

Acquisition Information

This material was received from High Country News in 2023.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in September 2025.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by High Country News at the date of processing.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Graphic arts
  • Journalism -- Editing
  • Journalism -- West (U.S.)
  • Newspapers -- West (U.S.)
  • Photojournalism -- West (U.S.)
  • Radio programs -- West (U.S.)
  • Serial publications -- West (U.S.)

Geographical Names

  • Colorado -- History -- 1951-
  • West (U.S.) -- History -- 1945-
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
  • Sound recordings
  • Works of art

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2025

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