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Michael McClure Papers, 1973-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McClure, Michael, 1938-
Title
Michael McClure Papers
Dates
1973-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
25.08 cubic ft. (33 boxes) + 5.98 GB
Collection Number
11720
Summary
Michael McClure was a Wyoming photographer. The collection contains photographs, negatives, and slides regarding his career in the state of 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
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

Mike McClure was a Wyoming photographer. He moved to Lander, Wyoming in 1948 when he was about 10 years old with his mother, who practiced medicine. McClure’s career began in 1960 as photo editor of the Daily Collegian at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he earned a B.A. in journalism. He moved to United Press International Newspictures and the Detroit Free Press before returning home to Wyoming in 1971. Publication of the Wyoming State Land Use Plan in 1979 gave Michael his first opportunity to create a border-to-border photographic essay about the state. In 1980, he was awarded a grant from the Wyoming Council for the Humanities and the Union Pacific Railroad for “Wyoming Tradition and Transition,” a 74 photograph exhibit still housed at the Wyoming State Museum and considered a documentary resource. In 1983, Ansel Adams awarded Michael a scholarship to attend his week-long photography workshop in Carmel, California. He has also studied with Jerry Uelsmann, John Sexton, and Robert Gilka. In the late 1990s, while researching and writing his book "Camping in Wyoming," Michael began documenting rarely seen historic sites in remote areas of the state. Through grants from the Wyoming Council for the Humanities, the Wyoming Arts Council, the NEA/USFS, and Fremont Motor Company of Wyoming, Michael produced a 90 photograph interpretive exhibit, “Artifact: A Cultural Geography of Wyoming.” That exhibit opened at the State Museum in 2003 and remains in the museum’s traveling exhibits program. He also published a book of the same name. Michael received a Governor’s Arts Award in 2007 in Cheyenne. His body of work encompasses almost 50 years and documented many changes across Wyoming. McClure passed away on November 28, 2008 after a long illness.

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Content Description

The Michael McClure collection contains photographs, contact sheets, negatives, slides, and other material related to McClure's photography, including his book, "Artifact: A Cultural Geography of Wyoming."

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

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

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Michael McClure at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Amy McClure from 2009-2019.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in October 2015 and updated in March 2021.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Cultural geography -- Wyoming

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Negatives (photographs)
  • Photographs
  • Slides (photographs)

Occupations

  • Photographers

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2013

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