Archival Research 101 through a History of the Sandbar
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Archival Research 101 through a History of the Sandbar
Description
This digital resource contains copies of photographs and newspaper clippings used in the research for the History of The Sand Bar by Walter R. Jones. Copies of this material were featured in a traveling exhibit held at the Natrona County Library during the 2023 Casper College Humanities Festival. The theme of this Humanities Festival was “CommUNITY.” The dates of the material selected span from 1914 to 1973. The function of the materials was to let the people living in the area know both the good and bad things going on such as destruction and crime, which were strong currents in the life of the Sandbar District. Also documented in the exhibit are brighter sides of the Sandbar’s culture, its showbiz, and eventual rebuilding. System of Arrangement Note: The materials selected for this exhibit were organized according to the chapters in Walter R. Jones’ history of the Sandbar District: Early Years, The Boom, Vices and Violence, Civic Responses, The Good Side, The showbiz, The Great Depression, Declining Times, Urban Renewal, and Nostalgia.
Creator
Curated by Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) student staff Hart Dority, Rae Mann, and Schuyler Fox.
Date
2023-07-06
Collection Items
Urban Renewal
The formation of the Urban Renewal Agency and the demolition of the Sand Bar district.
