https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/36f07f6a6f07df03cbce0bfd734549fa.jpg 949209660ff4348183cbdcf1ac3e22e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peggy Simson Curry Papers Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Some writings and works may be subject to copyright restrictions depending on the publisher. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1950-1987 Description An account of the resource This collection includes copies of works by Peggy Simson Curry (1911-1987), correspondence between Mrs. Curry and her publishers and friends, newspapers and newspaper clippings, Wyoming and Casper College magazines and publications featuring her work, artwork for book covers, thank you cards, other various papers and documents, books, and photographs of Peggy Simson Curry and other family members. The collection is dated from 1923 to 1987, when Mrs. Peggy Simson Curry passed and much of her work was donated to Casper College's Western History Center by her husband, William S. Curry. Born Peggy Anderson-Simson on December 30th, 1911 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, Peggy Simson Curry was a renowned Wyoming native writer, scholar, educator, and a loving wife and mother. She is most famous throughtout Colorado and Wyoming for being a historic poet, fiction writer, novelist, and an English teacher at Casper College for over 25 years. She grew up in the West roping and riding on a small ranch in Colorado, and then Wyoming. Her childhood growing up on a ranch inspired her to write incredible stories and she made an entire career out of writing unique characters into pictures of the west from early 1950 to 1987. Peggy’s crowning achievement, and what she’s known best for, is being named Wyoming’s First Poet Laureate in January 1980-1981 by Wyoming Governor Ed Herschler, who was a personal fan of Curry’s work in Wyoming. ( Source: "Peggy Simson Curry, Wyoming's First Poet Laureate" (2015). Lori Van Pelt. Wyohistory.org. Date accessed: July 15, 2022.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peggy Simson Curry Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Peggy Simson Curry Papers, CCA 04.2007.01. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCA 04.2007.01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/135</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peggy Simson Curry Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Some writings and works may be subject to copyright restrictions depending on the publisher or owner of specific instances of the materials. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Undated Description An account of the resource Photograph of Peggy Curry Simson (1911-1987). This collection includes copies of works by Peggy Simson Curry, correspondence between Mrs. Curry and her publishers and friends, newspapers and newspaper clippings, Wyoming and Casper College magazines and publications featuring her work, artwork for book covers, thank you cards, other various papers and documents, books, and photographs of Peggy Simson Curry and other family members. The collection is dated from 1923 to 1987, when Mrs. Peggy Simson Curry passed and much of her work was donated to Casper College's Western History Center by her husband, William S. Curry. Born Peggy Anderson-Simson on December 30th, 1911 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, Peggy Simson Curry was a renowned Wyoming native writer, scholar, educator, and a loving wife and mother. She is most famous throughtout Colorado and Wyoming for being a historic poet, fiction writer, novelist, and an English teacher at Casper College for over 25 years. She grew up in the West roping and riding on a small ranch in Colorado, and then Wyoming. Her childhood growing up on a ranch inspired her to write incredible stories and she made an entire career out of writing unique characters into pictures of the west from early 1950 to 1987. Peggy’s crowning achievement, and what she’s known best for, is being named Wyoming’s First Poet Laureate in January 1980-1981 by Wyoming Governor Ed Herschler, who was a personal fan of Curry’s work in Wyoming. ( Source: "Peggy Simson Curry, Wyoming's First Poet Laureate" (2015). Lori Van Pelt. Wyohistory.org. Date accessed: July 15, 2022.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peggy Curry Simson Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Peggy Simson Curry Papers, CCA 04.2007.01. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCA 04.2007.01_PeggySimsonCurry Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/135</a>