Western History Center at Casper College

Western History Center at Casper College https://www.caspercollege.edu/nondiscrimination/ Research facility and archive repository located at Casper College.

Supporting access to primary resources, professional experiences for Casper College and UW-C students, and curatorial projects connecting aspects of college life and Wyoming culture.

A newly organized wall in the room with our processing table!
06/23/2026

A newly organized wall in the room with our processing table!

04/09/2026
Firemen and wheel reels, Casper, WY (1892). Chuck Morrison, Historic Casper and other Photographa Series.
03/21/2026

Firemen and wheel reels, Casper, WY (1892). Chuck Morrison, Historic Casper and other Photographa Series.

First photograph in the Chuck Morrison Historic Casper and other Photographs Series:
03/20/2026

First photograph in the Chuck Morrison Historic Casper and other Photographs Series:

We started "planting" a Chuck Morrison Casper and Businesses digital photographs page today! Trick question to start: is...
03/17/2026

We started "planting" a Chuck Morrison Casper and Businesses digital photographs page today! Trick question to start: is the first photograph added the earliest copy of a photo to go on the page? If not, why not it be from a linear standpoint?

https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/10282

For Morrison's back story, read Dan Cepeda's article in Oil City News:

https://oilcity.news/community/2022/01/14/backstory-chuck-morrison-the-man-who-preserved-casper-through-photography/

Thinking about his research and use of photographs as a journalist, historian, photographer, and conservationist, let us know if can guess two of the photograph collections Morrison actively researched in the center (or would like a hint), let us know!

Search here: caspercollegearchives.libraryhost.com

Or here: https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org

Let us know if you would like updates about this digital collection as it grows too!

CASPER, Wyo. — Hundreds of yellow boxes containing decades of visual Casper history are crammed into rows of file cabinets at the Casper College Western

Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at the Western History Center helping 'Visual Sleuths' and the 'Guardians' of...
02/02/2026

Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at the Western History Center helping 'Visual Sleuths' and the 'Guardians' of collection organization?

01/30/2026

The "invisible" digital work of the Casper College Archives and the very dedicated efforts of a student staff member, we present "A History of the Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College "

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Coming Up!
09/18/2025

Coming Up!

Section 6 of Humanities Festival exhibit in the Casper College library from 9/27 through 11/1 will feature patterns of r...
09/09/2025

Section 6 of Humanities Festival exhibit in the Casper College library from 9/27 through 11/1 will feature patterns of refinery life.

Preparing all summer but with exhibit "packages" ready, we present our (currently) hand-stenciled section labels for Cas...
09/04/2025

Preparing all summer but with exhibit "packages" ready, we present our (currently) hand-stenciled section labels for Casper College Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM) and Humanities Festival 2025 exhibits. Digital highlights and more coming soon!

Address

125 College Drive
Casper, WY
82601

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 3:45pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+13072682680

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