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Information and content from the Earl Morris archival collection at University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.

04/26/2024

While scanning in the digitization lab, we came across this image of Joe Ben Wheat in the field at the Olsen-Chubbuck dig site. Never seen without his iconic pipe, Wheat stands next to a graduate student, Bob Wainwright, as he excavates the "River of Bones." ⛏️ Over 650 digitized images and documents from this archaeological excavation have been recently published for access online! For more, check out the Olsen-Chubbuck collection at: https://bit.ly/4bfwoa6 🐮 This work was made possible by funding from NHPRC!

04/05/2024

Digitization magic continues over here in the Anthropology archives! Most recently, we are excited to provide online access to Joe Ben Wheat's field notebooks from the Olsen-Chubbuck bison kill site excavation. This discovery provided significant insight into the hunting methods of prehistoric people. Funding from NHPRC makes access to these resources possible! This and other Olsen-Chubbuck materials can be found at: https://bit.ly/43RyuKz

03/12/2024

We are thrilled to announce the publication of almost 3000 new images to our online database! 📸 These textile analysis sheets provide invaluable information about southwestern textiles collected by Joe Ben Wheat, currently present in the museum's collections. Thanks to grant funding from NHPRC, these documents are now accessible online for continued research. 😄 (See https://bit.ly/3VezfuS to explore!)

12/22/2023

Musem Update!

Happy holidays to one and all ❄️🎁🌲. As we approach the holiday season, we would like to remind our visitors that the museum will be closed from December 24th, 2023 through January 1st , 2024. See you all in the New Year! We hope to start the new year with something big, stay tuned to our website and social media for updates.

02/02/2023

In the archives there's no such thing as a table too big! In 2022 our archivist worked to organize and preserve some of our smaller collections. We'll be sharing more about these collections over the coming weeks.

01/31/2023

We're now working on the collection of Joe Ben Wheat who was an archaeologist and expert on Southwest textiles whose career at CUMNH spanned more than 30 years. Lined up, his papers in the archives total more than 47 linear feet and include notebooks, journals, slides, negatives, VHS tapes, cassettes, and film reels.

01/12/2023

We're thrilled to announce that we have received an NHPRC grant from the National Archives to rehouse and process the papers. We're already at work on this exciting collection which spans Joe Ben's personal life and monumental career.

01/09/2023

A big part of processing is rehousing materials to better preserve them for the future, like with these documents and slides in the Yellow Jacket collection.

01/05/2023

In 2022 we completed a State Historical Fund grant from to rehouse and digitize part of the Yellow Jacket collection. Check it out!
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01/02/2023

Happy New Year from Boulder! We're kicking off 2023 with a restart of our social media. We have some exciting news to announce in the new year as well as more images and tales from the archives. Keep an eye out!

07/29/2021

The field school at Yellow Jacket wasn't all hard work! *cue birthday song* Crew members still found time to mark the important occasions.
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Joy Brown cutting birthday cake. 1975. YJC06.05_002.

07/22/2021

Digitization of the Yellow Jacket is in full swing thanks to a grant from History Colorado. Creating these images takes time, but managing them in the long-term is a big part of the job for the Yellow Jacket archives crew!
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Thumbnails of digitized field notes.

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