Phil Roberts Wyoming History

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, 2007. Phil Roberts photograph

PHIL'S COURSES, FALL, 2008

History of Wyoming (HIST 1251) T-Th, 9:35-11 a.m., CR 129 (syllabus to be posted July 31)
History of Oil (HIST 4535/5535) W, 7-9:25 p.m., CR 142

Phil's fall office hours: Tuesday, 11-Noon; Wednesday, 10-Noon, and by appointment

July 10, 2008: Phil spoke, in the park next to the Laramie train depot, with students participating in the summer honors program at the Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve, operated by the University of Pittsburgh, near Rock River. He talked about the history of land ownership patterns and how it influenced Western development.

July 9, 2008: Phil presented the inaugural lecture for the newly re-instituted Fort Caspar summer lecture series. He spoke on the significance of the railroads to the creation and development of Wyoming and various towns in the state.

July 1, 2008: Phil visited with diplomats from India who were traveling in the West as guests of the Asia Foundation.

June 25, 2008: Phil spoke to a class at LCCC. His topic was the Wyoming Constitution.

June 8-14, 2008: Phil was the history guide on a tour of Wyoming history sites. Stops included Fort Laramie, Devils Tower, Gillette coal mines, Johnson County War sites, Sheridan, Casper, and Cody area sites, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Wind River reservation, Lander, and Rawlins. The 34 participants included numerous UW alumni. The trip was organized and coordinated by Heather Landers, John Scozzafava, and Barbara Barnes from the Center for Conferences & Continuing Education, Outreach School.

June 3-4, 2008: Phil worked with the museum board members and museum consultants in helping develop the exhibit plan for the newly proposed multi-million dollar Washakie County Museum and Cultural Center in Worland. Two other UW faculty, emeritus Prof. George Frison and Anthropology professor Marcel Kornfeld also participated in the planning sessions.

April 29, 2008: The Department of History awards dinner was held, honoring graduate and undergraduate students.

March 8, 2008: Phil was quoted extensively in a New York Times article on the Wyoming Democratic Party caucuses. The article included references to state politics throughout history as well as to the history of the role Wyoming has played in presidential politics over the years.

Sept. 18, 2006: Phil presented the university's lecture to commemorate Constitution Day. He spoke on the constitutional aspects of the 1947 textbook controversy at the University of Wyoming. He spoke at the UW Student Union. For the text on which the talk was based, click here: UW Textbook Controversy

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COURSES, SPRING, 2008