Phil Roberts Wyoming History

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

PHIL'S COURSES, FALL, 2009

Syllabus, HIST 1251: History of Wyoming, T-Th, 9:35-10:50 a.m., 129 Classroom Bldg.
Syllabus, HIST 4540/5540: History of the 20th Century U. S. West, W, 7-9:25 p.m., 118 Classroom Bldg.
Syllabus, HIST 4050/5990: Advanced Public History, Th., 1-2 p.m., History Lounge.

Phil's fall office hours: Wed., 1-3 p.m.; Thurs., 11-Noon

NEW!!! Readings in Wyoming History contains a new essay on the Wyoming Constitutional Convention and adoption of the Wyoming Constitution in 1889.

Nov. 20, 2009: Phil spoke to the Wyoming Geological Society's meeting in Casper. He presented a general informal history of oil in Wyoming from the 1830s to 1931. The meeting was at the Casper Petroleum Club.

Nov. 17, 2009: Phil was guest speaker in Rawlins at the Carbon County Higher Education Center's symposium series titled "Power of Place: Treasures of Carbon County." He spoke on the development of mine safety in Wyoming, specifically with respect to labor organizations.

Nov. 5, 2009: Phil attended a reception sponsored by Mortar Board and held at the home of UW President Tom Buchanan. Phil was one of a number of UW faculty nominated Mortar Board's "Top Profs" for 2009.

Oct. 28, 2009: Phil spoke to Patty Kessler's U. S. History class on the Wyoming Constitution.

October 2009: Phil's article titled "A Hospital at the Hot Springs: The Politics of Locating Veterans' Health Facilities in Wyoming," appeared in the summer 2009 issue of Annals of Wyoming.

Oct. 14, 2009: Phil spoke to Scott Crist's American history class at LCCC. His topic was the Wyoming Constitution.

Oct. 13, 2009: Phil was the speaker for the annual banquet meeting of the Albany County Genealogical Society. He spoke on booms and busts in Wyoming and the complications such economic times cause for historians and genealogists.

Oct. 13, 2009: Phil was one of two volunteer interviewees for Rick Ewig's public history class. The topic was how to conduct oral history interviews.

Oct. 12, 2009: Dr. Leslie Brown, a prize-winning historian and member of the history faculty at Williams College in Massachusetts, was this year's Susan Horton Cone distinguished lecturer.

Oct. 9, 2009: Phil was keynote speaker for the Mountain Plains Museums Association's annual meeting held in Cheyenne. More than 300 museum professionals and historians were registered for the three-day convention. Phil spoke on Wyoming history, emphasizing the insignificant stories as well as the better known important events in the state's history.

Oct. 7, 2009: Phil was guest speaker in HIST 5880. He spoke about opportunities in public history and how the field has developed in recent decades.

Oct. 7, 2009: Phil was interviewed by Marc Homer for a film on the state of juvenile justice in Wyoming. He spoke on the historical context of justice generally in the state.

Oct. 6, 2009: Phil served as a tour guide for the first leg of a day-long excursion for about a dozen participants in the Mountain Plains Museums conference, held in Cheyenne. He will speak at the conference on Friday.

Oct. 1, 2009: Phil spoke to a history class at LCCC on the history of the Wyoming Constitution.

Sept. 23, 2009: Phil spoke to the Cheyenne Rotary Club at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne. His topic was Wyoming's booms and busts. He emphasized the bust of the 1920s and how state government tried to cope with it..

Sept. 18, 2009: Phil accompanied seven members of his Advanced Public History class to South Pass City State Historic Site. This semester the class will be conducting research and working on interpretation for the Carissa mine and mill on the site.

Sept. 9, 2009: Phil spoke to Dr. JoAnna Poblette-Cross' American history class. He spoke about the Wyoming Constitution.

April 22, 2009: The Department of History held its annual awards banquet at the Historic Laramie Railroad Depot. See photos of the event.

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