Wyoming State Archives

The WSA will be temporarily closed for 2 hours noon- 2pm on December 11th so our entire staff can attend our holiday party. We'll reopen at 2 pm.

Don't miss tonight's speaker series event tonight at 7pm MST. Join us in-person or online

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/wyoming-state-archives-speaker-series-834529

Dr. Larry C. Skogins discusses his new book, To Educate American Indians: Selected Writings from the National Educational Association’s Department of Indian Education, 1900-1904.

This presentation will focus on the methodology of educating Native Americans in the early 20th century. The talk will include references to Wyoming's first woman elected to Wyoming public office as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Estelle Reel and her influence on educational practices concerning tribal nations.

A native of Hettinger, N.D., Dr. Larry C. Skogen holds degrees from Dickinson State University (B.S. in secondary education), University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg (M.A. in history), and Arizona State University, Tempe (Ph.D. in history).

Retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Skogen has been involved in education as a high school teacher and as a college faculty member and administrator in a variety of military and civilian institutions, including the United States Air Force Academy and the New Mexico Military Institute. In 2007 the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education appointed him as the sixth CEO of Bismarck State College (BSC). In 2013 he was selected as the interim chancellor of the North Dakota University System and returned to BSC as president in 2015. He retired from that position and became president emeritus in 2020.