10/13/2026
In 1958, a young woman won $25,000 on CBS' Name That Tune, forever changing her family's fortunes. They had always wanted a recording of the taping, but the footage remained elusive for more than 30 years. That is, until AHC staff located the recording in our collections and digitized it, fulfilling a generations-long dream.
In gratitude, the family donated $25,000 to the AHC with the hope that the gift would help create similar experiences for other patrons.
It may be surprising to learn that the AHC does not have a film scanner. When patrons request digital copies of film holdings, our staff must send the films to special digitization vendors—a process that is time consuming, potentially damaging to the materials, and costly for patrons.
Giving Day at the University of Wyoming returns October 21–22, and this year, we're asking you to help make film digitization accessible to all. Our goal: match the family's initial gift of $25,000.
Your donation will help establish a fund that will enable the AHC to purchase a film scanner of our own, as well as support the AHC’s Digitization Lab, allowing us to continue preserving films like the ones we've been sharing over the last few weeks. Any amount helps, whether it's $5 or $500! 👇
