UW launches online archive of historical Wyoming newspapers By Greg Hirst on February 16, 2021 July 11, 1980 issue of Cheyenne Daily Leader, the day after Wyoming became a state (University of Wyoming Libraries) CASPER, Wyo — More than 800,000 pages of historic Wyoming newspapers are becoming available online from the Wyoming Digital Newspaper Collection, the University of Wyoming announced Tuesday. University of Wyoming Libraries and the Wyoming State Library partnered to combine the digital holdings of both institutions with a new interface that is “more robust, providing easier, customizable searches and better results,” UW said. “This collaboration is yet another example of libraries working together to bring additional information resources to the people of Wyoming and bringing the world to Wyoming,” said Thomas Ivie, Wyoming State Library research and statistics librarian.