Resources— Learn More About Lester Hunt
Articles
Lester Hunt’s Decision, United States Senate Oral History Project
Baseball, Politics, Triumph and Tragedy: The Career of Lester Hunt, WyoHistory.org, Roger McDaniel
The Meaning of Lester Hunt, WyoHistory.org blog
Dangers in Congressional Immunity: Senator Hunt, citing abuses of the privilege, proposes that it be abolished or curtailed. New York Times, June 24, 1951
Press Releases
Remembering Senator Lester C. Hunt on the 70th Anniversary of His Tragic Death, American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming
Collections
Some of the images shown in the gallery on our home page are copied from the Lester C. Hunt papers, Coll. No. 270, Box 47, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Video
On May 28th, Lander, Wyoming’s Pioneer Museum hosted a Lester Hunt commemorative event titled Lander’s Governor- Lester Hunt: Blackmail and Suicide.
Senator Cale Case and Author of "Dying of Joe McCarthy's Sins: The Suicide of Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt" Roger McDaniel, talked about the life and legacy of Lester Hunt.
Livestream made possible by Wyoming Humanities with Xanadu Productions. See the video.