Pauline L. Schultz (June 7, 1915 – October 30, 2011) was an American archivist and writer on

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

history. She also founded the

Salt Creek Oil Field The Salt Creek Oil Field is located in Natrona County, Wyoming. By 1970, more oil had been produced by this field than any other in the Rocky Mountains region and accounted for 20 percent of the total production in Wyoming.Barlow and Haun, p. ...

Museum in 1980. Schultz received one of the 2007

National Humanities Medal The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the human ...

s. The award cited her for "stewardship of a precious trove of local historical knowledge. She has been a collector and curator of facts and artifacts that capture a century of human experience on Wyoming's high plains." She died in October 2011 at the age of 96.

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Salt Creek Oil Field Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Pauline 1915 births 2011 deaths American archivists American women historians Female archivists Natrona County, Wyoming National Humanities Medal recipients 21st-century American women