Tom Hough Papers

Tom Hough, editor, photographer, and writer, was born on a rented farm in the middle of a blizzard in Coldwater, Kansas, on February 18, 1936. Drafted into military service, he served as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne. Once he completed his service in the military, he enrolled as a student in the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas before joining the United Press International at the Dallas, Texas, bureau. His first employment in Wyoming was as a reporter for the Wyoming Eagle in Cheyenne. He married Elaine Holland Kresler on August 18, 1966 in Buffalo, WY. He then became the editor and publisher of the Jackson Hole Guide in July of 1968. He joined the Casper Star Tribune as a staff writer and outdoor columnist in 1971. He also edited the Tribune’s “Huntin’ and Fishin’” annual. In addition, he edited and contributed columns to In Wyoming and was a contributing writer for Outdoor Life. He was a member of Big Brother’s, Disabled American Veterans, Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists, and Platte Valley Muzzle Loaders of Casper.