Wilmer Jones Parker Election Papers

Collection

Identifier: -M1026

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, photographs, political campaign fliers, election tallies, newspaper clippings concern 1904 mayoral race in Fletcher, Colorado; obituary.

Dates

1904-1956

Creator

Parker, Wilmer Jones, 1870-1956 (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Wilmer Jones Parker was born in Maryland in 1870. He was the Mayor of Fletcher, Colo. (1905-1909). Later in 1907, the town was renamed Aurora, Colo. Parker died in 1956.

Extent

1 envelope (15 items)

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Nancy Grigsby, ;gift;1989.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Subjects

Elections Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fletcher (Colo.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mayors -- Colorado -- Aurora. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mayors -- Colorado -- Fletcher. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Parker, Wilmer Jones, 1870-1956 -- Archives
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Printed ephemera Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus