John J. Keppel Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: WH209

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 2 scrapbooks of clippings, photos, certificates, business and membership cards, travel memorabilia. Includes his early days in Hugo, Colo. to later residence in Denver. Many clippings about Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 visit to Hugo, during which Keppel helped cook the president's chuck wagon breakfast.

Dates

1893-1959

Creator

Keppel, John J., 1871-1964 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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

John J. Keppel was a pioneer cattleman and merchant in Hugo, Colo. early 1900s. B. July 4, 1870; Mass. Moved to Colorado 1887 from Boston and worked as a cowboy in eastern Colorado (1890s). In mercantile business Englewood, Colo. (1910s); with Chicago wholesale house (1920s); later lived in Denver. D. July 1964; Denver, Colo. Married to Mary E. Keppel (1875-1956).

Extent

2 oversize folio

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Unknown donor, no date.Source unknown.

Condition Description

Scrapbook in poor condition, with photographs fading and pages torn. Needs preservation/conservation work: microfilm scrapbook and digitize photos. Numerous photos depict the ranchers, town, and time-period

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Subjects

Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Cowboys -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Keppel, John J., 1871-1964 -- Archives
Keppel, Mary E., 1875-1956 -- Archives.
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Pioneers -- Colorado -- Hugo. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ranch life -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus