John B. McGauran Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 16 scrapbooks with clippings, some correspondence, invitations, political pamphlets, sample ballots. Scrapbooks sometimes topically arranged and cover a variety of subjects: history, politics, Henry George and the single tax, Irish relations, local elections, anecdotes and verse for use in speeches.
Dates
- 1865-1944
Language of Materials
Material is in 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 B. McGauran was a Denver, Colo. political figure. B. 1872 Dubuque County, Iowa; arrived Denver ca. 1880; d. Aug. 11, 1944 Denver. Active in local politics, president of city council (1912-1913), U.S. surveyor-general for Colorado (1914-1921). Prominent orator and Catholic layman.
Extent
2 Boxes
1 oversize box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Bibliography
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Denver (Colo.) -- Politics and government. Subject Source: Naf
- Elections -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Irish question. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Single tax. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
