DUNKLEE FAMILY PAPERS ***collection in process**

The Dunklee Family Papers consists of correspondence, business, political, and organizational files, reports, scrapbooks, and photographs, spanning the years 1864 - 2002. Documents primarily cover the careers of Edward V. Dunklee and David V. Dunklee. In addition, the collection contains the papers of George F. Dunklee, Mary Vaughan Dunklee, Thomas Pulliam, George Vaughan, and other related family members. The collection is organized into sections according to the family members. The sections include George F. Dunklee, Edward Vaughan Dunklee, David Vaughan Dunklee, and Related Family Papers.

The collection includes papers documenting the lives of additional family members. Since the quantity of material is limited on each person, the documents are combined to create the fourth series. Family members included in the series are Lillian and David Pulliam, George Curtis Vaughan, Curtis Vaughan, David's siblings Dorcas, Donald, and Edward F., David and Virginia's children, Obie Sue, Katherine, and Virginia.

The collection is organized in file folders according to the original order. The only rearranging occurred with the chronological order of the family members. Occasionally some materials were mixed together or loose papers had to be distributed. One file (FF17) on donor evaluations from box 29 is in a sealed envelope and is labeled restricted. It can be accessed in 2019. Many scrapbooks included in the collection document the first and second world wars, and life in Denver from 1890-1945. One scrapbook dating from the 1960’s was returned to the family after being copied on microfilm. The microfilm (Dunklee manuscript mflm 98) can be accessed in the Western History and Genealogy Department.

Series includes two journals of court case records that contain notes and newspaper clippings. Materials include correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and legal documents from his appointment as district judge. Included in the series are a few documents from his work as a lawyer.

Series includes four scrapbooks of newspaper clippings documenting WWI and WWII. Material comprises correspondence, financial papers, and newsletters. Mary Vaughan Dunklee’s papers consist of correspondence, and poetry.

Papers in the series span his career as Senator and lawyer. Documents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, transcripts, pamphlets, and campaign cards. The materials on his activities as the chairman of United Nations Committee of Colorado consists of correspondence, brochures, reports, and newsletters. Papers from his involvement in the Denver Bar Association, and the Democratic Club include programs, transcripts, agendas, and flyers.

Materials in the series record Edwards' life from high school to his death in 1963. Edward kept an extensive collection of scrapbooks that document his life, Denver, and the national activities from 1905-1954. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, programs, correspondence, photographs, brochures, and newsletters. His activities as a member of St. John's Cathedral and involvement with the national Council of Churches, the Lions Club, and Army Reserve Officers Association are represented in the collection with correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and invitations.

Obie Sue Pulliam Dunklee's papers are included in the series. Materials consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs from her work in the Adult Education Council of Denver, and the Central City Opera House Association. Both Edward's and Obie Sue's papers contain extensive correspondence from family, and friends.

Series contains material from his work at Dunklee and Dunklee, and as Mayor of Bow Mar. While serving as Mayor, he participated on numerous committees. The committees include Urban Mayors' Association, Colorado Municipal League, Inter-County Regional Planning Commission, Metropolitan Cooperative Commission, and the Colorado Committee for United Nations Day. Material from these committees and his extensive involvement with other associations are included. Papers from these organizations consist of reports, agendas, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, and brochures.

The series contains personal correspondence and an extensive amount of material from the various organizations David was involved in, including the Lions Club, Board of Trustees at Colorado Women's College, Board of Governors at the University of Denver, Rocky Mountain Division of the Arthritis Foundation, and committees affiliated with St. John’s Cathedral. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, reports, newsletters, and meeting minutes. David's papers contain education material from East High School, Columbia University, and the University of Denver. His papers also contain air force records, and genealogical charts.

Obie Sue Pulliam Dunklee's personal papers are included in the series. Materials from organizations she participated in such as the Colorado Symphony Association, Debutante Ball Committee, and Monday Literary Club include correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, agendas, and programs.

Papers in the series consist of a small quantity of materials from several family members. Family members included in the series are Lillian and David Pulliam, George Curtis Vaughan, Curtis Vaughan, Norman Ballantine, Dorcas Dunklee Durkee, Donald Dunklee, Edward F. Dunklee, David and Virginia's children, Obie Sue, Katherine, and Virginia. Material comprises correspondence, deeds, programs, newspaper clippings, testimonial, manuscript, and newsletters.

Materials in the series consist of scrapbooks, and programs. The scrapbooks document court cases, involvement in organizations, and personal interests. Contents in the scrapbooks includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and correspondence that George and Edward compiled.

The series contains photographs from the generations of the Dunklee family represented in the collection. The material is arranged in chronological order that corresponds with the document arrangement. Material consists of photographs of the family members, at work, involved with committees such as the United Nations Day, Board of Trustees at Colorado Women's College, and the Lions Club, and at home.

Microfilm copy of a scrapbook, containing photos, clippings, awards about Virginia B. Dunklee and David Dunklee and their children Obie Sue, Kathryn and Vivi.

The collection contains unprocessed materials ranging in date from 1864 to 2002. Materials primarily include correspondence, photographs, certificates, and clippings.