GILPIN COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION RECORDS

Collection

Identifier: WH153

Staff Only

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The bulk of the collection spans from 1882 to 1890 and corresponds with the dates the organization was created and was most active.

Dates

1882-1893

ACCESS:

The collection is open for research.

OWNERSHIP:

The Gilpin County Pioneer Association Papers are the physical property of the Denver Public Library

PUBLICATION RIGHTS:

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL NOTE

The Gilpin County Pioneer Association was established on March 4, 1882, when 17 pioneers, who had arrived in Colorado prior to January 1, 1861, met in the offices of a Central City newspaper, The Post. Despite short notice, a week later 152 pioneers gathered in the parlor of the Teller House for the Association's first meeting. Members paid one dollar, signed the roll, and officers were elected. At a subsequent meeting, April 8, 1882, by-laws were adopted. Two months later, the Association held its first reunion.

The Association's first annual meeting was held January 11, 1883, to elect officers. On October 18, 1883, the second annual reunion and banquet was held at the Teller House. Annual meetings and banquets continued, along with an occasional picnic gathering.

In 1890, the Association applied to the city council for a plot in the city cemetery, and established the Gilpin County pioneer's burial plat. The exact site of the 90x100 foot parcel is not now marked, but the Denver Sunday Times of February 25, 1900 notes it was "in the southeast corner of the grounds." Presumably the location was in Gilpin County, but since most Pioneer activities shifted to Denver about 1900, it is possible that the burial plat is in Denver.

Extent

1 box (.25 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

For location information, refer to the Denver Public Library Catalog.

PROVENANCE:

Donor and donation date unknown.

SIZE:

Number of Boxes: 1 (.25 linear feet)

LOCATION:

WH153

PROCESSED AND ENCODED BY:

Roger L. Dudley

November 2007

PROJECT MANAGER:

Ellen Zazzarino

Subjects

Letters. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subject -- subheading -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subject -- subheading -- geographic. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings