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A. J. Sanson letters to Edmond Marey-Monge
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH1635-RHC14-15
Scope and Contents
Letters from Sanson to Edmond Marey-Monge discuss and defend Sanson's book, L'Aernautique des gens du monde.
Dates:
1843
A. L. Washburn Papers
Collection
Identifier: -M819
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a letter to Washburn from R.Q. Tenney, Colorado State Grange Master. Notebook from Big Thompson Sunday School, Mrs. A.L. Washburn, secretary, treasurer, and librarian.
Dates:
1874
Account of the Birch Creek massacre of 1877
Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M252
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Collection contains a transcript of a letter (1878 January 24, Salmon City, Idaho Territory) from W.H. Falkner to his sister: Mrs. S.A. Groves of Milford, Indiana; additional sheet provides explanation of Nez Percé uprising and massacre. Original letter owned by R. F. Stanton, Arco, Idaho.
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Acknowledgment letter
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Identifier: C MSS -M1353
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Typed and signed membership letter, dated July 15, 1929, from A. B. Williams to Mrs. Lucy H. Turner.
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Addie correspondence to Ma and Pa
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Identifier: C MSS -M1935
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Letter from Addie describing her life in Charlotte with her husband John and children, Warnie, Charlie and Lena; costs and materials for clothing; money earned from milk cow and neighbors.
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Addie correspondence to Mary
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Identifier: C MSS -M1857
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Letter from Houldon (or Houlton?), Addie describes children Josephine and Arthur, visit with Mrs. Putnam who is sewing clothes for soldiers, describes incident with cat that breaks pen and a visit with Mrs. Bradstreet.
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Alexander Edward Hoyle Papers
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Identifier: WH580
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Collection contains Hoyle family letters and photos, some Berthoud family material. Correspondence of his father S.Z. Hoyle and uncle Francis E. (Frank) Everett (banker in Golden, Colo.) concern Colo. mining ventures at Lawson and Fairplay, and in Boulder County at Caribou and Salina. Photographs include: view of Orient Mine near Lawson, Colo., town of Lawson (Clear Creek County), Colo., studio portraits of Clara B. Everett and S.Z. Hoyle.
Dates:
1863-1909
ALEXANDER TAYLOR RANKIN PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1686
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Most of the items contained in this collection were published in 1966 in a book edited by Nolie Mumey entitled Alexander Taylor Rankin, 1803-1855, His Diary and Letters: A Pioneer Minister Who Fought Lawlessness with Religion on the Prairies of Eastern Kansas and the Frontier Settlements of Denver Where Life was Harsh and Brutal. However, the correspondence in file folder 6 regarding the murder in Mexico of A. T. Rankin's son Sylvester is not...
Dates:
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Alfred Perkins Rockwell Letters
Collection
Identifier: -M1625
Scope and Contents
Collection contains chiefly letters home to his wife while visiting mines in Colo. and Utah. Notebook of his field notes from mines visited 1871, including a few sketches of things observed. Review (two versions) of James D. Hague's book: Mining industry (Washington : GPO, 1870).
Dates:
1871-1872
Alfred Sanchez papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH2046
Scope and Contents
The collections contains the following materials: original artwork, newspaper clippings, writings, correspondence, letters, awards, teaching materials, International Arts Movement (IAM) papers.
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Allison family papers
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Identifier: C MSS WH2340
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Collection contains family photographs, journals, calendars, pamphlets, correspondence, school records, clippings, programs, ephemera on the Allison family.
Dates:
1893-1965
American Library Association 57th Conference, June 24-29, 1935, Denver, Colorado
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH8
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, minutes, and other memorabilia compiled by the local committee of the A.L.A. Denver conference, Malcolm G. Wyer, chair.
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Andrew Anthos papers
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Identifier: C MSS WH1924
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Includes correspondence, postcards, news clippings and copies of news clippings. Scrapbook contains letters written to Governors and Lt. Governors of Colorado, Michigan, Massachusettes, New York, Virginia, Nevada, Oklahoma asking to light the capitol buildings on select legal holidays.
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Andrews family papers
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Identifier: C MSS -M1949
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Includes 14 photographs of Velma Andrews and family and friends and the Andrews home, Auditorium Theatre flyer and correspondence.
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Anne Ellis memoir
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Identifier: C MSS -M969
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Collection contains a memoir about growing up in Rocky Mountain mining camps, and letter to Luverne Scott (dated Jan. 14, 1931) including handwritten biography.
Dates:
1931
Anson Spencer Rudd Papers
Collection
Identifier: -M675
Scope and Contents
Collection contains seven letters reminiscing about early days in Canon City, Colo. and two memorial resolutions; deed to 25 acres in Fremont County, Colo. and map of a Rudd's addition to Canon City.
Dates:
1888-1938
Argo Mine letter
Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M1385
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Correspondence from Argo Mine, Idaho Springs (Colo.) District, describes the mining camp and the area.
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Arthur Chapman poem
Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M120
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Collection contains handwritten, presentation copy of: Out where the West begins (1916); one autographed postcard and accompanying letter (1920).
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Arthur Roy Mitchell papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M533
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Collection contains a letter and flyer about Mitchell's painting: "Fisher's Peak." Painting had been commissioned by editor Palmer Hoyt for the Denver Post collection of Western art.
Dates:
1963-1965
Barney Whatley papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH1947
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Includes letters to and from Whatley to Francis X. Morrow about Theo Knorr and Matt Baker who owed money and were being dealt with by a collections agency. Letters detail the cost of items in 1912 as well as the collection methods. A few other letters also mention other people concerning money.
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Bassick Contact Gold and Silver Mining and Milling Company papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M509
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Letters to N.C. Merrill, Denver, Colo. regarding mining properties, including Orphan Boy Extension Mining and Milling Company and Gem Nickel Mining, Milling and Smelting Company. Also letter to A.S. Hazen, Denver, Colo. editor of The Gold Nugget, and an article "Gold" for the magazine.
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BELLE TURNBULL PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH414
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of Turnbull's published and unpublished works, personal papers, scrapbooks and ephemera. The papers range from 1860 to 1970. SERIES 1 WRITINGS 1940-1968 BOX 1 Published and unpublished works comprise this series. Included are contracts, book cover designs and correspondence about the books and poems. The series contains a scrapbook of correspondence and newspaper clippings about ...
Dates:
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Benjamin Long Papers
Collection
Identifier: -M1058
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a handwritten letter of inquiry to the Denver Public Library requesting information about Benjamin Long from Velma Hellyer (granddaughter); copies of obituaries for Benjamin H. Long, 1920, Mrs. Elizabeth Long (wife), Mrs. Sarah Jane Admire (daughter), 1951, Marshall M. Long (son), 1950, Charles Hellyer, 1952; copy of Benjamin Long's discharge paper from the Civil War, 1864.
Dates:
1950s
BETTY IRENE NEALE PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH2044
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The bulk of Betty Neale's papers consist of clippings, proposed bills, and correspondence she received as a representative to the Colorado House of Representatives from 1974 to 1992. Some clippings trace her activities in high school, her marriage, and the birth of her children in Kansas. Election materials for her campaigns also form a part of the collection, along with certificates and awards she received from various organizations. SERIES 1 - CAMPAIGNS...
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BEVERLYANN E. MILLER PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: ARL153
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Beverlyann E. Miller Papers span the years 1942-1959. The papers comprise a report card, a recital program, newspaper clippings, and typewritten history of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Also included are photographs that record her association with the Denver Beta Phi Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and her career as a music teacher. SERIES 1 PERSONAL PAPERS 1942-1957, n.d. BOX 1 This series contains Miller’s typed and handwritten...
Dates:
1942-1959
Blake family papers
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Identifier: C MSS WH1940
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The collection Includes financial materials, mine information and reports, correspondence, safety information, drilling information, explosives information, inspection reports and information, newspaper clippings, ledgers, survey maps.
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Blanche Granson Blair papers
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Identifier: C MSS -M2071
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Collection contains assorted correspondence, photographs, and cards received by Blanche and Arthur Blair from relatives and friends (1918-1956). Included are letters discussing events during WWII.
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Brownie Adams Papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH3
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Correspondence, greeting cards, photographs (one housed in photographic collection), plus typescript travel notes of a trip to Mexico (1940).
Dates:
1940-1966
Bruch family papers
Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH2292
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 5 volumes of original correspondence between Ella Bruch and her youngest daughter, Bessie. The letters document farm life near Genoa, Colo.; experiences as a school teacher on the eastern plains; married life in Denver and experiences during the depression
Dates:
1926-1941
C. Marc Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: -M1016
Scope and Contents
Collection contains photostatic copies of letters (1872-1875) regarding the Los Pinos Indian Agency (Colorado); report to the Secretary of War by Lieut. C.A.H. McCauley, Third Cavalry, of his explorations in and about Pagosa Springs, Colorado (1879).
Dates:
1872-1879
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