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Original share no. 84, certificate no. 3 to James(?) Richardson signed September 24, 1859; entitles the owner to four lots in the town of Auraria, Colorado.

Scope and Contents The interview provides information and personal observations about McKenna's experiences: training as an engineer to do survey work at Fort Leonard Wood; transfer to the ski troops; Camp Hale in Winter and his assignment to S-2 Section of the Regimental Headquarters; mapping; "D" series training; Camp Swift and working with mules; being shipped to Italy in January 1945; trip to Maresca; drawing up plans for the tramway used to resupply Riva Ridge and to evacuate wounded; artillery barrages;...

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1920 to 2001 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1970 to 1990, the period of McKenna's primary service as an officer of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. Most materials relate to McKenna's official duties, although limited article drafts and other writings are included. SERIES 1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION PAPERS 1963-2001 BOX 1 Papers relate to administration and...

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Drawings for fire station #4 (Denver, Colo.); plans for 4 unit townhouses for Witkin Homes, Inc. in Lakewood, Colorado.

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Collection contains 6 handwritten letters from Austin Stanton; one handwritten letter from Joseph Stanton. Letters sent from Denver City, Colorado Territory (June 14, 1861, August 1, 1862); Drakesville (May 17, 1863) and College Springs (September 4, 1862), Iowa; and Missouri City, Tex. (July 6, 1862).

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One quarter linear foot box containing Joseph Conklin Lanier II's autobiography written in 2005.

Scope and Contents Images of an automobile trip from Denver to Los Angeles, California undertaken in January 1913 by Roy S. Thompson of Topeka, Kansas, and Louis Wecker and Harold Kountze of Denver, Colorado. Views of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Includes photos of automobiles and roads, car repairs and tire changes, Pueblo, Colorado, an automobile ferry across the Colorado River at Ehrenburg, a dam, "Brayton Com'l Co.," a Post Office and hotel, ostriches, "Mecca Post Office," people at the...

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Photocopy of a paper written for a class at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Includes bibliography.

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Views of Avery undermount, steam engine tractors and Avery gasoline powered tractors. Shows a tractor operating a grain thresher.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Mead family photographs comprise the bulk of the collection. Edgar A. Mead's Spanish-American War memorabilia also forms a portion of the collection and includes medals, brass uniform accouterments, a song book, programs, newspaper clippings and articles. Limited papers delineate Avery family and Mead family genealogy and describe the Avery home at 328 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, which has been preserved as a museum and listed on the Register of Historic...

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Collection contains pamphlet: Avoca Lodge: A Short History of 2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver, Colorado by Michael C. Barber. (Dec. 1989).

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Collection contains copy of Jensen's memoir: Avril B. Jensen Memoirs 1940-1945 U.S.A.C. Army Recovery (n.d.); Army service questionnaire (n.d.).

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Views of Colorado, Denver, unidentified scenery, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, mining, and scenery possibly in Sweden.

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Collection contains a letter to members of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, dated April 6, 1949 from President B. C. Essig.

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Life and responsibilities of a widow living in Denver, Colo.

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Collection contains a typescript "autobiography of B.M. Adams." Includes some family genealogy, his early years in Kentucky, and travel to Calif. 1850, before moving to Colo.

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Letter from Leadville, Colo. to his wife tells about journey from Denver to Buena Vista (the "end of the railroad") and then on to Leadville, where he got a job at 2 1/2 dollars a day. Leadville generally described as a "Dredfull wicked place" of saloons and gambling. However, he had attended a little Baptist church and felt he could "do without drink".

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Views of the site of a dam near Badito (Huerfano County), Colorado. Album includes a topographic map of the dam site.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Baerresen Brothers Architects Papers consist of architectural drawings, one scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings of their buildings, and photocopies of records, photographs and newspaper articles. The bulk of the collection focuses on two brothers, Harold William Baerresen (1846-1918) and Viggo Egede Baerresen (1858-1940), who formed the architecture firm. The material spans the years 1849-1974. SERIES 1 ORIGINAL MATERIAL 1847-1983 BOX...

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Ledger includes profit and loss, insurance, stationary accounts, expenses, merchandise and individual accounts. Store name is not indicated.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection spans 1866-1878. and primarily contains records of the Franklin Silver Mining Company. Financial documents comprise receipts, cancelled checks, balance sheets, expense reports and treasurer's reports. Corporate documents include contracts and agreements, title abstracts and property descriptions. Corporate reports include Board of Director's reports and stock and bondholder lists. All of the corporate documents and reports are hand-written copies, as are the title...

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Collection contains attendance records; meeting minutes; financial reports; articles on Baker neighborhood; neighborhood welcome materials; resource guide.

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Collection contains 8 architectural plans (12.5x19") pen and ink on linen for the Mr. H[ugh] McKay residence at 3359 Alcott Street, Denver, Colo. (ca.1895). Included are front, rear and sides elevations; basement, first and second floor plans; interior details. Duplicate set of plans (photo copies) included in folder.

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Collection contains a typed manuscript: Among the Keys of Baldpate Inn by George Hutchins. Text describes the collection of keys sent to the inn from around the world.

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Includes 13 large photographs (copies) showing Camp Hale (Colorado) and Italy during World War II, one small photo of Pvt Haslam, correspondence, and a Bronze Star Medal citation (July 5, 1945).

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Views of the Timberline Dredging Company (Ballenger Timberline Gold Dredging Company) operation near Alma (Park County), Colorado. Shows dredges, dragline buckets, and employees.

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Collection contains two letters between the Bank of Irwin and the First National Bank of Denver: 1. regarding deed to Victor A. Wilder for "Old Mexico Lode" claim in Ruby mining district, Gunnison County, Colo.; 2. escrow transaction involving Richard Irwin and H.C. Thompson.

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Typescript document written for a course Crane was teaching. Letter from Glen Walker regarding the gift.

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Collection contains photocopies of sale receipts, correspondence, wills, leases, brand registrations, contracts, pamphlets, sale catalog.