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Adam J. Schrager papers

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH2117

Scope and Contents Collection contains Schrager's research for his book: The Principled Politician: the Ralph Carr Story (2008).

Dates: Check date; Majority of material found in 1938-1942

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Scope and Contents Collection contains ledgers containing minutes from meetings to organize Normal School (1921-1922), handwritten notes describe programs, activities, speakers and student organizations, history of school (1925-1950) and list of first faculty (1925).

Dates: 1921-1950

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Addie correspondence to Ma and Pa

Collection

Identifier: C MSS -M1935

Scope and Contents 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.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Addie correspondence to Mary

Collection

Identifier: C MSS -M1857

Scope and Contents 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.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

ADDISON E. BAKER PAPERS

Collection

Identifier: WH19

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Twenty-three small, leather-bound pocket diaries comprise the collection, which spans 1859 to 1883. The bulk of Baker's diaries contain entries made during a single calendar year. However, in several instances, Baker made diary entries for the same period of time in two different diaries. For example, entries for January and February 1871 appear both at the end of the 1870 diary and the beginning of the 1871 diary. These entries, while not exact duplicates, are very similar. All...

Dates: TBD

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

ADELAIDE A. FRENCH PAPERS

Collection

Identifier: WH155

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The papers in this collection reflect French's interests, primarily genealogy (others as well as her own) and the history of Denver. The papers of the Colorado Genealogical Society, the Morning Study Club and the Territorial Daughters of Colorado comprise a large part of the collection. Historical research notes and articles constitute another portion of the collection. French's diaries are included in the last part of the collection. SERIES 1 ORGANIZATIONS...

Dates: TBD

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adelante Mujer, Inc. records

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH2228

Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, programs, lists, minutes, financial records, reports, workshop materials, awards, planning materials, rosters, memos, audio tape, VHS video cassettes documenting the organization's activities, workshops, and conferences (1980-2005).

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adirondack mountains collection

Collection

Identifier: C MSS CONS48

Scope and Contents Collection of material from several organizations working to protect the natural resources of the Adirondack Mountain region; including the Adirondack Mountain Club, the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, Friends of the Forest Preserve, the Adirondack Moose River Committee, and the Adirondack Parks. It includes pamphlets, bulletins, articles, bylaws, surveys, legislative efforts, and land-use plans.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions, photographs

Collection

Identifier: C Photo Collection 142

Scope and Contents Portraits of Admiral Richard E. Byrd and images from, and related to, the 1928-1930 and 1939-1941 Antarctic expeditions, 1946-1947 Operation Highjump, and a 1955 antarctic expedition. Images show preparation for the expeditions: committees, dog kennels, technological devices, tents, and equipment; views from the expeditions: naval ships, Admiral Byrd's personal ships, sailing ships, aircraft, crew members, naval officers and seamen, temporary buildings, the "snow cruiser," camp sites and...

Dates: between 1927 and 1941

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adna Adams Treat Letter

Collection

Identifier: -M1151

Scope and Contents Collection contains typed letter to Masonic Grand Lodge of Colorado from Treat describes Masonic activities, acquaintance with General Marquis de Lafayette; handwritten eulogy for Treat.

Dates: 1899-1900

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adolph Schinner papers

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH1122

Scope and Contents The collection includes the following materials: 3 account ledgers for Schinner"s businesses and ranch expenses (1862, 1866-1884, 1866-1911); a brief Schinner/Schueler/Walter family history; an assortment of paper ephemera relating to Augusta Schinner-Walter and Augustine Walter (daughter and granddaughter of Adolf Schinner); Rudolph Schueler obituary (son of Jacob Schueler); photographs (many identified) of the Schinner family and friends (1880s-1959).

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adrian Fox papers

Collection

Identifier: C MSS CONS75

Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, press and radio releases concerning land use, with an emphasis on overgrazing.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Adult Education Council of Denver Records

Collection

Identifier: WH1029

Scope and Contents Financial records; board meeting minutes; committee reports; correspondence; handbooks; articles of incorporation and amendments; constitution; clippings; surveys; Malcolm Glenn Wyers award winners.

Dates: 1930-1984

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Advertising card scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH7

Scope and Contents Scrapbook of advertising and business cards chiefly from Denver, Colo.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Advertising Club of Denver records

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH6

Scope and Contents Collection contains president's papers, financial statements, board minutes, contest entries, awards, clippings, pictures, historical data, correspondence, membership applications, photographs, competition notebooks, club directories.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Aero Enterprises records

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH1783

Scope and Contents Collection contains constructions plans for hangar apron probably at Stapleton Airport (Denver, Colorado.).

Dates: 1944

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Aetna Mining Company stock purchase

Collection

Identifier: C MSS -M1838

Scope and Contents Collection contains receipts for stock shares purchased, and stock subscription agreements for Alfred Barker, Denver, Colo.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Affidavit

Collection

Identifier: C MSS -M333

Scope and Contents Asks government compensation for services pertaining to relations between Indians and white settlers 1878-1889, chiefly in Colorado and New Mexico. Printed text, subscribed and sworn San Juan County, N.M.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Affidavit

Collection

Identifier: C MSS -M903

Scope and Contents Affidavit taken in Routt County, Colo. by James S. Hoy, Justice of Peace, and witnessed by Valentine Hoy. Ned Drake and John Bennett were accused of the theft.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Africa scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: C MSS ARL126

Scope and Contents Includes 2 scrapbooks. One scrapbook (1939-1976) contains information about boxing, Rhodesia and general newspaper clippings. The second scrapbook (1970s) contains Africa magazine articles, blacks in American newspaper clippings and Martin Luther King newspaper clippings.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

African American census material

Collection

Identifier: C MSS ARL42

Scope and Contents Handwritten and typed demographic data relates to African American populations in Colorado and Wyoming cities and counties.

Dates: 1870-1914

Found in: Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

African-American Leadership Institute Records (Metropolitan State University of Denver)

Collection

Identifier: ARL219

Content Description Collection contains material related to the founding, administration and programming of the African American Leadership Institute at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Includes: board materials and meeting minutes, photographs, videos, Youth and Adult Leadership program information, fundraising information, awards, reports, and business and strategic planning.

Dates: 1985-2015

Found in: Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

African American Research Library obituary collection

Collection

Identifier: C MSS ARL17

Scope and Contents Funeral notices, memorial pamphlets, funeral programs, newspaper clippings; chiefly of Denver, Colorado African Americans.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

AGNES WRIGHT SPRING PAPERS

Collection

Identifier: WH1163

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Agnes Wright Spring's research notes, which describe select aspects of Wyoming history, comprise the bulk of the collection. Limited notes related to Colorado history are also included. Research correspondence and reference materials, including photographs, supplement Spring's notes. Transcriptions and copies of a limited number of Spring's published articles complete the collection. SERIES 1 ARTICLES 1924-1961 BOX 1 The series contains a small sample...

Dates: TBD

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Aguayo family papers

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH2035

Scope and Contents The collection focuses on two distinct areas of Aguayo family history: materials from the Marciano and Jovita Aguayo family and items associated with their son, Jose Aguayo and the Museo de Las Américas. The Aguayo family papers include: personal correspondence (1910-1987); financial records (1922-1945); Great Western Sugar Company and Union Pacific Rail Road materials (1927-1959); medical bills (1929-1962); Mexican Consulate correspondence (1928-1938); Academia Flores correspondence...

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Air Force Academy Site Selection Board Records

Collection

Identifier: -M792

Scope and Contents Collection contains three documents (1949) related to the Investigation of Denver, Colo. as a possible site for a proposed United States Air Force Academy.

Dates: 1949

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Aksel Nielson papers

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH1415

Scope and Contents Awards banquet programs; articles about Nielsen; photographs; newspaper clippings.

Dates: Check date

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Al Bachman slide presentations collection

Collection

Identifier: C Photo Collection 154

Scope and Contents Ten slide presentations. Show no. 1, "Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps:" images and narration on gold and silver booms between 1850 and 1900 in the Aspen, Leadville and Silverton regions. Images of houses, stores, saloons, railroads and mines. Show no. 2, "Evolution of a Hobby:" explains the narrator's hobbies of photography, camping, fishing, and fly-tying, and how they led to an interest in ghost towns. Images of Carson City, Telluride, and Ophir Canyon. Show no. 3, "The First 3000 Years...

Dates: between 1960 and 1979

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Al Rehmer Papers

Collection

Identifier: WH537

Scope and Contents Manuscript of "History of Boy Scouting in Denver"; manuscript of "History of the Denver Area Council"; copies of articles on the history of scouting in Denver.

Dates: 1986-1990

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

Alamo Placita Townhouses records

Collection

Identifier: C MSS WH1300

Scope and Contents Collection contains brochures; feasibility study; business plan; map; landscape plan.

Dates: 1992-1993

Found in: Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy

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Adam J. Schrager papers

Adams State College records

Addie correspondence to Ma and Pa

Addie correspondence to Mary

ADDISON E. BAKER PAPERS

ADELAIDE A. FRENCH PAPERS

Adelante Mujer, Inc. records

Adirondack mountains collection

Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions, photographs

Adna Adams Treat Letter

Adolph Schinner papers

Adrian Fox papers

Adult Education Council of Denver Records

Advertising card scrapbook

Advertising Club of Denver records

Aero Enterprises records

Aetna Mining Company stock purchase

Affidavit

Affidavit

Africa scrapbooks

African American census material

African-American Leadership Institute Records (Metropolitan State University of Denver)

African American Research Library obituary collection

AGNES WRIGHT SPRING PAPERS

Aguayo family papers

Air Force Academy Site Selection Board Records

Aksel Nielson papers

Al Bachman slide presentations collection

Al Rehmer Papers

Alamo Placita Townhouses records

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