Letters.
Subject
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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN FELLOWS PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH134
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection includes twenty small field diaries containing handwritten notes and observations Fellows made during various irrigation projects. Specifications and proposals for some of these projects also form a portion of the collection. Business and personal correspondence as well as descriptive travel narratives are also included. Eleven boxes of glass plate lantern slides and photographic prints complete the collection. SERIES 1 BUSINESS...
Dates:
1892-1934
BIG FIVE MINING COMPANIES RECORDS
Collection
Identifier: WH246
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection spans 1892-1921 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1895-1904. Included are six ledgers containing the corporate and financial records of constituent companies. Additional material includes correspondence and financial records for several affiliated companies. Stock subscriptions and proxies comprise the bulk of the financial records. The correspondence consists primarily of letters sent and received by Nathan C. Merrill, secretary of The Big Five Mining Companies, and...
Dates:
1892-1921
CHAIN O' MINES RECORDS
Collection
Identifier: WH451
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection spans 1928-1934 and comprises administrative documents, correspondence and records of financial transactions. The bulk of the collection consists of monthly financial reports and summaries. Ten ledgers document financial activities and transactions in the mill account, the company store account and the Chain O' Mines hotel account. Payroll documents, assay reports, contracts and agreements are also included. Administrative correspondence between E. A. Hart and Joe...
Dates:
1928-1934
CRIS DOBBINS PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1421
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Cris Dobbins Collection is arranged chronologically and spans 1894 to 1996. The papers record Dobbins’ career with the Boettchers and Ideal Basic Industries, Inc. Documents include his daily business journals, correspondence with the Boettchers and business colleagues, publications, and newspaper clippings. Personal documents comprise correspondence with family and friends, newspaper clippings, memorials from boards on which Dobbins served. Elvira B. Dobbins outlived her husband by 20...
Dates:
1894-1979
EDWARD LAWRENCE DOYLE PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH126
Scope and Contents
Edward Lawrence Doyle’s papers span his career as a miner and labor union representative in Colorado. The main emphasis of the collection is on his tenure as Secretary-Treasurer for District #15 of the United Mine Workers of America from 1912 until 1917. During this time, the Colorado coal strikes and the Ludlow Massacre occurred. Materials include Doyle’s correspondence with Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones), author Upton Sinclair, and newspaper clippings and articles that chronicle the coal...
Dates:
1890-1943
ELDEN B. SOUTHAM PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: TMD72
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection spans 1930-1976. Letters written by Elden Southam to his wife, Betty, during World War II comprise the bulk of the material with limited pre-war correspondence and memorabilia completing the collection. SERIES 1 CORRESPONDENCE 1934-1945 BOX 1 Letters written by Elden Southam to his wife, Betty, during World War II comprise the bulk of the series. Limited pre-war correspondence is also included. ...
Dates:
1930-1976
EVELYN RUNNETTE PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1008
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection contains materials dating from 1897 to 1960. There is little documentation after 1936. Most of the documents date from her years at East High School and the University of Denver. These materials include diaries, photograph albums, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, theater programs, post cards and maps. Maps of the West were removed for cataloging. Photographs date from 1897 to 1942 and primarily include images of family, friends and social activities. The scrapbooks date from...
Dates:
1912-1960
FLORENCE HERNÁNDEZ-RAMOS PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH2005
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The bulk of this collection is related to the founding and development of bilingual public radio station KUVO, 89.3 FM in Denver, Colorado. Fund-raising, staffing, planning and communication with listeners and volunteers are well represented in these papers. Some of Florence's high school and college activities are represented, but are not very extensive. SERIES 1 PERSONAL HISTORY 1962-1981 BOX 1 This series comprises mostly high school...
Dates:
TBD
GILPIN COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION RECORDS
Collection
Identifier: WH153
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
J. ROBERT WELCH PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1454
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The J. Robert Welch papers includes appraisals, consignments, correspondence, financial records, reference materials and items of personal interest. The bulk of the material dates from 1968 - 2003, and includes photographs of appraised items. An unpublished manuscript by Marta Teodonno entitled The Universe in Man is included in the collection. SERIES 1 BUSINESS 1910-2000 BOX 1-3 This...
Dates:
TBD
JAMES QUIGG NEWTON, SR. PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1223
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
James Newton knew many important people in the community, investment business and government. Included in the collection are correspondence between James and Mahlon Thatcher, Senator C. S. Thomas, Thurman Arnold, William O. Douglas, Joseph Wilson, Colonel E. M. House, and Samuel Huston Thompson Jr. He was a highly respected businessman who was involved in the community. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and publications. The collection documents the investment...
Dates:
TBD
NATHAN C. MEEKER PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH1680
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection spans 1843-1951 with Nathan C. Meeker's correspondence from the 1870s comprising the bulk of the material. The Horace Greeley correspondence, which was merged into this collection, was all written by Greeley to Meeker. Correspondence received and sent by other Meeker family members is also included. Additional material includes financial records, Union Colony of Colorado letters of application and membership lists and a limited number of Nathan Meeker's personal papers. ...
Dates:
TBD
O. F. DAVENPORT PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: WH92
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The papers include a typescript of 9 letters written by O.F. Davenport to his father between May 12, 1850 and October 5, 1851. The letters detail his journey from Georgia to the California gold fields and give a first hand account of mining life.
Collection also available on microfilm: Mflm 199.
Dates:
1850-1851
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION RECORDS
Collection
Identifier: CONS242
Scope and Contents
1957 First volunteers are placed in the Grand Teton and Olympic National Parks. 1960 Zion National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument are added to the program. 1964 The organization incorporates as the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) and former National Park Service Director Conrad Wirth...
Dates:
1955-2014
WILLIAM J. SPEIRS PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: TMD73
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Letters written by William J. Speirs to his wife, Ruth, during World War II comprise the bulk of the collection. Additional letters from Speirs to his parents, mother-in-law and daughter are also included. Limited post-war correspondence forms a small portion of the collection.
Dates:
1942-1953
WILLIAM VOGT PAPERS
Collection
Identifier: CONS76
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence, publications, book reviews, speeches, field journals, photographs and reports compiled by William Vogt throughout his career. The topics include guano production, ornithology, soil erosion, land-use, and population growth. While the correspondence dates from 1930s to 1967, the majority is from 1945 to 1949 and 1960 to 1967, with almost no correspondence from the 1950s. The newspaper clippings cover Vogt's research, lectures and books. A...
Dates:
1913-1949
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