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Denver (Colo.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Berkeley District (Denver, Colo.)

 Collection
Identifier: M1725
Scope and Contents

Five typed pages (photocopies) of reminiscences by Anne L. Real and a transcript of an interview with a Mr. Wimbush about the history of the Berkeley District and the Berkeley School.

Dates: undated

Colorado Centennial Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: WH2147
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing events calendar and newspaper clippings from the Denver Post that document the various activities taking place during the celebrations.

Dates: 1959

David Eitemiller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WH2311
Scope and Contents

Collection contains research materials: brochures, bulletins, newsletters, menus, publicity, ephemera, guides used by Eitemiller for his book: Historic tours: for automobile, bicycle, omnibus, or walking: Denver Part 1 Auraria and Lower Downtown including Ninth Street Park and Larimer Square (1977). Photographs and slides by Daniel Eitemiller.

Dates: 1944, 1969-1977

Denver, Colorado Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier:  WH648
Scope and Contents

Single scrapbook containing illustrated newspaper articles written about early Denver, Colo. (ca. 1920's).

Dates: circa 1920-1929

ELIZABETH MACMILLAN PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH1875
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Items in this collection pertain specifically to the research and manuscript drafts Elizabeth MacMillan completed for her book Elyria: Denver's Forgotten Suburb (1881-1941), starting in the late 1990s and ending when the book was published in 2004. Interfiled within the book manuscripts are original photographs and research notes. Additional research of census transcriptions, land ownership records, and meeting minute notes from the Elyria...
Dates: 1880-2004

Forbes Parkhill oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH88
Scope and Contents

Parkhill tells stories about Denver, Colo. history from 1900 to 1930, includes stories about the Ku Klux Klan, the Teapot Dome scandal, notable Denver personalities, trials, gambling, and strikes.

Dates: Check date

Historic Denver, Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: WH662
Scope and Contents Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on historical houses, photographs, letters from early settlers, milestones in Denver's growth, important dates, Denver landmarks; copy of This is Colorado, special magazine section of The Denver Post; architectural drawings of hyperbolic paraboloid, Zeckendorf Plaza (Denver, Colo.) designed by I.M. Pei. Organization generated publications, forms and surveys, reports on various historic properties, grants, plans, applications, correspondence, financial...
Dates: 1938-2012; Majority of material found in 1953-2012

Howard R. and Dorothy L. Schroeder Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: WH1829
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on Denver and Colorado topics. Includes index.

Dates: 1950-1999

Joseph Emerson Smith lecture

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH94
Scope and Contents

Collection contains Smith discussing early Denver, Colo. history.

Dates: Check date

LARIMER FAMILY PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH1678
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence sent and received by William Larimer, Jr. ranging from 1850 to 1875. Correspondence sent and received by his son, William H.H. Larimer also constitutes a portion of the collection in this time period. Much of the later correspondence sent and received by descendants, children and grandchildren, of William Larimer, Jr. focuses on him. The photographs represent various family members up to approximately 1930. Collection also...
Dates: 1850-1930

Louise Brooks Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: M2056
Scope and Contents

The collection contains two diaries (ca.1908-1917) compiled by Brooks about her involvement with various clubs: D.A.R., Colo. State Conservation Commission, Neighborhood House, Needlework Guild, Colo. Mountain Club, Citizen's Protection Society, American Red Cross and Colo. State Historical Society; her immediate family and time spent with her husband, Henry F. Brooks.

Dates: 1908-1917

Northwest Denver oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH189
Scope and Contents

Collection contains 19 interviews recorded on cassette tape documenting the lives of individuals living in neighborhoods of Northwest Denver, Colo. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two cassette tapes contain a Tom Noel talk on the streetcars of Denver (1981) and Elmer Muth slide presentation (1981). Additional files document the organization: transcripts, correspondence, articles of incorporation, clippings, interview materials, forms.

Dates: 1977-1984

Robert D. McPhee Letter

 Collection
Identifier: M1741
Scope and Contents

Letter to Barbara Walton, Denver Public Library, contains McPhee's memories of growing up in Denver, Colo. in the 1920s and 1930s. Includes descriptions of the Carlson-Frink Creamery, Cheesman Park, street cars, parties, playgrounds and Saturday afternoon movies.

Dates: July 30, 1991

Roy Daniel White oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH97
Scope and Contents

Reminisces about Jefferson Randolph Smith, also known as Soapy Smith, who he knew in Denver, Colo. and in Skagway, Alaska. White also relates stories about early Denver, gambling and gambling halls.

Dates: Check date

Ruth Eloise Wiberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WH2520
Content Description The Ruth Eloise Wiberg papers contain materials from 1960s-1990s with some material dating back to 1887 that pertain to Wiberg's research for her book Rediscovering Northwest Denver, which includes the neighborhoods of Highland, West Highland, Berkeley, Sunnyside and Sloan's Lake. Much of the research materials are clippings, articles, programs, and booklets. Included are drafts to various chapters of her book, and drafts of articles written for newspapers. The...
Dates: 1887-1999

SANDRA DALLAS PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH1204
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection consists of manuscript drafts, correspondence, research and photographs dating from 1874 through 2007. The research includes letters, articles, newspaper clippings, notes and drafts. Sandra Dallas writes both non-fiction and fiction. The bulk of the collection consists of research material for her non-fiction books. Dallas recognizes the importance of preserving historic homes and buildings so the structures could be preserved through the use of accurate historical...
Dates: 1867-2015

Stephen Bruce Gale papers

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS WH1941
Scope and Contents

Includes material on developing Uptown Denver, Park Avenue district landmark designation materials, Denvers Uptown on the Hill Association material, bid offerings for Hittle Building Resturant Complex and 17th Avenue Commercial Complex and photographs of building projects.

Dates: undated

Stephen J. Leonard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WH697
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a typed manuscript of: Denver, Mining Camp to Metropolis written by Leonard with Thomas J. Noel (1989); correspondence in response to an article by Leonard published in Colorado Country Life about Colorado ghost towns.

Dates: 1973, 1989

West Denver Auraria Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: WH423
Scope and Contents

Collection contains: official archives of the society. Includes donated collections.

Dates: 1858-1971

Western History and Genealogy Clippings Files: DENVER

 Collection
Identifier: WH2523
Scope and Contents The clipping files consist of a large array of articles, pamphlets, and other ephemera about Denver which have been gathered from a variety of sources. Compiled over a period of several decades by library staff and volunteers, the materials tend to document institutions and organizations, people, events, and social movements. The materials date primarily from the late 19th century to the present, and they are arranged geographically by subject. In addition to these files, the...
Dates: 1860-present