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Five Points (Denver, Colo.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Bennett Horton oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH143-2
Scope and Contents

Horton talks about changes in the population of Five Points (Denver, Colo.), people in the neighborhood and the rising cost of homes.

Dates: Check date

David Mallard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ARL12
Scope and Contents

Consists of personal papers, photographs, correspondence, and various secondary publications that contain annotations. Also includes some of Mallard's business records (a ledger from 1925-1926 and various license certificates) and items pertaining to the Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church.

Dates: 1886-1972

Elbert "Big Al" Richardson Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ARL202
Content Description

Collection contains awards, photographs, correspondence, 9th Infantry Division Fort Carson yearbook and Richardson's obituary.

Dates: circa 1954-2016

Eli Sobel oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH180-6
Scope and Contents

Sobel talks about Five Points (Denver, Colo.), his liquor store there, history of the neighborhood, prominent people in the area; also discusses barbecue and its significance in the African American culture.

Dates: Check date

Five Points Community Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: ARL236
Content Description

One quarter linear foot box of brochures and flyers on the development of the Five Points Community Center and the surrounding area from 1974 to 1990.

Dates: 1974-1990

Gertrude E. Moore oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH143-1
Scope and Contents

Moore discusses the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, the changes in the population, her neighbors and her house.

Dates: Check date

Martha Joan Bills Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ARL262
Content Description

One and a half linear feet of research, photographs, information about local news and local organizations, gathered by Martha "Joanne" Joan Bills, dating from 1954 through 2016.

Dates: 1954-2016

Neighborhood oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH180
Scope and Contents

Notes on the content of the tapes in the series; some partial transcripts of the tapes.

Dates: Check date

Sarah Sims oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH180-5
Scope and Contents

Sims talks about the Globeville and Five Points neighborhoods in Denver, Colo., history of African Americans in Denver, Colo., mentions influential members of the African American community in Denver.

Dates: Check date

Thomas Bean oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH180-2

William H. Coker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: ARL71
Scope and Contents

The collection contains ewspaper clippings, brochures, programs, photographs of Coker and his family (some by Burnis McCloud), information pertaining to Coker's involvement as a community activist, awards, trophies, certificates, videocassette tapes, correspondence, a scrapbook, and architectural drawings of the Coker residence from 1933-2012.

Dates: 1933-2012