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Oral histories (document genres)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 437 Collections and/or Records:

Juanita Ulibarri oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-51
Scope and Contents

Discusses attitudes toward aging and the elderly by Mexican Americans and problems of elderly in Grand Junction, Colo. Interviewed on October 28, 1977.

Dates: Check date

Judge Alfred Arraj oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH516
Scope and Contents

Judge Arraj discusses his professional career as a lawyer and judge. Individuals mentioned include: Edwin Carl Johnson, William Lee Knous, Jean S. Breitensen, Howard Taft King, Gordon Allot, Byron G. Rogers, Sr., James K. Groves.

Dates: May 16, 1991

Julia Smead Rose oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-15
Scope and Contents

Recollections of Federal Art Program in Colorado.

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Julius Peter Ambrusch oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-1
Scope and Contents

Ambrusch talks about his life as an artist and the WPA Federal Art project in Colorado.

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Kate Ferretti Oral History Transcript

 Collection
Identifier: M1846
Scope and Contents

Transcript of interview in which Ferretti talks about her family, about making hats and owning a hat shop in Denver, Colorado. She briefly mentions making a hat for Molly Brown.

Dates: 1975

Kenneth A. MacDonald oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH420
Scope and Contents The interview provides information and personal observations about MacDonald's experiences: background at Dartmouth and Harvard Law School and reasons for joining the 10th Mountain Division; time and conditions at Camp Hale, Colo. and Camp Swift, Tex.; wife's involvement; incidences in Italy, especially Mt. Belvedere; April Offensive and being wounded, aid station and hospital experiences; narratives by Alfred Simo and Harold McAfee; death of friend Lorenz Koehler; post war activities and...
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Kenneth L. Stayton oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH352
Scope and Contents

The interview provides information and personal observations about Stayton's experiences: being a Army reservist and being called into action at Mt. Belvedere; meeting a young German officer in a fox hole; walking from the mountains to the Po Valley; Italian nationals providing wine; mules arriving at Camp Swift, Tex.

Dates: Check date

Larry Lee Varnell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WH1488
Scope and Contents

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame correspondence and memorabilia; Central Bank and Trust Company correspondence and memorabilia; oral history tape and transcript; Colorado Baseball Commission files; Regis College basketball scrapbooks; Milligan College and Navy basketball scrapbook.

Dates: 1940-1999

LaVern O. Trepp oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH238
Scope and Contents

The interview provides information and personal observations about his correspondence written during military service: early skiing experience, and experiences as a member of the 87th Mountain Division; post-war activities.

Dates: no date

Lawrence Cowle Phipps oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH90
Scope and Contents

Discusses his family and various employees of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company which became Mountain Bell.

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Lemon Saks oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-17
Scope and Contents

Recollections of owning art gallery and of artists in Colorado.

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Leo J. Kohlman oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH221
Scope and Contents The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Kohlman's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division: civilian background as a working cowboy, rodeo performer and skier; entered the Army at age 30, immediately volunteered for the ski troops and was assigned to the 87th Regiment as an armorer in the supply unit; participated in the Kiska operation, and relates experiences including thoughts on the friendly fire episode, poor leadership and various...
Dates: no date

Leo P. Hanf oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH448
Scope and Contents

The interview provides information and personal observations about Hanf's experiences during WWII and the 10th Mountain Division.

Dates: TBD

Leonard Lighthizer oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-35
Scope and Contents

Discusses aging; Hayden, Colo. development. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, June 22, 1977. Additional interview with Willis Kenney discusses Carbondale, Colo. development, retirement and aging. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, June 23, 1977.

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Leonard Montgomery oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-43
Scope and Contents

Discusses aging in Craig, Colorado and poverty. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, 1977. Includes interview with Julia Carpenter who recalls living in Craig, Colorado for over 50 years. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, June 14, 1977.

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Les Ebel oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-20
Scope and Contents

Discusses senior citizen programs: Homemaker's Program, Handyman Program, Nutrition Program, Low Income Housing. Also discusses long range effects of coal development. Interviewed by Andrew Gulliford.

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Lester Burbank Bridaham oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-6
Scope and Contents

Recollections regarding Massachusetts Federal Art Project and the American Index of Design.

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Letha Wilcox Riggs oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH191
Scope and Contents

Recollections of Baca County (Colo.) in the early 1930s.

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Linden Stanley Blue oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH45
Scope and Contents

Discusses family history and Blue's mother, Virginia Neal Blue, who was state treasurer of Colorado.

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Louis Charles McClure oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH82
Scope and Contents

Discusses life as photographer in Colorado.

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Louise W. Brand oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-5
Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Jo Campbell, July 5, 1979. Recollections of the Federal Art project in Colorado.

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Lucille Martha Sundberg oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-48
Scope and Contents

Discusses early life in Hayden, Colorado, blizzards, school and chautauquas. Also talks about church, the Great Depression and medical concerns. Interview by Randall Teeuwen in Hayden, Colo.

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Lulu Engleman oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-21
Scope and Contents

Describes changes and progress in Craig, Colo. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, June 25, 1977. Additional interview with George Moriates, Oak Creek, Colo. discusses immigration from Greece and retirement. Interviewed by Randall Teeuwen, July 1, 1977.

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Lyle G. Munson oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH387
Scope and Contents The interview provides information and personal observations about Munson's experiences: drawn to the 10th Mountain Division because he had been a competitive skier in high school; Torge Torkle was his hero and subsequent friend; skiing in boys class tournaments; experiences at Riva Ridge, particularly at Mount Mancinello and Mount Cappel Buso; encountering German troops and taking prisoners; notching his rifle whenever he shot a German soldier; March 3 offensive when Torge Torkle and Art...
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Mabel Moore Harness oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH132-29
Scope and Contents

Discusses going to school in Silt, Colo., taxes, land values, and development. Interviewed by Andrew Gulliford, June 26, 1977.

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Magdalena Gallegos oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH173
Scope and Contents

Interviews conducted by Gallegos with Hispanic leaders of Denver, Colo. Also contains interview with Freddie Rodriguez about jazz and Henry Lowenstein about Denver, Colo. theater.

Dates: Check date

MAGDALENA GALLEGOS PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH1364
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Magdalena Gallegos Papers document her personal and professional life from 1951-2021. The collection is divided into five series: Personal, Professional, Displaced Aurarians, Audio-Visual, and Oversize. Materials include article drafts from Gallegos' personal and professional writing, research notes, meeting minutes, meeting agenda lists, clippings, correspondence, cassette tapes, Auraria area maps, awards, and plaques. SERIES 1 PERSONAL 1951-2021...
Dates: 1951-2014, 2021

Manfred G. Wuerslin oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH357
Scope and Contents The interview provides information and personal observations about Wuerslin's experiences: being a student at Northwestern University where he joined the reserves and later the 10th Mountain Division; interest in skiing and the out-of-doors; his cousin in the German army; time at Mt. Belvedere and combat on Hill 913; spa where he spent time before the April 1945 offensive; being wounded in action prior to crossing the Po River; visiting Italian cities after the war and the positive...
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Margaret S. Reef oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH2-14
Scope and Contents

Recollections of Federal Art Program in Colorado.

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Marianna Perito Ligrani oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH186-2
Scope and Contents

Talks about family, traditions, customs, the Lodge and social activities.

Dates: 1989