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Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Dice for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-dice
Abstract

Helen Dice, author, reflects on moving to California to Colorado during the Great Depression and her experiences in Brush Creek, Colorado. Discusses working on a ranch selling dairy products, fruits, eggs, and vegetables and the effects of the depression on the Western Slope and on Dice's family. Dice remembers raising a family in a small town, the town dances, and going to the movies.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Helen Miles Bradshaw for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-bradshaw
Abstract

Helen Miles Bradshaw reflects on her life in Hugo, Colorado, where she was born. Bradshaw describes the town, her first home, childhood games, the big blizzard in 1913, and the dustbowl in the 1930s. Bradshaw reflects on her time as a schoolteacher, taking tests to become a teacher, and her memories of teaching at rural schools. Discusses Saint Mark's Church in Denver and her book about the history of the church.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Houston Waring for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-waring
Abstract Houston Waring, longtime editor of the Littleton Independent newspaper, reflects on his move from Georgia to Colorado in 1921 to treat his tuberculosis. Reflects on ending his naval career due to being sick, his transition to becoming a journalist in Colorado, and his time at the University of Colorado at Boulder including his involvement with a fraternity there. Discusses his career as editor of the Littleton Independent and the growth of Littleton. Reflects on the influence of the KKK and...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Howard McIlrath for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-mcilrath
Abstract

Dr. Howard McIlrath reflects on his time in Colorado, particularly spending summers in the Rocky Mountains. Reflects on working at the YMCA and the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, eventually managing the hotel for three years. Describes the people, landscapes, and business of Estes in the 1920s and 1930s and reflects on the changes to Estes.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Idabelle Arndt for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-arndt
Abstract Idabelle Arndt grew up in Idaho Springs and describes her family history of mining, her earliest recollections of Colorado, and the beginning of her love for geology. Discusses her activities in childhood including jumping rope, joining Campfire Girls, and exploring the mines. Discusses the narrow gauge railroad that serviced the mountains around Georgetown, Central City, Idaho Springs, and Golden. Reflects on her experience as a school teacher in Wyoming and Colorado and her education at...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Introduction to Philosophy Tests, 1986-1989

 File
Identifier: B429.05.0021.0002
Abstract

Contains tests for Introduction to Philosophy classes taught by Manuel Laderman at UCD.

Dates: 1986-1989

Iona Wakefield for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-wakefield
Abstract Iona Wakefield, a graduate of CU Boulder, reflects on the changes in Denver neighborhoods including Capitol Hill and her childhood in East Denver. Wakefield describes rides in trolley cars, her family's first car, learning to drive, and transportation in the city. Describes her memories of the end of World War I and the newspaper she kept from that day. Wakefield discusses fashion trends in the 1920s, prohibition, her social life during the roaring twenties, and her experiences during the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Jack Fitzpatrick for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-fitzpatrick
Abstract

Jack Fitzpatrick, a Colorado broadcaster describes growing up in La Junta and Pueblo, moving to Denver, how WWI impacted his life, and describes his entry into the broadcasting industry. Describes the Great Depression in 1929 and the impact on many industries as well as how broadcasting profession helped people during the Depression. Fitzpatrick reflects on programming and coverage of ballroom dance events, big band performances at Trocadero Ballroom at Elitches, and baseball games.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Jeanne Williams for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-williams
Abstract Jeanne Williams, author of historical novels, reflects on her childhood growing up in Kansas and Oklahoma. Williams discusses her books, "Valiant Woman," "Harvest of Fury," and many others which are based on the history of the West. Promoting her newest novel "Valiant Woman," Williams discusses westward expansion after the Mexican American War and Civil War and the industries present including mining, trapping, trade, farming, and more. Discusses her research for her novels, particularly the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Colorado 83
Denver (Colo.) 69
Depressions -- 1929 12
World War, 1914-1918 11
World War, 1939-1945 10
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Authors 8
Railroads 7
Teachers 7
Central City (Colo.) 6
Gold mines and mining 6
Boulder (Colo.) 5
Mines and mineral resources 5
Segregation 5
Agriculture 4
Architecture 4
Cable cars (Streetcars) 4
Golden (Colo.) 4
History 4
Leadville (Colo.) 4
Theater 4
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 3
Denver (Colo.) -- History 3
Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.) 3
Historians 3
Illinois 3
Prohibition 3
Race relations 3
Ranchers 3
Ranching 3
Rocky Mountains 3
Western Slope (Colo.) 3
Black Hawk (Colo.) 2
Black women in United States history 2
Broadcasting 2
Canon City (Colo.) 2
Chicago (Ill.) 2
Christmas trees 2
City Park (Denver, Colo.) 2
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 2
Education 2
Faculty 2
Farming 2
Fire fighters 2
Fishing 2
Ford, Justina, 1871-1952 2
Frontier and pioneer life 2
Glenwood Springs (Colo.) 2
Hard rock mines and mining 2
Historic preservation 2
Hugo (Colo.) 2
Idaho Springs (Colo.) 2
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 2
Journalists 2
Littleton (Colo.) 2
Manitou Springs (Colo.) 2
Molly Brown House Museum (Denver, Colo.) 2
Philosophy -- Study and teaching 2
Physicians 2
Pianists 2
Pikes Peak (Colo.) 2
Police 2
Pueblo (Colo.) 2
Racism 2
Rocky Ford (Colo.) 2
Silver mines and mining 2
Social life and customs 2
Titanic (Steamship) 2
Transportation 2
Tuberculosis 2
Wyoming 2
women in history 2
1940-1960 1
1970-1985 1
Active learning 1
African American educators 1
Antisemitism 1
Apple growers 1
Archaeology 1
Arts and older people 1
Aspen (Colo.) 1
Aurora (Colo.) 1
Automobiles 1
Bakeries 1
Bakers 1
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Colorado 1
Bennett (Colo.) 1
Berkeley Lake (Colo.) 1
Berthoud (Colo.) 1
Big band music 1
Biplanes 1
Boulder (Colo.) -- Politics and government 1
Boulder (Colo.) -- Social life and customs 1
Boulder County (Colo.) 1
Broadcast journalism 1
Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.) 1
Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932 1
Brush Creek (Eagle County, Colo.) 1
California 1
Camp Fire Girls 1
Canon City (Colo.) -- History 1
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