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Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Douglas Macomber for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-macomber
Abstract Dr. Douglas Macomber, the son of a Colorado pioneer, reflects on his childhood in Denver including his school days, circus parades in Denver, Decoration Day celebrations (now known as Memorial Day), and his memories of Denver in the 1910s and 1920s. Recalls the building of the Daniels & Fisher Tower (D&F Tower). Describes the "Great White Way," the brilliantly lit buildings of theaters including the Princess, the Iris, the Paris, and the Empress theaters. Macomber recalls the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Edgar "Wally" Wahlberg for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-wahlberg
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Edgar M. "Wally" Wahlberg reflects on his time as a minister at Grace Community Church in Denver, Colorado working with disenfranchised people, particularly people who were unemployed. Describes Grace Church's efforts to feed the hungry and the positive responses of the community. Wahlberg discusses the prevalence of boys' gangs in Denver and the conflicts with Denver Police. At the end of the interview, Wahlberg discusses his book "Voices in the Darkness."

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Edwin Levy for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-levy
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Dr. Edwin Levy was a long time Professor of Theater at the University of Denver but retired in 1975 after a stroke after directing 89 plays and 11 operas. Levy discusses the changes in the Theater department in his 30 years at DU and speaks about the future of theater in Denver since the opening of the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Elizabeth Schlosser for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16

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Identifier: couda-schlosser
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The director of Historic Denver, Elizabeth Schlosser, describes how the organization was created in 1970 to save the Molly Brown House and its goals to preserve and protect the best of Colorado's architectural and historical past.

Dates: about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Eugenia Mitchell for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-mitchell
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Eugenia Mitchell reflects on her first visit to Colorado before moving to the state in 1951 and her job as a house mother for a fraternity at the Colorado School of Mines. Reflects on her love of quilting, her collection of historic and unique quilts, and her dreams of having a quilt museum.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Eva Schumacker for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-schumacker
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Eva Schumacker reflects on her childhood in rural Colorado on the Western slope and focuses on transportation like wagon, carriages, and trains. Schumacker recalls the first lamp her family owned which was a kerosene lamp. She discusses her family's association with the Roosevelts and meeting Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Also discusses storage and preservation of food.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Evelyn Essig for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-essig
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Evelyn Essig discusses living at the train depot when her father worked for the railroad companies in Kokomo, Colorado and growing up on a Ute Indian Reservation and in Gunnison, Colorado. Reflects on childhood memories such as going to see movies at the theater. Essig spent much of her childhood raising her younger siblings.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Fanny Mae Yaffe for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-yaffe
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Fanny Mae Yaffe reflects on her 35 year long tenure as a volunteer at the Beth Israel Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Yaffe describes why she volunteers, her early memories of the hospital, and physical changes at the hospital.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-crossen
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Forest Crossen, author and historian, reflects on his family's move from Montana to Colorado. Reflects on riding the Denver Interurban Electric Car from Denver to Boulder in the early 1920s. Discusses his first jobs in Boulder, his education, and his dreams of becoming a professional writer. Discusses working on railroads, particularly working at the Moffat Tunnel.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Colorado 83
Denver (Colo.) 69
Depressions -- 1929 12
World War, 1914-1918 11
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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
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
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
Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) 1
Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.) 1
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