Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939

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Staff Only

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Use for: Dustbowl Era, 1931-1939

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dick Kitchen for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-kitchen

Abstract

Denver lawyer Dick Kitchen, a graduate of Yale and the University of Denver, reflects on his childhood in Loveland. Discusses his memories of the Ku Klux Klan, dust storms and the Dust Bowl, tramps and poverty, and spending time with his father gliding. Kitchen also reflects on his memories of trips to Elitches and the Daniels & Fisher Tower.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U358, A Sound Model Digital Archive / University of Colorado Denver

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.