Underrated Mayor, Underrated Governor, Underrated State
The pamphlet pictured was distributed on bus tours designed to show Denver citizens the true state of housing in Denver developments.
Mystery photograph - can you help?
We need your help! This mysterious photograph was purchased at a Denver antique store before being donated to the library, but the donor is not sure where or what the picture is of.
Larimer Letters
First Christmas in Denver
Acquisitions Spotlight: Additions to Existing Collections
I've written before about some of the new collections that have been donated to Western History and Genealogy, but also important are the many donations of additional material to exisiting collections that come in.
Larimer Letters
Believing that he would be Colonel of a new regiment, William Larimer, Jr. vigorously recruited men for the 3rd Colorado Volunteers. The transcribed letter that follows, like others in the collection Larimer Family Papers, WH1678, communicates his excitement and enthusiasm at the time.
Caring, Imagination and Persistence
When they decided to help, nothing stopped them.
Tis the Season...
Want to know what a real circus is? Just go to a football game.
Best of the Box: Theodora Mussey Scrapbook
For this week's long overdue Best of the Box, I discovered a lovely scrapbook by Theodora Mussey, a piano teacher at the University of Denver. Compiled between 1900 and 1902, the Mussey scrapbook contains a number of clippings including programs from Denver music recitals and concerts, church bulletins, invitations and travel memorabilia.
The Legend of Nettie Moore
Sometimes finding a treasure is really more a matter of stumbling than strategic planning!
Which Denver Public School is this?
Did you go to Columbine school?
