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Construction Resumes

Submitted by rdudley on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 2:27pm
Wokers prepare the expanded Mullen room where researchers will review manuscrip materials and items from the closed stacks.

After six months of silence and still-life there is once again construction activity on the 5th level of the Central Denver Public Library.

Originally construction was to be completed around the first of the year - the year 2010. But due to circumstances beyond our control that didn't happen.

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Mystery Kazoo Found at DPL

Submitted by rdudley on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 3:14pm
Jeff and Jackie Bradley of Highlands Ranch show they June prize that was hidden in the Denver Public Library.
After nearly a month of clues on Thisisaclue this prize was found when the puzzle pieces were put together.

Nearly a month of clues had been posted in a puzzle that brought several teams into the Central Denver Public Library.

On Saturday June 26 Jeff and Jackie Bradley put together a cryptic clue that had been posted in the midst of last months contest and found the book containing the kazoo on a shelf at the Central Library.

Congratulations!

 

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Did you go to Gove in 1924?

Submitted by rdudley on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 3:17pm
Did you go to Gove in 1924?
Did you go to Gove in 1924?

These folks did.

Sure we have lots of old photos, but ...

This one has names of each individual on the back.

Don't you wish your grandparent went to Gove?

 

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Newspapers Beyond Western History & Genealogy ...

Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 1:54pm

Western History & Genealogy has an extensive collection of newspapers, both original and preserved on microfilm. And with the loan of many (but not all) of the Colorado Historical Society's newspapers on microfilm, your research opportunities have expanded even more.

But what about the titles that we don't have?

Newspapers can be a challenge. Even with today's extraordinary library catalogs, what a library holds of a given newspaper title can be difficult to determine.

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WHG receives a DAM

Submitted by jrogers on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 2:43pm

Western History receives a DAM

A new digital asset management system for Western History!

The Western History and Genealogy Department is proud to announce that OCLC's CONTENTdm (Cdm), a digital asset management system, or DAM will be coming to the Department.

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Colorado Historical Society Microfilms Arrive at DPL

Submitted by rdudley on Sat, 04/17/2010 - 8:01am
Movers arrive with the first of 32 cabinets loaded with newspaper microfilm from the Colorado Historical Society.

Many Colorado Historical Society Newspaper microfilms have arrived at the Denver Public Library and are ready for use.

 

 

For the next year or so historians and researchers will have access to most of the extensive collection of Colorado newspapers owned by the Colorado Historical Society through the Western History

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Ralph Ehrenberg Lecture

Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 1:31pm

The Rocky Mountain Map Society and the Western History and Genealogy Department are pleased to present a lecture by Ralph Ehrenberg from the Library of Congress on April 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM in the Gates Conference Room, 5th floor, Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, Colorado.

Mr.

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It's sweet, WHG can tweet!

Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 3:51pm

It's official, Western History & Genealogy is now on Twitter!

Western History & Genealogy has set up a WHG twitter feed with news and updates about our Western History Collection and the Creating Communit

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Great Coffee, Historical Photographs to Benefit DPL

Submitted by bdmiller on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 12:17pm
Great Coffee, Historical Photographs to Benefit DPL

Grand Hyatt announces Grand Re-Opening of expanded Starbucks Coffee--

February 16th will find the newly renovated Starbucks at Grand Hyatt Denver showcasing images from DPL's Historic Photo Collections! Proceeds from the day will be donated to DPL!

 

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Julius Shulman | 1910-2009

Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 7:41pm

Julius Shulman, the photographer responsible for iconic images of modernism in California, the West, and the world, died Wednesday at the age of 98.

Examinations of Shulman's life and work have begun to appear, including a lengthy assessment in the 

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