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Glenn Robert Scott
Submitted by jjeffrey on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 1:32pm
As a young man he was a page in the Cleveland, Ohio main library. Glenn and his wife Juanita discovered Colorado during his stint in the military in World War II.
The Futuristics
Submitted by abrown on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 9:10am
Burnis McCloud was the photographer of choice for an amazing number of organizations. He helped produce this program with the imagined fashions of the future as projected in 1957. The F
Denver Ukefest
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:29am
The annual Denver Ukefest, put on by Swallow Hill, is upon us, and we stand ready, ukes at attention here in
It's a beautiful day for golf.
Submitted by abrown on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 9:09am
Many golf courses in 1950s Denver found ways to exclude them. A common obstacle was for a course to fill tee times with golfers from private whites-only clubs. Burnis McCloud's photogra
"Bleeding Kansas"
Submitted by abrown on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 9:58am
The confrontation turned violent. This incident became known as the "Sacking of Lawrence." George Washington Clayton was a merchant in Leavenworth City at the time. He w
Celebrate Poetry Month
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 5:10pm
Thomas Hornsby Ferril published Anvil of Roses, his
Sanctus Sonorensis
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 2:17pm
While on a sabbatical in New Mexico, book artist Philip
Manuscript Monday: Antonia Brico
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 11:28am
Antonia Brico (1902-1989) was born in the Netherlands of Italian and Dutch parents, and immigrated to the USA in 1908.
Manuscript Monday: Clarence & Fairfax Holmes
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 1:55pm
February is Black History Month.
