The Special Collections and Archives Department in the Central Library will close early at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 5 for the Eleanor Gehres Award ceremony. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Events

Portrait photograph of Kevin Beaty

The Eleanor Gehres Award Celebrates 25 Years and Honors Kevin Beaty as This Year’s Recipient

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan, African Americans and members of the Black Panther Party, pose in Denver, Colorado. They wear berets and hold a baby.

The Vigil Files: Government Surveillance in the Civil Rights Movement Part Two

Flyer that includes the details on how to submit a nomination for the 2025 Eleanor Gehres Award.

The Library Seeks Nominations for the 25th Anniversary of the Eleanor Gehres Award!

Young Mexican-American men protest the arrest of Mexican Americans for a bus bombing in Denver, Colorado. They hold a sign that reads: "Chicano Means Power."

The Vigil Files: Government Surveillance in the Civil Rights Movement

Title page of A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Copyright: International Public Domain Day 2025

Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 3707 near Soldier Summit, Utah

John Maxwell's Photographic Legacy

Keli Schmid is pictured with members of the current 10th Mountain Division

Keli Schmid Honored at Fort Drum

Kimiko Side, circa 1960s

Kimiko Side: Matriarch of the Colorado Japanese American Community

Dave Foreman speaking at Earth First! protest

In Defense of Mother Earth: Dave Foreman and Wilderness Conservation

2024 Eleanor Gehres Award Honors Robert S. Pulcipher

Vietnam Map

Vietnamese in Colorado

Constitutions des treize Etats-Unis de l'Amerique

From the Rare Book Collection: A Scarce Publication from America's Founding