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George Morrison, Sr.MusicianViolinist, orchestra leader, music teacher, churchman and philanthropist; served on Mayor's Committee on Music, 1947-1960; furnished music on the famous Denver Post Special Train to Cheyenne, Wyoming Frontier Days Rodeo; received the 50-year pin from Mile-Hi Chapter of American Red Cross, 1969; composer and arranger of jazz, spirituals and classics; thirty-second degree Mason. Inducted 1973.

JAZZ IN FIVE POINTS: A BRIEF HISTORY: PART TWO

Autographed Photo of Duke Ellington

Jazz in Five Points: A Brief History: Part One

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Ethiopians in Colorado

Gender Identity Center of Colorado Newsletter

Gender Identity Center of Colorado

Various editions of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852

From the Rare Books Collection: The Many First Editions of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Studio portrait of Major Rafael Chacón (retired). He is dressed in his United States Army uniform. His jackets has two rows of brass buttons, he wears a cap and has a sword at his waist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop.

Hispanic and Southwest Genealogy Tips and Strategies, Part 8

Lorraine Granado (1948 - 2019)

View of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church (now St. Cajetan's Center), 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The church is surrounded by rubble, the remains of buildings destroyed for the Auraria Higher Education Center campus.

The Displaced Aurarian Scholarship & Where To Go For Documentation

Overview of prefabricated army-style barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado, includes small trees and gardens with rolling prairie in the background.

Recently Acquired Internment Camp Letter Speaks Volumes With Few Words

The “Atlas geográfico e histórico de la República Mexicana” on display in the DPL Gates Reading Room.

Rare Atlas of Mexico and Other Titles Added to the Library’s Genealogy Collection

Enemy Aliens in WWI

McDonald's official Dennis Morris talks with spokespersons for a group of protestors that use wheelchairs. The protestors are blocking entrances to the McDonald's located on Colfax Avenue and Pennsylvania Street demanding wheelchair access so that the experience of indoor dining can be available to all patrons (universal design) and accessible to people with disabilities (barrier-free design).

Ronald McDonald stop clowning around and make your stores accessible”: A story about Access Institute, McDonald’s and the fight for accessible spaces