Galleries by Hadiya

Museum on Main Street: The Way We Worked Exhibit

by Hadiya on December 23, 2014
Smithsonian
working
Americans
industry
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Colorado Humanities
Exhibits
Firefighters amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center, New York City
September 2001
Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) deck crew guides a fighter jet,
2008
Gusty Chocknok, skipper of the salmon gillnetter F/V Helen Marg, operating in Bristol Bay, Alaska
ca. 1990
Navy Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Ryan checks a patient’s medical chart aboard the hospital ship USS Repose, off South Vietnam
April 1966
Mexican farm worker in lettuce field, Blythe, California
May 1972
Young loom workers at Bibb Mill No.1 in Macon, Georgia
January 1909
Pesticides inspector draws a sample of a toxic liquid, Greenville, Mississippi
March 1974
Switchboard operators direct overseas calls
December 1943
Young women delivering ice
1918
Submarine builder at Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
August 1943
Interior view of Lever Brothers office building, New York City
ca. 1959
Lifting turbine blades with a crane, Golden, Colorado
April 2001
Workman on the framework of the Empire State Building, New York City
ca. 1930-31
The Way We Worked @ Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, Janurary 2 - February 6, 2015

Veterans of the Past - African American Soldiers

by Hadiya on October 15, 2014
African American
soldiers
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
military
Special Collections
Herbert "Sleepy" Reaves - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Payne - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Robert Mitchell - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldiers and Friends - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldiers - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Willis D. McKinie and Willie Harris - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Charlie Warren and Clifford Wilkins - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Rosevelt Foley - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Unknown Soldier - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated
Ernest Woods - from the collection of Paul Stewart
Undated

Discovering Lincoln Hills: Camp Nizhoni

African American
Girls
Camp
Lincoln Hills
Resort
YMCA
Segregation
Special Collections
Four African American teenage campers stand by a truck at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. One camper holds a patterned, wide-brimmed hat. The license plate on the Ford truck reads: "Colo. 1937 1-82702."
Camp Nizhoni
1937
African American teenage campers wear swim suits and swim caps as they splash in South Boulder Creek in Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. A campground building and flagpole are in the distance.
A good old water fight. You get wet whether you like it or not
1935
View of the dam at the entrance of Big Thompson Canyon (Larimer County), Colorado. Water flows over the dam, and a small concrete building near large pipes is shown.
Dam at entrance of Big Thompson Canon
1929, August 20-30
View of the sun shelter at the Sunken Gardens near West High School in Denver, Colorado. Shows a pillar made of large stones, stone bench and wooden roof. Spruce and pine trees are in the background.
A lot of people are glad this little pavilion can't talk
[between 1929 and 1931]
Pictured are Declora James, Zudora Blakey, Mary E. Wood ("Woody," the Camp's Director), Marie Anderson, a camp counselor (later Marie L. Greenwood), Ruby Hawkins, Ethel Wood, Marie Yarbra, and Eleanor Hawkins ("Hawky, " a camp counselor) African American females from Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They stand and sit in the South Boulder Creek while wearing swim suits and swim caps; some hold large sticks.
Everybody's happy except Marie. Musta been somethin' she e't
1932
View of the souvenir shop on a fox farm in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a wood frame building with a porch railing made of tree branches. A man and a woman stand on the porch. A woman walks away from the porch. Signs over the doorway read: "Dolley's," and "Welcome."
A souvenir shop at the fox farm
1929
Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-169], [ARL-170] and [ARL-171] Camp Nizhoni." The photographic prints on album page show: group of African American campers by a truck at Camp Nizhoni; group of African American campers as they board a D.& R.G.W. train; four African American campers posed near a Ford truck at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
Camp Nizhoni
1937
A group of African American teenagers at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado pose atop a tailings pile near either a silver, gold or tungsten mine. They wear dresses, pants, overalls, stockings, hats. Two have on sombreros, one wears a pith helmet.
A trip to the old mine
1928
View of the headframe of a tungsten mine and large metal tanks. African American female campers and counselors from Camp Nizhoni stand by the mine, probably in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows ore car tracks.
A trip to the old tungsten mine
1936
View of the Administration Building at the Y.M.C.A. Camp Conference Headquarters at the YMCA of the Rockies near Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Shows men, women and children in front of a two-story, wood frame building. Cars nearby include Model "A" Fords.
Administration Building
1929 August 20-30
African American teenage campers and their counselor from Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills hike along Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Rollinsville (Gilpin County), Colorado. The buildings of the town are in the distance. The hikers wear coats, sweaters, pants, boots and hats. One carries a box camera; another carries a cup.
Ah! destination in sight-Rollinsville, at the end of the bend of the road It's only 8 o'clock!
1932
Four African American teenage girls stand at the foot of Alberta Falls (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear overalls or pants, sweaters and boots. A sign on a tree reads: "Alberta Falls."
Alberta Falls - near timberline
1929, August 20-30
Two shepherds and A large flock of sheep walk along a dirt road near South Boulder Creek in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
And there they go-with our flowers
1934
A group of African American campers from Camp Nizhoni bathe on the bank of South Boulder Creek in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. The teenage girls wash clothes and wear swim suits and caps. Camp buildings are in the distance.
Be sure to soap all over, brr-rr!
1932
Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-106] Boulder Creek as it flows through Lincoln Hills, [ARL-107] Entrance to the Chapel, [ARL-108] 'Divine Love' Our little secret high up in the Rockies." The photographic prints on album page show: South Boulder Creek; the entrance to the chapel; view of rocks placed in the shape of a cross within a circle at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
'Round and About Camp
[between 1934 and 1935]
A group of African American female campers, who include Zipporah Parks, pose together on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Their counselors (including Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) are in the background.
Breakfast out of doors first week. Such hard workers!!!
1936
Six African American campers of various ages in the "Andy" family (Andy is counselor Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) pose near a wire fence on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Some wear dresses, two wear hats, and one wears a long skirt. Camp buildings are in the distance.
"Andy Family" First week
1935
Seven African American teenage campers from Camp Nizhoni pose in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They all wear pants and blouses; one has on overalls, one wears a straw hat and three others wear sailor-type pants with large buttons.
Camp 1937 Season
1937 June 27 to August 7
Four African American women, Katherine Patton (Pat), Mary E. Wood (Woody), Marie Anderson ( Andy, later Marie L. Greenwood), and Mrs. Wilson pose together at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Woody has a broken leg and leans on one crutch. They all wear dresses; two of which have a print pattern. Mrs. Wilson holds a purse.
"Pat," "Woody" and "Peggy," Me, Mrs. Wilson
1936, August
Passengers look out windows as a group of African American campers and their counselors from Camp Nizhoni (Gilpin County), Colorado stand near a D.& R.G.W. Railroad train near Lincoln Hills. The campers and counselors wear pants, shorts, dresses and wide-brimmed hats. The train car reads: "Railway Express Agency Baggage 561."
Camp 1937 Season
1937 June 27 to August 7
Three African American camp counselors identified as: "Smitty" (Eleanor Smith), "Woody" (Mary E. Wood) and "Hawky" (Eleanor Hawkins) stand in South Boulder Creek wearing swim suits and swim caps on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. "Smitty" leans on a large stick and holds a box camera; "Hawky" also leans on a large stick.
"Smitty" Eleanor Smith, "Hawky" Eleanor Hawkins, "Woody" Mary E. Wood
1932
Camp Nizhoni
1932
African American women, staff members and visitors pose together (includes "Mother" Gross the camp cook, and Mary Wood aka "Woody") at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County) Colorado. They wear dresses, pants, shorts, blouses; one wears a scarf.
1930 Camp staff and visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!
1930
Camp Nizhoni
1937
Seven African American campers from Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado either stand in South Boulder Creek or sit on a wooden bridge. They wear swimsuits and swim caps.
Camp Nizhoni
1937
View of rock formations probably in Loch Vale (Locke Vale) in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows evergreen trees.
A bit of God's most majestic handiwork
1929

Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Inductees

Juanita Gray
Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame
Special Collections
Charles "Charlie" Burrell
Dr. Jennie Mae Rucker
Denise Burgess
Chief Roderick Juniel
Became Colorado's first African-American licensed dentist in 1907, practicing for more than 40 years to provide dental care to patients from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds.
Thomas E. McClain, D.D.S., 1876-1949
undated
Honorable Karen Ashby
undated
Jack Bradley Musician Native Denverite; charter member of Denver Civic Symphony, 1935; first black member of Denver Symphony 1940-1941 and 1946-1949; first black person serving as a regular member of any United States symphony orchestra; presently guest symphony conductor and head of the Music Department, Texas Southern University; music teacher, lecturer, civic leader, churchman. Inducted 1973.
Jack Bradley
undated
Alphonse D. Robinson Mus. Arts., B. 1910, East St. Louis, Illinois Organist, choir director, pianist, composer. Student of Marta Baloghy Teodonno, Hungarian born concert pianist. Chronicled in Choral Music by Afro American Composers by Evely Davidson White, 1981, Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey. Composed work: "Soliloquy to a Martyred hero". Collaborators: Betty Jean McConnell Brewster, Virgil V. Rosenberger. World premiered in 1976, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado. Inducted 2004.
Alphonse D. Robinson
undated
Hiawatha Davis Jr.
undated
Wilma J. Webb
undated
Oglesvie L. Lawson (Sonny) 1893-1969 Pharmacist Co-owner of Radio Drug Store for fifty years; political leader and counselor; thirty-third degree Mason; an original member of Denver Career Service, 1955; first black to serve on Denver Public Library Commission, 1948-1959. Lawson Park at E. 23rd and Welton Streets was named in his honor in 1972. Inducted 1973.
Oglesvie L. Lawson (Sonny)
undated
Moses Brewer, Multicultural Relations/Marketing. Inducted 2012.
Moses Brewer
undated
Cleo Parker Robinson
undated
Evie G. Dennis
undated
Elbra Wedgeworth
undated
Wendell T. Liggins Minister Pastor of Zion Baptist Church since October 1941. Served as Chaplain for both the House of Representative and Senate for the state of Colorado. First Black appointed to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) and was appointed by former Governor John Love to aid in integrating Vietnam War veterans into employment. Former Denver Public Library Commission Member. Inducted 1985.
Wendell T. Liggins
undated
"Aunt" Clara Brown 1800-1882 Former Slave Settled in Denver or Auraria Cherry Creek in 1859; set up the first laundry in the "new country" at Central City, Colorado, amassed a fortune, bought mining claims, and used her money to help bring other ex-slaves to the West. Used her home as a hospital, hotel, or refuge as needed. Central City honored her memory by dedicating a chair in its famous opera house. Inducted 1973.
"Aunt" Clara Brown
undated
Pauline Robinson Librarian N.A.A.C.P. freedom activist in her college years; responsible for the integration of Lakeside Amusement Park; coordinator of Children's Services, Denver Public Library; 1964, recipient of the Nell I Scott Memorial Award for outstanding Library service; college instructor, guest lecturer. Listed in Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in the West, and Who's Who in Library Services. Inducted 1973.
Pauline Robinson
undated
Ruth Denny
undated
Joseph H. P. Westbrooke, M.D. Physician Came to Denver in 1907 to practice medicine; infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan as a member in order to apprise blacks of the Klan's plans; active civic leader; responsible for naming Dearfield, Colorado. Inducted 1973.
Joseph H. P. Westbrooke, M.D.
undated
Earl Mann 1886-1969 Legislator Came to Fitzsimons General Hospital as a wounded officer; elected for five terms to Colorado House of Representatives (1944-1953); actively participated in the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Act and the defeat of a bill forbidding Japanese people to own land in Colorado; editorial writer for the Colorado Statesman and The Denver Post. Inducted 1973.
Earl Mann
undated
George L. Brown, Jr.
undated
Elva Jones Dulan
undated
Cecilia Kay White Musician Age 13, student at Morey Junior High School; harp student since 1967; member of the Cecilian Chapter of the American Harp Society; performed with the Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra for Head Start; sang as soloist with Classic Chorale; gospel singer with Youth Unlimited; dancer with Ajose African Dancers; head cheerleader at Morey Junior High School; majorette in the 1973 Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C. Inducted 1973.
Cecilia Kay White
undated
Reverend Murphy C. Williams
undated
Keith "KC" Matthews
undated
Victoria "Vikki" Denise Buckley
undated
Edward J. Sanderlin 1824-1891 Businessman Arrived in Colorado during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1859. After striking it rich in the mines, he expanded his fortune with skillful property and ranching investments. Mr. Sanderlin was a close friend as well as a business associate of Barney Ford. Inducted 1973.
Edward J. Sanderlin
undated
Honorable James C. Flanigan Colorado's First Black Judge Appointed as Denver deputy district attorney, 1949; municipal court judge, 1957; district court judge, 1965; faculty member of National College of State Judiciary, 1974; presiding judge, Criminal Division, District Court, 1975; active in Y.M.C.A. and Boy's Clubs. Inducted 1973.
Honorable James C. Flanigan
undated
Edna Wilson Mosley
undated
Jessie Whaley Maxwell Educator Mrs. Maxwell was the first African-American principal in the State of Colorado and in the Denver Public Schools. She served as teacher and later principal at Whittier Elementary School circa 1979. Mrs. Maxwell provided the shoulders on which thousands have stood to reach the stars of success locally and nationally. She established a trust fund for college scholarships for youth in Colorado. Inducted 1998.
Jessie Whaley Maxwell
undated
Gregory Kellam Scott
undated
Barney Ford 1822-1902 Businessman Came to Denver in 1860; gold miner in Breckenridge, Colorado; owner of the former Inter-Ocean Hotel at 16th and Black Streets; a civil rights leader of the 19th century; established Denver's first Adult Education Classes. Inducted 1973.
Barney Ford
undated
Paul Wilbert Stewart Museum Curator Denver resident; one of the few black museum curators in the nation. Paul was one of the first to present an exhibit depicting the contributions of black pioneers in the early settlement of the state of Colorado. He is curator director for the Black American West Foundation Museum. Paul has lectured in many universities, colleges and schools in Colorado, and received many inquiries about early black settlers from all over the nation. Inducted 1973.
Paul Wilbert Stewart
undated
Justina L. Ford, M.D.
undated
Irene McWilliams Musician, Teacher and Churchwoman W.P.A. music teacher, 1933-1939; director of Denver U.S.O., WWII: taught at Littlejohn School of Music (a federal project to rehabilitate wounded soldiers through music); conducted choirs for Denver Post summer operas at Cheeseman Park and International Fold Festivals; church choir director and civic worker. Inducted 1973.
Irene McWilliams
undated
Byron Caldwell Civic Worker Native Denverite; supervisor of Job Corps, Pleasanton, California, 1965; director of Peace Corps, Nigeria, Africa, 1966-1972; director of the International Division of One World, 1972; presently national director of the Urban Farm and Garden Program. Inducted 1973.
Byron Caldwell
undated
Arie Parks Taylor
undated
Eugene Gash Concert Pianist First Native-born black Coloradan to perform at Carnegie Hall; Fulbright Scholar; Carnegie Scholar; former member of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; professor of music, University of California at Berkeley; lecturer, teacher and international pianist. Inducted 1973.
Eugene Gash
undated
Syl Morgan-Smith
undated
Elvin R. Caldwell
undated
Landri Taylor Vice President Community Affairs, Forest City Stapleton, Inc. Taylor is responsible for job training and small business development in addition to minority and women-owned business enterprise outreach at the former Stapleton International Airport. Denver Public Library Commissioner. He was the second African American to chair the Denver Democratic Party from 1997-1999. Inducted 2008.
Landri Taylor
undated
James C. Gaskin Director, Veterans Administration Hospital, Denver Former assistant manager, Veterans Administration Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama; special assistant to the manager, Veterans Administration Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; assistant manager, Veterans Administration Hospital, Newington, Connecticut; assistant director and, since 1971, director of Veterans Administration Hospital, Denver. A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Inducted 1973.
James C. Gaskin
undated
Walker Andersen came to Denver in 1880 to learn the brick laying trade. After arriving he helped construct the old Denver Court House, State Capitol, Daniels and Fisher building, Mining Exchange, Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, and the Opera House at Central City. A pioneer miner who owned claims at Silver Plume and mined at Black Hawk and Central City, Andersen became an original inductee in 1973.
Walker Anderson
undated
George Morrison, Sr. Musician Violinist, 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.
George Morrison, Sr.
undated
Thomas Campbell, L.L.D.
undated
William L. Turner 1894-1971 Realtor Nineteenth century Civil Service employee, Washington, D.C.; first realtor to break the color barrier in Denver housing; N.A.A.C.P. leader in Colorado; major contributor to Negro colleges in the Midwest. Inducted 1973.
William L. Turner
undated
Bernard F. Gipson, M.D.
undated
Juanita Ross Gray
undated
Lt. Col. John W. Mosley, Jr. Administrator Native Denverite; World War II flyer; air scientist; one of the draftsmen of the integration orders of the Air Force for President Harry S. Truman; special assistant to James Farmer, assistant Secretary of Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 8th Region. Social worker, teacher, lecturer, and civic leader. Inducted 1973.
Lt. Col. John W. Mosley, Jr.
undated
Honorable Terrance D. Carroll First African American Speaker of the House 2009-2010. Colorado House of Representatives State Representative 2003-2010. Inducted 2010.
Honorable Terrance D. Carroll
undated
Peggy Underwood Secretary Personal and confidential secretary to four Colorado governors: Edwin G. Johnson, 1955-1957; Stephen L. H. McNichols, 1957-1962; John A. Love, 1963-1973 and John H. Vanderhoof, 1973-1975. Inducted 1973.
Peggy Underwood
undated
Clarence F. Holmes, D.D.S. Dentist Native Denverite; co-founder of the Colorado N.A.A.C.P. in 1914; founder of the Inter-racial Cosmopolitan Club for Human Relations, Denver; served on Denver's first Commission on Community Relations with its founder, Mayor Quigg Newton; recipient of many awards for meritorious service to mankind, including the National Conference of Christians and Jews Award, and the Omega Psi Phi National Man of the Year Award at Phoenix, Arizona, both in 1974. Inducted 1973.
Clarence F. Holmes, D.D.S.
undated
James A. Atkins
undated
Rachel B. Noel
undated
Alta Cousins
undated
Lu Vason Founder and Director of the Bill Pickett Rodeo The rodeo shares the history lesson about Black Cowboys through fun for the entire family of how the "West Was Won." The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo has traveled to more than 38 cities across the United States. Inducted 2010.
Lu Vason
undated
Oliver T. Jackson 1862-1946 Pioneer Inspired by Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery, Jackson established the community of Dearfield in Weld County, Colorado. It was his hope this would be a place in which black people could become capable farmers -- independent and self-supporting. Inducted 1973.
Oliver T. Jackson
undated
Ulysses H. Baker 1869-1933 Became a policeman in 1898; first motorcycle patrolman in the City and County of Denver; created the first auto-theft department in the West. Was promoted to the rank of City Detective; held this position until retirement in 1931. Was Mason, churchman and philanthropist. Inducted 1973.
Ulysses H. Baker
undated
Sebastian Cabot Owens Director, Colorado Urban League Minority groups field representative, 1941-1948; Urban League of Colorado, 1948-1975; executive director, Urban League of Colorado, 1952. Guest lecturer at University of Denver and University of Colorado; teacher and churchman. Inducted 1973.
Sebastian Cabot Owens
undated
Lula Craig came to Colorado from Kansas in a covered wagon. She was an early teacher in southern Colorado, a writer of western history, a homesteader, and a civic leader. Mrs. Craig died at age 105, becoming one of the original inductees in 1973.
Mrs. Lula Craig
undated
Columbus "Chris" Veasey, Jr. Ph.D.
undated
Ledyard C. Jones Bookkeeper and Auditor Native Coloradan; first black to be appointed to United States Treasury Department in Colorado, 1934; retired in 1961; received the Albert Gallatin Award from the U.S. Treasury upon retirement. Served a four-year term as commissioner of the Housing Authority of Denver County; thirty-third degree Mason; Most Worshipful Master, Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 1, Past Potentate, Shriners. Inducted 1973.
Ledyard C. Jones
undated
Odell C. Barry
undated
Jacqueline G. Peterson-Hall
undated
Major Oleta Lawanda Crain
undated
James "Dr. Daddio" Walker Radio Station Owner Pioneer of Black Radio - "Soul to the Rockies." The first owner of an urban radio station, West of the Mississippi river - "Power 1510 KDKO". He gave true recognition to the black community for its accomplishments and made the community proud of its heritage. Inducted 2008.
James "Dr. Daddio" Walker
undated
Honorable Raymond Dean Jones Colorado Appellate Judge The Honorable Raymond Dean Jones was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He attended Harvard Law School. After a distinguished career as a trial attorney, County Judge and District Judge, he became Colorado's first Black Appellate Judge in January 1988. Inducted 1990.
Honorable Raymond Dean Jones
undated
Jim Beckwourth, ca1798-ca. 1866. Named chief of the Crow Indians. Beckwourth's Pass and Beckwourth's Valley in the High Sierras of Nevada are named in his honor. Inducted 1973.
Jim Beckwourth
undated
The Reverend Harry E. Rahming
undated
Gilbert Cruter School Administrator First male black teacher in Denver Public Schools; U.S. Department of State, Goodwill Ambassador to West Africa, 1955; U.S. Cultural Affairs Officer to Eastern Nigeria, 1961-1963; Congressional Liaison Officer for the Agency of International Development; Executive Director, School-Community Relations, Denver Public Schools. Inducted 1973.
Gilbert Cruter
undated
James David Ward Educator In 1965 he became principal of Manual High School, making him the first Black male high school principal in Colorado. He stayed at Manual High School until 1977 and was responsible for the successful desegregation of Manual High School - the first school in the United States to desegregate in reverse order - by Whites being bussed into a Black school area. Inducted 1985.
James David Ward
undated
Claudia J. Jordan
undated
Jerome C. Biffle
undated
"Daddy Bruce" Randolph Businessman, Philanthropist On Thanksgiving Day, in the mid 1960's he invited over 400 needy persons to his restaurant and fed them - free of charge. Since that time he has fed thousands of people annually, not only on Thanksgiving but on Christmas and Easter. He has received hundreds of awards and several honorary degrees for his humanitarian efforts from people all across the United States. Inducted 1985.
"Daddy Bruce" Randolph
undated
Hon. Wiley Y. Daniel; Judge, U.S. District Court District of Colorado. Inducted 2012.
Hon. Wiley Y. Daniel
undated
Wellington E. Webb Mayor, City of Denver Wellington Edward Webb, Thirty-seventh Mayor of Denver. From 1987 until 1991, he was Denver City Auditor. Elected to Colorado House of Representatives in 1972 and reelected in 1974 and 1976. He was named, in 1977, Regional Director, Department of Health, Education and Welfare by President Jimmy Carter. In 1981, Governor Richard Lamm named him Executive Director, Department of Regulatory Agencies. Inducted 1988.
Wellington E. Webb
undated