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Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Eastman for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-eastman
Abstract

Ben Eastman reflects on his life on the Western Slope and his time spent as an apple grower in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Discusses the history of the Western Slope, the mining and agriculture industries, and the history of Native Americans in the area, Utes in particular. Eastman discusses specifics of apple growing, including varieties of apples, land management, planting, harvesting, and hybridization.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Cedric Page for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-page
Abstract

Cedric "Rick" Page, professor of geography and urban studies at the University of Colorado, reflects on his research on the development of Dearfield, Colorado. Dearfield is considered a "Black town" because of the migration of African Americans out of the south and into the West. Page discusses the history of black communities settling Colorado and their efforts to establish towns and agricultural communities in the early 1900s.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

David Martin oral history interview

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Identifier: CSUmartin
Abstract

David Martin is interviewed in Greeley, Colorado.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Dick Maxfield interview, 2004 January 26, 2006 July 19, 1940-2003

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Identifier: CSUmaxfield
Abstract

Michael Welsh interviews Dick Maxfield in Greeley, Colorado on January 26, 2004. Mr. Maxfield discusses the history of agriculture and water use in Colorado, and his experiences as a farmer in the Cache la Poudre River Basin.

Dates: 2004 January 26; Digitization: 2006 July 19; Coverage: 1940-2003

Ford Stanley, interview: History of Goodman Point, 1990 January 11, 2006 May 31

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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtStanley1
Abstract

Interview.

Dates: 1990 January 11; Digitization: 2006 May 31

Ford Stanley, interview: History of Goodman Point, continued, 1990 January 16, 2006 May 31

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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtStanley2
Abstract

Interview.

Dates: 1990 January 16; Digitization: 2006 May 31

Gene Morey interview, 2003 February 5, 2003 February 26

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Identifier: CSUmorey
Abstract

Michael Welsh conducts 3 interviews with Gene Morey in Windsor, Colorado on February 5, February 19, and Frebruary 16, 2003.

Dates: 2003 February 5; Digitization: 2003 February 26

George Varra interview, 2003 March 6, 2006 July 19, 1977-2003

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Identifier: CSUvarra
Abstract

Sabra Maas interviews George Varra in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 6, 2003. Mr. Varra discusses his work as Water Commissioner for Fort Collins, and the effects of drought on water management in the Cache la Poudre River Basin.

Dates: 2003 March 6; Digitization: 2006 July 19; Coverage: 1977-2003

History lecture by Dwight Patterson, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-028-1
Abstract Patterson gives some of his family's history including that his grandfather homesteaded in Arizona in 1888 and his father ran one of Mesa's first telephone companies. Patterson, who farmed in Mesa, gives a brief overview of the history of farming in the area. He describes some of the machinery used in harvesting and baling hay, and talks about the water supply in Arizona. He discusses the future of farming in the area, the price of land, and the government's interference. Patterson responds...
Dates: 2006 March

Jeanne Williams for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-williams
Abstract Jeanne Williams, author of historical novels, reflects on her childhood growing up in Kansas and Oklahoma. Williams discusses her books, "Valiant Woman," "Harvest of Fury," and many others which are based on the history of the West. Promoting her newest novel "Valiant Woman," Williams discusses westward expansion after the Mexican American War and Civil War and the industries present including mining, trapping, trade, farming, and more. Discusses her research for her novels, particularly the...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

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Interviews 8
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Colorado 7
Agriculture -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 6
Homesteading -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 6
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 5
Montezuma County (Colo.) -- History 5
Agriculture -- Colorado -- History 4
Water use -- Colorado -- History 4
Agriculture -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 3
Greeley (Colo.) 3
Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 2
Denver (Colo.) 2
Frontier and pioneer life -- Mesa (Ariz.) 2
Recreation -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 2
African Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Apple growers 1
Art collections 1
Authors 1
Cities and towns -- Study and teaching 1
Citrus -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
Civic leaders -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Dearfield (Colo.) 1
Depressions -- 1929 1
Droughts -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 1
Farmers 1
Farmers -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
Farmers -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Frontier and pioneer life -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Golden (Colo.) 1
Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 1
Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) -- Families 1
Hotchkiss (Colo.) 1
Indian pottery -- Collectors and collecting 1
Indian textile fabrics -- Collectors and collecting 1
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Colorado Plateau 1
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Social life and customs 1
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Sonoran Desert 1
Japanese Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Kachinas -- Collectors and collecting 1
Labor unions 1
Law 1
Medical care -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
Migration 1
Mormon Church -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
Mormons -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Morrison (Colo.) 1
Okinawa Island (Japan) 1
Ouray (Colo.) 1
Race relations 1
Race relations -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
Ranchers 1
Russia 1
Schools -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
Sheep ranches -- Arizona -- History 1
Sterling (Colo.) 1
Trapping 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Ute Indians 1
Water-supply -- Arizona 1
Western Slope (Colo.) 1
Windsor (Colo.) 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
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