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Found in 1121 Collections and/or Records:
Himno a Hidalgo, 1958, 2006
Item
Identifier: CCcobos10.27
Abstract
Leyba, New Mexico. Quality: Fair.
Dates:
1958; Digitization: 2006
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
History lecture by Florence Knox Mitten, 1985 February, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSM02-47
Abstract
Local history lecture
Dates:
1985 February; Digitization: 2006 March
History of Cortez Library Service, 1973 April 13, 2006 May 31
Item
Identifier: CPLHCAudioINTWilson-McGowen
Abstract
Interview discussing history of Montezuma County, Colorado.
Dates:
1973 April 13; Digitization: 2006 May 31
History of the Mancos Valley through stories about Ward, William; Brooks, Theodore; Armstrong, Mavin; Ashback, Margaret; Ormiston, Clare; Brittain, Leona Davenport; Freeman, Thomas; Freeman, Semiramus; Freeman et al, 1975, 2006 August 10
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Identifier: MPL01
Abstract
Unknown person recounts the history of some pioneering families and individuals of the Mancos Valley including the William Ward family, Theodore Brooks,Mavin Armstrong, Margaret Ashback, Leona Davenport Brittain, Thomas Jefferson and Semiramus Freeman, Brothers Will, Jeff, and Henry Freeman, Charlie and Mary Freeman, and Anna Lou Freeman. Mrs. Robert Holston reads "Our Old Timers" written by Mattie Holston for the Febuary 17th 1933 edition of "The Mancos Times". Clare Menefee reads a story...
Dates:
1975; Digitization: 2006 August 10
"History of the Pioneers of the Mancos Valley," obituary of Lamb, Mary Elizabeth, and the history of the Montezuma National Forest, 1975, 2006 August 10
Item
Identifier: MPL04
Abstract
1:02:50
Dates:
1975; Digitization: 2006 August 10
Houston Waring for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-waring
Abstract
Houston Waring, longtime editor of the Littleton Independent newspaper, reflects on his move from Georgia to Colorado in 1921 to treat his tuberculosis. Reflects on ending his naval career due to being sick, his transition to becoming a journalist in Colorado, and his time at the University of Colorado at Boulder including his involvement with a fraternity there. Discusses his career as editor of the Littleton Independent and the growth of Littleton. Reflects on the influence of the KKK and...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Howard McIlrath for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-mcilrath
Abstract
Dr. Howard McIlrath reflects on his time in Colorado, particularly spending summers in the Rocky Mountains. Reflects on working at the YMCA and the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, eventually managing the hotel for three years. Describes the people, landscapes, and business of Estes in the 1920s and 1930s and reflects on the changes to Estes.
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Idabelle Arndt for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-arndt
Abstract
Idabelle Arndt grew up in Idaho Springs and describes her family history of mining, her earliest recollections of Colorado, and the beginning of her love for geology. Discusses her activities in childhood including jumping rope, joining Campfire Girls, and exploring the mines. Discusses the narrow gauge railroad that serviced the mountains around Georgetown, Central City, Idaho Springs, and Golden. Reflects on her experience as a school teacher in Wyoming and Colorado and her education at...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Indita de 'Ciquio Lucero, 1958, 2006
Item
Identifier: CCcobos10.21
Abstract
Tome, New Mexico. New Mexican historical ballad set in 1884. Sung and recited. Composed by Casimiro Lujan. Quality: Good/ Fair.
Dates:
1958; Digitization: 2006
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- Canciones 193
- Interviews 99
- Colorado 93
- Alabados 85
- Denver (Colo.) 69
- Westminster (Colo.) -- Biography 56
- Westminster (Colo.) -- History 56
- Indigenous peoples of North America 51
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 51
- Nevada 50
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century 49
- Northern Paiute Indians 46
- Northern Paiute women 42
- Adams County (Colo.) -- Biography 37
- Adams County (Colo.) -- History 37
- Corridos 35
- History 27
- Valses chiquiados 25
- Ranch life -- Grouse Creek (Utah) 23
- Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Social life and customs 22
- Hispanic heritage 22
- Oral histories 21
- Ranchers -- Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Interviews 21
- Mormons -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 20
- Steel industry and trade -- United States -- History 20
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 18
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- Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 16
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- Children's songs, Spanish 13
- Depressions -- 1929 13
- Entriegas de novios 13
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- Central business districts -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 10
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- College administrators -- Greeley (Colo.) -- Interviews 9
- Agriculture -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 8
- Authors 8
- Anglo-American song 7
- Cortez (Colo.) -- History 7
- Homesteading -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 7
- Los pastores 7
- Montezuma County (Colo.) -- History 7
- Mormons -- Grouse Creek (Utah) 7
- Railroads 7
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- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 7
- Agriculture -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 6
- Central City (Colo.) 6
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 6
- Gold mines and mining 6
- Greeley (Colo.) 6
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 6
- Race discrimination 6
- Schools -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 6
- Tiwa Indians 6
- Tiwa Indians -- Customs and practices 6
- Tiwa Indians -- History 6
- Boulder (Colo.) 5
- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 5
- Civic leaders -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 5
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) -- History 5
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- Recreation -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 5
- Segregation 5
- African Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 4
- Agriculture -- Colorado -- History 4
- Architecture 4
- Cable cars (Streetcars) 4
- Cowboys -- Grouse Creek (U.S.) -- Interviews 4
- Denver (Colo.) -- History 4
- El Paso (Tex.) 4
- Golden (Colo.) 4
- Grouse Creek (Utah) 4
- Instrumental music -- Grouse Creek (Utah) 4
- Leadville (Colo.) 4
- Musical groups -- Grouse Creek (Utah) 4
- Puerto Rico 4
- Ranchers' spouses -- Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Interviews 4
- Ranching 4
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.) 4
- Theater 4
- Water use -- Colorado -- History 4
- Agricultural extension work -- Colorado 3
- Agriculture -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 3
- Amusements -- Grouse Creek (Utah) 3
- Dove Creek (Colo.) -- History 3
- Education 3
- Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.) 3
- Farming 3 + ∧ less
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