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Denver Public Schools

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Use for the Denver School system generally. For the governing board, use: School District Number One in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. --Board of Education.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

A. Helen Anderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M016
Abstract A. Helen Anderson (1891-1975) was the Director of Publications for Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado (1929-1956) during the tenure of Superintendent Archie Threlkeld. Anderson taught at South High School in Denver from 1929-1956. She was an advocate for improved educational programs in the Denver area. Editorials, newspaper clippings and correspondence on public school controversies such as McCarthyism and school integration, assembled during A. Helen Anderson's tenure as Director...
Dates: 1950-1969; Majority of material found in 1950-1969

Archie Loyd Threlkeld Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M012
Abstract Archie Loyd Threlkeld (1889-1967) was Assistant and Deputy Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools from 1921 to 1927 under Jesse H. Newlon. He was Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools for ten years, from 1927 to 1937. While Deputy Superintendent, A. L. Threlkeld directed the curriculum revision program that became internationally known. During the Great Depression, Threlkeld continued the school building program and successfully resisted cutting teachers' salaries. This...
Dates: 1924-1966; Majority of material found in 1924-1932

Attacks on Schools - Editorials, 1950-1951

 File
Identifier: M016.01.0001.0001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 1 contains newspaper editorials relating to attacks on schools.

Dates: 1950-1951

B'nai B'rith Women, circa 1963

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0004.00082
Abstract

Left to right: Barbara Coopersmith, Superintendent of Schools Kenneth E. Oberholtzer, Mary Morris, and Ann Grazi sit around a table looking at 1962-63 Memo and Date Books. The women are members of B'nai B'rith Women in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1963

Box 2, 1904-1975

 File — Box B152.01.0002: Series B152.01 [Barcode: U186020738128]
Identifier: B152.01.0002
Abstract

(1) file folder: personal papers of Rose Goldfain; plaque of Hadassah acknowledgement of bequest from Rose Goldfrain; Denver high school diploma for Samuel Goldfain (1916); copy of citizenship document for Joseph Goldfain (1904).

Dates: 1904-1975

Box 20: Awards - DPS and DU, 1993-2007

 File — Box B401.03.0020: Series B401.03 [Barcode: U186023300699]
Identifier: B401.03.0020
Abstract Box contans awards, plaques, and certificates from Denver Public Schools and University of Denver awarded to Jordon Perlmutter and to Jordon Perlmutter and company: DS auxiliary Heavyweight wrestling champion plaque; award for supporting DPS art exhibit; Certificate for Outstanding Graduate of the Denver Public Schools; Daniels College of Business Voices of Experience Speaker Series plaques for 2006 and 2007 and photograph; award for raising $219 million for the University of DEnver; Burns...
Dates: 1993-2007

Busing - Denver Public Schools - Newspaper Clippings, 1962-1969

 File
Identifier: M016.02.0001.0002
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 2 contains newspaper clippings on school busing and other school controversies.

Dates: 1962-1969

Caroline Bancroft for Colorado Reflections

 Item
Identifier: couda-bancroft
Abstract

Caroline Bancroft, author and journalist, describes her education at the Denver Public Schools and Smith College. Discusses her journey to becoming a literary editor for the Denver Post and the struggles she encountered along the way. Bancroft reflects on her path to becoming a Colorado historian through classes offered at the University of Denver and her work as an author.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Correspondence - Allen Zoll and National Council for American Education, 1950-1953

 File
Identifier: M016.03.0001.0004
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 3 contains correspondence with Allen Zoll and National Council for American Education, and a bibliography.

Dates: 1950-1953

Denver Newspaper Clippings on Public School Controversies in U.S., 1950-1953

 File
Identifier: M016.02.0001.0003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 2 contains newspaper clippings on school busing and other school controversies.

Dates: 1950-1953

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Type
Archival Object 13
Collection 6
 
Subject
Denver (Colo.) 9
Education 7
Colorado 5
Citizenship 3
Diplomas 3