Cullis, Harry
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Lou Smith for Colorado Reflections
Lou Smith, a civil engineer, discusses the changes and evolution of architecture in Denver, Colorado. Smith reflects on the skyline of Denver, the changing nature of construction, and the character of Denver skyscrapers.
Manuel Laderman for Colorado Reflections, 1983
Marian Laurent for Colorado Reflections
Marian Laurent, a freelance writer born and raised in Colorado, reflects on her childhood in Golden, attending a country school heated by a stove, and dancing to big band music at the Trocadero Ballroom at Elitches. Laurent discusses riding the Interurban Trolley from Golden to Denver on her 6th birthday and visiting the tea rooms in the Daniels and Fisher Tower.
Mary Kirke Wilson for Colorado Reflections
Mary Kirke Wilson reflects on her memories of Canyon City, Hugo, Hardin, and Denver, Colorado. Wilson recalls memories of her father's laundry business and general store, the fashions of the 1920s, music on the radio in the 1910s and 1920s. Wilson attended Colorado Women's College and reflects on her experience in college. Finally, Mary Kirke Wilson discusses her career as a school teacher.
Mary Rae for Colorado Reflections
Mary Rae discusses her career in real estate and historic preservation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver. Rae reflects on the historic home she uses for her offices on the 900 block of Logan Street in Denver, called the McKinley Mansion which was built in 1896. Discusses the destructions of the Moffat Mansion and purchasing the Croke-Patterson Mansion before it was demolished.
Mela Lindsay for Colorado Reflections
Mela Lindsay (Amelia Meisner Lindsay) was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1905. She discusses her family's journey across the world. Her family moved to Kansas and she moved to Colorado in 1927 after getting married. Mela Lindsay discusses her memories of the landscape of Denver in the 1920s, living through the Great Depression, and being married to a Denver police officer. Lindsay also discusses her books: "The White Lamb" and "A Window into the Iron Curtain."
Meryl Stewart for Colorado Reflections
Molly Newman for Colorado Reflections
Molly Newman discusses her experience in the theater world in Colorado. Newman served as "Playwright in Residence" at the Denver Center Theater Company after training as an actress at the University of Denver. Newman was the author of "Quilters" based on oral histories depicting the life stories of women in Colorado. Newman discusses her work transforming these oral histories into the written play.
Oleta L. Crane for Colorado Reflections
Oleta L. Crane, the first Black woman in the Rocky Mountain area to be accepted as a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, reflects on her time as a young adult. Crane discusses her civil rights activism and attending the Waveland Conference in Mississippi in 1939. Crane reflects on her experiences with segregation, racism, and discrimination. Crane discusses her time in the Army, her training, her different positions and ranks, and her life after retiring from the military.
Olietta Moore for Colorado Reflections
Olietta Moore, born and raised in Colorado, reminisces on her childhood growing up in the Barnum neighborhood, opening of the Colfax Viaduct, and riding the Barnum streetcar. Discusses writing music, attending the University of Denver at the Lamont School of Music, and entertaining soldiers after World War I. Moore reflects on the creation of the Cosmopolitan Club, fighting against segregation, and the Klu Klux Klan in Denver. Briefly mentions her work as a hard rock miner.
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