Manuscripts

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Manuscript of "The Civil War in the Southwest" and "Colonel John P. Slough and the New Mexico Campaign" Preliminary study on Otto Mears, never published

Abstract Benjamin Draper (1907-1980) was a professor of Broadcast Communications at San Fransisco State College, during which he returned to DU for a PhD in theatre. Draper also spent time as assistant to Ida Kruse McFarlane and Anne Evans at the Central City Festival in th 1930s. The Benjamin Draper Manuscript is titled "A Preliminary Tabulation of Colorado Theatre Structures 1859 - 1900 and An Outline of a Four-Part Comprehensive Study The Colorado Theatre 1859-1900, prepared by Benjamin...

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Long time Women's Club member.

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Hattie Horner Louthan (1865-1950) was an author and professor at the University of Denver. This collection contains a typewritten manuscript of her work "The Holy Shadow".

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Jesse Penney Martin was an author and church historian. This collection contains a typed manuscript of Martin's "Golden Anniversary History of Hyde Park and Clayton Presbyterian Church, 1889-1939." The manuscript was given to the University of Denver by Jesse Penney Martin with an inscription indicating that she was a 1915 honorary degree recipient.

Abstract Mary Coyle Chase (1907-1981) wrote plays as well as two novels for children. She became an author in Denver after working as a reporter for the Rocky Mountain News for 14 years. Her most beloved play was Harvey, a fantasy of a convivial tippler and his imaginary six foot white rabbit named Harvey, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1945. Harvey was a huge success on Broadway and later as a movie starring James Stewart. The printed version is available in nearly every language. The...

Abstract Eastern European Jewish immigrant Charles Rich (Shopsie Reich) began as a peddler and eventually started a business of buying and salvaging used automobiles called C. Rich Auto Parts. He helped pioneer the used automotive cars, trucks, and parts business in Denver. He and his wife Rebecca became the parents of 10 children. Their youngest son Ken Rich propelled the Denver Truck Sales to become one of the leading manufacturers and dealers of reconditioned used heavy specialty trucks in over 30...

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Robert C. Black III (1914-2001) received an M.A. from the University of Denver and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Trinity College, as well as Temple Buell College in Denver. After retiring from teaching he lived near Tabernash, Colorado. Black is the author of several books on historical topics. Collection includes manuscript of Island in the Rockies: The History of Grand County, Colorado, to 1930.

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Typescript manuscript of "This Is Our Land" Volume I, about Ute Indians. It has been described as a comprehensive history, factual account of people, events, political, social pressures of the the Northern Ute Indians.