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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Gulliford for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16

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Identifier: couda-gulliford
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Andrew Gulliford, photographer, oral historian, instructor at Silk Elementary School and Colorado Mountain College, discusses the early one-room county schoolhouses in Colorado and the qualifications and restrictions placed on teachers.

Dates: about 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Brad Bowles for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-bowles
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Brad Bowles, professor of theater at the University of Colorado at Denver, discusses his work with senior citizens to collect biographical stories in order to create plays based on these stories. Reflects on a play he wrote with a student, "The Red Wheelbarrow," and how it led to the creation of what Bowles calls senior theater after a performance at a senior citizen community center. Reflects on his process which includes collecting stories and transforming them into performances.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Helen Miles Bradshaw for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-bradshaw
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Helen Miles Bradshaw reflects on her life in Hugo, Colorado, where she was born. Bradshaw describes the town, her first home, childhood games, the big blizzard in 1913, and the dustbowl in the 1930s. Bradshaw reflects on her time as a schoolteacher, taking tests to become a teacher, and her memories of teaching at rural schools. Discusses Saint Mark's Church in Denver and her book about the history of the church.

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

Mary Kirke Wilson for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-wilson
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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.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown_ghosttowns
Abstract Robert (Bob) Brown, a retired history teacher and author, discusses the ghost towns of Colorado and his research for his books. Brown reflects on his change from teaching at the University of Denver to teaching at public schools. Brown discusses the formation and dissolution of towns in the Rocky Mountains, usually based around mining, beginning around the 1850s. Brown discusses what criteria a town must meet to be called a ghost town, and mentions Mesa Verde, Georgetown, Leadville, Cripple...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown_pikes
Abstract Robert (Bob) Brown, retired teacher and author, discusses how Pike's Peak got its name. Explains what Colorado looked like before it became a territory or state and the formation of different towns and cities in Colorado. Brown discusses the how the Gold Rush, which brought people out West to Colorado, was precipitated by the "Panic of 1857," an economic depression. Discusses how people traveled out west, mostly by stagecoaches, by the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, or the Smoky Hill...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined