Colorado
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
B'nai B'rith Women, circa 1963
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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
Caroline Bancroft for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-bancroft
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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
Jesse H. Newlon Papers
Collection
Identifier: M013
Abstract
Jesse H. Newlon (1882-1941) served as Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools from 1920 to 1927. During his tenure, Denver became nationally known for its innovations in public education. While Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, Newlon oversaw the building of fifteen schools, created a program for curriculum revision in which classroom teachers were the key participants, and gained consensus for a single salary schedule for teachers, regardless of whether they taught in...
Dates:
1916-1941
Minutes PHAC Board Meeting, November 4, 1968, 1968 November 4
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Identifier: M056.01.0002.0009.00001
Abstract
Minutes of the Park Hill Action Committee (PHAC) from a meeting held on November 4, 1968 in Denver, Colorado. Issues under discussion include: joint community endeavors between the PHAC and Temple Buell College, the building of facilities for youth recreation, the efforts of the PHAC on behalf of quality integrated schools, and the racial integration of the Park Hill neighborhood. The report of the PHAC Schools sub-committee deals with the issues related to the implementation of the Noel...
Dates:
1968 November 4
Rachel Noel for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-noel_rachel
Abstract
Rachel Noel, a Colorado educator, was born in Hampton, Virginia and moved to Colorado when her husband started his medical practice. They chose Colorado because Noel's husband could practice medicine in an integrated hospital. Reflects on segregation and discrimination against African Americans in health, housing, education, and daily life in Colorado in the 1950s. Discusses her experience as a committee member appointed by the board of education to look at inequality in Denver Public...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined