Denver (Colo.)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dick Kitchen for Colorado Reflections
Denver lawyer Dick Kitchen, a graduate of Yale and the University of Denver, reflects on his childhood in Loveland. Discusses his memories of the Ku Klux Klan, dust storms and the Dust Bowl, tramps and poverty, and spending time with his father gliding. Kitchen also reflects on his memories of trips to Elitches and the Daniels & Fisher Tower.
Manuel Laderman for Colorado Reflections, 1983
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.