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University Park (Denver, Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M054
Abstract The collection consists of oral histories by residents of the University Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado and recount life in the south Denver neighborhood from early 1900 to the mid-1980s as part of 14-year old Barry Matchett's 1986 Eagle Scout project. Residents relate the history of University Park including the trolley that served the area, grocery stores and holiday celebrations. The subdivision was platted in 1892 and the University of Denver moved to its University Park Campus...
Dates: 1986

Wayne O. Littrell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M463
Abstract

Wayne O. Littrell (1920-2017) was an University of Denver alum and served as the University's first head of security from 1952 - 1971. The collection consists of two (2) scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, two (2) reel-to-reel tapes, and other memorabilia collected by Mr. Littrell.

Dates: 1948 - 2011