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Lazard Cahn, Papers
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(1.6 cubic ft.)
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Personal papers of Lazard Cahn, expert in mineralogy and crystallography and resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning minerals, including letters between Cahn and Charles Palache who named the mineral cahnite after Lazard Cahn. Also included are inventories of Cahn’s mineral collections and an article written by Cahn and published in German in 1919.
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1865-1960
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MSS 0070
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Online Finding Aid
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Douglas Calvert
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(1 folder)
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Manuscript: “James F. Burns: A Company Man with a Union Card.”
A study of the pro-union attitudes developed by James Burns during his life and involvement with the Portland Mine and Mill.
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1997
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MSS 0080 SC
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YMCA Camp Shady Brook Records
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(.3 cubic feet)
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The YMCA Camp Shady Brook Records date from 1958-1998 and consist of organizational records and printed material.
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1958-1998
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MSS 0410
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Online Finding Aid
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Albert E. Carlton - William K. Gillett, Correspondence
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(.8 cubic ft.)
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Correspondence consisting primarily of letters, memos, and telegrams between Albert E. Carlton of the Colorado Trading and Transfer Company and William K. Gillett of the Midland Terminal Railway Company largely concerning railway and trading company business in what is now Teller and El Paso Counties, Colorado. Items date from December, 1896 to May 1916, with the bulk of the correspondence occurring between 1896 and 1902.
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1896-1916
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MSS 0166
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Online Finding Aid
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Annie Carter
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(1 folder)
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Manuscript: “These Granite Hills: The Story of Man’s Interrelationship With the Rugged, Isolated Mountain Environment of Mueller State Park.”
Narrative history of Mueller State Park and its immediate environs assembled as background in anticipation of an interpretive program at the Park.
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Undated
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MSS 0081 SC
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Casualty Lists – El Paso County, Colorado
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(.25 linear ft.)
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Notebook with newspaper obits and casualty lists (including MIA, KIA and POW) of WWII soldiers from El Paso County, Colorado.
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Ca. 1941-1945
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MSS 0223
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Online Finding Aid
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Cemetery Advisory Board
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(.25 linear ft.)
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Photos, clippings, minutes, etc. from the South End Improvement Society, relating to city cemeteries.
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Ca. 1975-1976
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MSS 0224
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Online Finding Aid
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Archie Chadbourne
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(1 linear ft.)
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Scrapbook, magazine articles by Archie Chadbourne
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Ca. 1913-1931
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MSS 0221
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Online Finding Aid
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Chapman-Whitney Residence
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Blueprints, design specifications and a notebook of decorating samples for residence at 1700 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs.
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Ca. 1929-1945
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Unprocessed
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Charles E. Thomas Notebooks
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(.4 c.f.)
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Notebooks with addresses, statements, lectures, talks, and memoirs.
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1912-1942
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CU 16
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Charles E. Thomas Notebook
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(1 folder)
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Notebook of photogrpahs and floor plans.
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ca. 1920s
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CU 16.1
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Colorado Springs Child Guidance Center Records
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(3 Folders)
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Monthly board minutes of the Colorado Springs Child Guidance Center. Statistics and operating funds are also included throughout the minutes.
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September 30, 1957 - November 19, 1964
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MSS 0424 SC
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Chinook Bookshop, Inc., Records
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(3 c.f.)
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This collection documents the history of the Chinook Bookshop, Inc. Materials include policy manuals, clippings, photographs, correspondence, newsletters, and memorabilia. The collection is not comprehensive and includes only a sampling of business records.
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1958-2004
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MSS 0243
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Online Finding Aid
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Citizens Project
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(33 c.f.)
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Citizens Project was established in 1992 by Amy Divine and Doug Triggs with the goal of promoting inclusion and respect for diversity. The collection contains 27.2 cubic feet of organizational records, subject files, newsletters, and photographs dating from 1983-2011, with the bulk of material covering 1991-2007.
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1983-2012 [1991-2009]
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MSS 0307
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City of Colorado Springs. Department of Public Utilities. Water Division Tapping Records
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City of Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board
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(.5 c.f.)
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The City of Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board Collections contains information on locations in Colorado Springs that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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1985-2007
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MSS 0340
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Online Finding Aid
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City Planning
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See Historic Preservation Board
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Colorado Springs Civil Rights Movement Records
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(.452 c.f.)
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The Colorado Springs Civil Rights Movement Records date 1934-2004 and include material on the Roosevelt Hill Jr. shooting, Suzanne Rodgers, the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, and miscellaneous documents.
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1934-2004
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MSS 0492
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Online Finding Aid
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Clara Louise Strecker
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(1 Folder)
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"Photographs," manuscript. Accompanied by a letter. Scrapbook of Clara's visit to Colorado Springs at the home of Miss Beulah Whaite. Includes newspaper clippings.
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1904
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CU 15
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Cliff House, Records
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(78 c.f.)
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Day books, guest registers, correspondence, journals, etc.
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1872-1950
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MSS 0298
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Online Finding Aid
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Clinton H. Woodruff
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(1 Folder)
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Certificate of Appreciation
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Undated
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MSS 0248
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Clothing/Fashions
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see EPHEMERA – Historic Clothing Patterns
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Clarence Coil Records
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(2.26 c.f.)
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The Clarence Coil records date from 1950-1977 [1950-1969] and consist of professional papers and printed material.
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1950-1977 [1950-1969]
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MSS 0391
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Online Finding Aid
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Collier – Ramage Collection
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(6 cubic ft.)
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Genealogical material, letterbooks and photographs related to the Joseph M. Collier and William W. Ramage families
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Ca. 1891-1970
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Unprocessed – Inventory available
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Colorado Springs Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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(1 linear ft.)
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Correspondence, testimony, ledger book, etc. re black history: civil rights, legal cases and NAACP business
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1918-1959
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MSS 0256
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Colorado Amateur Sports Corporation
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See COLORADO SPRINGS SPORTS CORPORATION
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Colorado Council of Adult Education, Records
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(.25 linear ft.)
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By-laws, minutes, reports, memos, membership lists (very sketchy)
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Ca. 1953-1972
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Unprocessed
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Colorado Electric Power Company
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(.6 cubic feet)
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This collection is comprised of two Colorado Electric Power Company Lettpress books with typed copies of letters sent to vendors and customers. The books range in date from 1900-1910.
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1900-1910
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MSS 0434
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Map, Abstract, & Title Company
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(.226 c.f.)
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A bound ledger of correspondence and legal documents regarding abstracts of title in the Pikes Peak region. This collection dates 1947-1948.
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1947-1948
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MSS 0459
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Mountian Club
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see PIKES PEAK GROUP, COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB
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Colorado Mountain Reclamation Foundation Records
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(.6 c.f.)
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The Colorado Mountain Reclamation Foundation Records consist of a scrapbook, annual reports, reclamation plans, and various business and financial materials concerning the foundation’s goal of improving the aesthetics of three quarry sites that had been left scarred by decades of mining known as the “scars on the mountain.”
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1956-2008
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MSS 0356
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Public Expenditure Council Records
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(1 c.f.)
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The Colorado Public Expenditure Council Records date from 1966-1985 and include Special Reports, Research Briefs, Newsletters, Comments, Taxpayer Reports, and Miscellaneous material.
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1966-1985
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MSS 0455
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Schools Collection
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(.45 cubic feet)
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The Colorado Schools Collection dates from 1875-1995. The material in this artificial collection covers El Paso, Fremont, Gunnison, Montezuma, and Teller Counties and includes correspondence, school census reports, commencement programs, and diplomas.
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1875-1995
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MSS 0443
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Airport
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(.25 linear ft.)
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Correspondence, specifications, estimates, etc. re construction of airport.
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1927-1944 (bulk 1940-1941)
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MSS 0226
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs and Additions, Plat Maps and Index
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(2.5 linear ft.)
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Early plat maps of Colorado Springs. Some are very fragile and/or damaged. Index is in a bound volume.
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Ca. 1873-1913
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MSS 0306
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Centennial Celebration, Collection
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(.4 cubic ft.)
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Material relating to the Centennial Celebration of Colorado Springs held in 1972. The majority of the collection is made up of ephemera, including programs, schedules of events, certificates and invitations. In addition, there are copies of a production, "The Century Force," which was put on at Penrose Stadium, and copies of a special supplement to Empire Magazine about the Colorado Springs centennial.
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1972
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MSS 0181
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Company, Records
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(9.5 linear ft.)
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Twenty-five bound volumes of records including minute books, deed books, stock certificate books, journals, and ledgers of the Colorado Springs Company and affiliated organizations such as the Antlers Hotel Company and the National Land and Improvement Company. The bulk of these records date from the 1870s to the 1950s and document the founding of Colorado Springs, Colorado, including information about land sales and the establishment of businesses in the town.
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1866-1977
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MSS 0073
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs - El Paso County (Colo.). Civil Defense Agency. Community Shelter Plan Records.
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(4 folders)
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Records, primarily press releases and other publicity, related to the dissemination of a Community Shelter Plan for Colorado Springs and El Paso County in 1968. The Community Shelter Plan was intended as a comprehensive compilation of information to be used by area residents in the event of a nuclear attack including what to do, where to go, and how to prepare shelters at home.
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1968
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MSS 0145 SC
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Colorado Springs Pride Center Records
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(4 c.f.)
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The Colorado Springs Pride Center was one of the oldest LGBT community centers in the United States. The collection dates from 1987-2012 and includes Organizational Records, Printed Material, Scrapbooks, Media, and Photographs.
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1987-2012
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MSS 0461
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Public Forums
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(43 Items)
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The Colorado Springs Public Forums provided "a demonstration in adult civic education sponsored by the Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior." Discussions focused on various themes.
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1936
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MSS 0352
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Colorado Springs Rodeo Association, Records
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(25 cubic ft.)
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Use of this collection restricted. Records produced by the Colorado Springs Rodeo Association and its business entity, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Association, during the organization, promotion and production of the annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Included are correspondence, annual reports, meeting minutes, financial information, scrapbooks, programs, photographs, audio and videotapes, sound recordings, ephemera and artwork. The bulk of the materials in this collection date from 1949 to 1989.
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1921-2000
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MSS 0053
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Colorado Springs Sports Corporation
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(129 linear ft.)
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Records, reports, PR material, etc.
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Ca. 1978-1991
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Unprocessed - Inventory available
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Colorado Springs Symphony Guild, Records
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(6.2 cubic ft.)
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The Colorado Springs Symphony Guild was an organization involved in educational activities and fundraising events supporting the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra. The records date 1954-2008 and consist of Business Records, Financial Records, Fundraising Events, and Scrapbooks
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1958-2008
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MSS 0180
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians
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(1.5 c.f.)
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Minutes, financial documentation, yearbooks, and photos document the history of the Colorado Springs Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians from 1963 to 2008.
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1963-2008
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MSS 0345
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Effort
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(1 linear ft.)
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Abstracts of titles for buildings in downtown Colorado Springs.
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Ca. 1872-1971
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MSS 0220
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Online Finding Aid
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Colorado Springs World Affairs Council, Packet
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(1 folder)
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Packet of information from the 25th anniversary of the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council (1979-2004).
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2004
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MSS 0228 SC
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Colorado Title and Trust Company, Account Ledger
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(1.5 linear ft.)
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Account ledger
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Ca. 1927-1930
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Original order
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Richard S. Harwood
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(1 folder)
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Manuscript: "J. Arthur Connell." Life of J. Arthur Connell, president of the Colorado Title and Trust Company from 1902-1933. 15 pages, includes pictures.
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2011
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MSS 0365
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Construction Specifications Institute - Pikes Peak Chapter
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(5 c.f.)
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The Construction Specifications Institute – Pikes Peak Chapter Records date from 1965-1997 and consist of business and financial records, conference and trade show material, journals, newsletters, and photographs.
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1965-1997
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MSS 0383
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Online Finding Aid
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William R. Conte, Papers
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(1.13 cubic feet)
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The William R. Conte Papers date from 1890-1982 [1908-1982] and consist of Writings, Overlook Properties, Subject Files, and Printed Material.
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1890-1982 [1908-1982]
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MSS 0029
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Online Finding Aid
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Jay Cook
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(1 Folder)
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Pikes Peak Panorama - Music
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July 4, 1959
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MSS 0146
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Susan Coolidge
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(1 folder)
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Manuscript: "Helen Hunt Jackson." Biographical sketch of author Helen Hunt Jackson, published as an introduction in the 1900 Little, Brown, and Co. two volume Monterey edition of Ramona.
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1900?
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MSS 0122 SC
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A. E. Cooper Records
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(.4 c.f.)
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The A.E. Cooper records date from 1880-1937 [1928-1937] and consist of correspondence, financial records and photographs. All material pertains to the building of a log cabin in Woodland Park, Colorado.
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1880-1937 [1928-1937]
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MSS 0381
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Online Finding Aid
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Elizabeth Cowles Partridge Records
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(.2 c.f.)
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Elizabeth Cowles Partridge was best known for climbing all 52 Colorado mountain peaks.
Item one: Booklet titled "Alpine Beginner" undated, written by Cowles.
Item two: Binder titled "First Swiss Climbs, August 1933/Colorado-Wyoming-Canada, 1934-1935." This book contains flight training and flight plan information. This was probably written by Elizabeth's husband, Gen. Earle Everard Partridge, a pilot.
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ca. 1933-34
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MSS 0401
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Colorado State University Extension in El Paso County Records
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(4.7 c.f.)
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The Colorado State University Extension in El Paso County Records date from 1912-1994 and include reports and scrapbooks.
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1912-1994
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MSS 0435
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Online Finding Aid
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