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M 194 Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado postcards and printed materials

Collection Summary    back to top

Title Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado postcards and printed materials collection
Dates (Inclusive) 1880-1990
Creator These materials were donated by gift from Nina Heald Webber over time.
Abstract This collection consists of assorted historically significant printed materials, many of them rare, of southwest Colorado. Subjects include Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, and Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, and other small Rocky Mountain towns of the Western Slope of Colorado. This collection is useful for anyone researching the history of various Southwestern topics.
Unique ID M 194
Quantity Record Groups 1-5 consist of more than 200 items in 7.5 document case and 1 flat lidded box. Record Group 6 comprises the postcard collection and contains more than 3,000 postcards.  


Arrangement    back to top
 This collection is arranged into record groups based on types of locations, then grouped into series by a geographical region, then according to material type or subject.

Scope & Contents    back to top
This collection consists of assorted historically significant printed materials, many of them rare, of southwest Colorado. Subjects include Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, and Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, and other small Rocky Mountain towns of the Western Slope of Colorado. This collection is useful for anyone researching the history of various Southwestern topics

Restrictions    back to top
None.

Preferred Citation    back to top
Nina Heald Weber postcard and printed materials collection, Fort Lewis College. Center of Southwest Studies.

Processing Info    back to top
Todd Ellison, Certified Archivist, Center of Southwest Studies, produced item level descriptions, archivally re-housed the photographs, and produced a guide to the collection in October of 2007. The collection is regularly added to, so in June 2012, archival student assistant Kelley McBride arranged and described the collection to the sub-series level.

Acquisition Info    back to top
This collection was a gift from Nina Heald Webber to the Center of Southwest Studies (multiple accessions from 2002 to recently). The initial bulk of the collection was appraised on November 1, 2004 by Dr. David Farmer. 

Separated Materials    back to top
The postcard collection description can be found here.

Related Materials    back to top
Collection M 195 (at the Center of Southwest Studies): Southwest postcards
[this is the Center's general catch-all collection of postcards; not yet available in digital format]

Collection M 224 (at the Center of Southwest Studies): postcards in the R. H. "Bob" Tyner papers

University of Delaware Library Post Card Collection: http://fletcher.lib.udel.edu/collections/dpc/index.htm

Library of Congress American Memory Project: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html

 
Access Terms    back to top
Archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde
Cities and towns--Colorado--Ouray
Cities and towns--Colorado--Silverton
Cliff-dwellings--Colorado--Mesa Verde
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Friendly societies--Colorado--Silverton
Gold mines and mining--Colorado--San Juan Mountains
Historic buildings--Colorado--Silverton
Mesa Verde (Colo.)
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Miners--Colorado
Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Ouray County
Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Silverton
Mountain railroads--Colorado--San Juan Mountains
Mountains--Colorado--San Juan County
Mountains--Colorado--Telluride
National parks and reserves--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park
Ouray (Colo.)--Description--Views
Ouray Highway (Colo.)
Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Mesa Verde--Antiquities
Red Mountain (Colo.)
San Juan Mountains (Colo.)
Silverton (Colo.)
Social groups--Colorado--Silverton
Stagecoaches--Colorado--Ouray
Streets--Colorado--Ouray
Telluride (Colo.)


Series/Container List    back to top

Record Groups

RG 1: Towns
RG 2: Ruins and Monuments
RG 3: Railroads
RG 4: Mining
RG 5: General Colorado
RG 6: Postcard Collection

RG 1: Towns    back to RG list

Series 1.1 Durango Sub-series
General 1.1.1
History and Politics 1.1.2
Businesses (Includes matchbooks, advertisements, menus, etc.) 1.1.3
Events (Example: Spanish Trails Fiesta) 1.1.4
High School (Includes the Toltec yearbook) 1.1.5
Fort Lewis College 1.1.6
News Clippings 1.1.7

Series 1.2 Silverton Sub-series
General/Tourism 1.2.1
History and Politics 1.2.2
Businesses 1.2.3
Events 1.2.4
News Clippings 1.2.5

Series 1.3 Ouray Sub-series
General/Tourism 1.3.1
History and Politics 1.3.2
Businesses 1.3.3
High School 1.3.4
News Clippings 1.3.5

Series 1.4 Telluride Sub-series
General/Tourism 1.4.1
History and Politics 1.4.2
Businesses 1.4.3
Events 1.4.4

Series 1.5: Ridgeway

Series 1.6: Golden

Series 1.7: Aspen

Series 1.8: Creede

Series 1.9: Cortez

Series 1.10: Pagosa Springs

Series 1.11: Alamosa

Series 1.12: Lake City

Series 1.13: Bayfield

Series 1.14: Mancos

RG 2: Ruins and Monuments    back to RG list

Series 2.1: Mesa Verde

    Sub-series 2.1.1 National Park Service Ephemera and Publications
    Sub-series 2.1.2 Publications (Not produced by the NPS)
    Sub-series 2.1.3 Guides and Maps
    Sub-series 2.1.4 Advertising
    Sub-series 2.1.5 Souvenirs

Series 2: Aztec Ruins

Series 2.3: Four Corners

Series 2.4: Black Canyon

Series 2.5: Department of the Interior Publications

Series 2.6: General

RG 3: Railroads    back to RG list

Series 3.1: Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge

   Sub-series 3.1.1 Railroad Ephemera--i.e., tickets, pricing brochures
   Sub-series 3.1.2 Publications
   Sub-series 3.1.3 Advertising
   Sub-series 3.1.4 Souvenirs


Series 3.2: Kolor Karavan

RG 4: Mining    back to RG list

Series 4.1: Publications
Series 4.2: Miner's Ephemera
Series 4.3: Advertising
Series 4.4: Tourism

RG 5: General Colorado    back to RG list

Series 5:1 History
Series 5:2 Publications
Series 5:3 Advertising
Series 5:4 Travel

   Sub-series 5.4.1 Roads
   Sub-series 5.4.2 Tourism

RG 6: Link to Postcard Collection