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M027 Durango, CO City Government records

Collection Summary   

Title Durango, CO City Government records
Dates (Inclusive) 1881-2000s
Dates (Bulk) 1884-1970
Creator The 13 departments of the Durango City government
Abstract This collection consists of historically significant inactive records transferred to the Center of Southwest Studies from the Durango, CO City government.
Unique ID M027
Quantity 64 linear shelf feet of records contained in 41 document cases, 22 flat boxes, 4 small boxes, and 7 unboxed oversized ledgers

Historical Note  
Since 1915, the City of Durango has been a home rule City with the council-manager form of government. The City Council is required by the City Charter to hire a City Manager to help achieve set goals by overseeing the day-to-day operations of the City government and staff. The City Manager is required to put into action the laws, plans, and policies set by the City Council. In addition to the thirteen departments that make up the City of Durango government, there are seventeen boards and commissions that help to set policies and provide services within the City of Durango.

Arrangement  
The record groups (RGs) are numbered consecutively. Following the RG number are the lower levels of organization, which are arranged in series and sometimes in even more specific sub-series. The boxes are not numbered because the collection is expected to grow as materials from the Durango city government will continue to be added. Most record groups are organized from highest hierarchical level to lowest, or from most general to most specific. The series are numbered consecutively. Items within each series and within each folder are arranged chronologically.

Scope & Contents   
This collection consists of historically significant inactive records transferred to the Center of Southwest Studies from the Durango City government. This inventory shows the established record groups and series for the records. The record groups reflect the 13 established City of Durango government departments, which include RG 1: City Council, RG 2: City Manager, RG 3: Director of Finance, RG 4: Director of Public Works, RG 5: Director of Fire Services, RG 6: Director of Police Services, RG 7: Office of Personnel, RG 8: Office of City Clerk, RG 9: Director of Parks and Recreation, RG 10: Director of General Services, RG 11: Director of Planning and Community Development, RG 12: Director of Library Services, and RG 13: Health Department.

Restrictions  
Access.There are no access restrictions on the use of these materials for research purposes. This collection is open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.

Use and Copyright. These materials are for use only in the Delaney Southwest Research Library; they are noncirculating. Limited duplication of print materials is allowed for research purposes. The user assumes full responsibility for observing all applicable laws regarding copyright, property rights, and libel.

Preferred Citation   
Durango, CO City Government records, Fort Lewis College. Center of Southwest Studies.

Processing Info   
This inventory was prepared by the Fort Lewis College archivist. Fort Lewis College student and archival assistant Jill Scheel assisted with the early phases of processing this collection, including work on this inventory, during the fall 1992 trimester and the summer of 1993. This inventory was drafted by the archivist and expanded and updated by archival intern Jen Pack.

Acquisition Info 
In January of 1983, the Durango City Council adopted resolution R-1983-3 designating the Center of Southwest Studies as the records repository for certain selected historical records of the City of Durango. These materials were transferred to the Center of Southwest Studies over time, since at least 1983, from the City and from elected officials, including Council Members Doris Brennan and Jasper Welch, and citizens including Duane Smith. Materials in this collection have a date range of the 1880s to present day. Accession numbers include 1983:01008, 1995:08001, 1997:02004, 1997:03007, 1998:05009, 1999:05004, 2000:04006, 2000:09002, 2001:09001, 2002:03011, 2003:01007, 2003:06003, 2007:037.002 and 2007:037.003 The records available for public study by this arrangement remain the property of the City. For a copy of the resolution, see the appendix to the printed guide.

Separated Materials  
None.

Related Materials   

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P 011 Durango, CO Herald photonegatives, 1955-1992 (draft)
M 065 Durango, CO naturalization records
U 003 Durango, CO oral history collection
M 064 Durango, CO personages collection
P 001 General photographs (includes digital images), Series 1
M 194 Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado collection: includes postcards of Southwest Colorado (digital images), Volumes 1 & 2

Access Terms   
Municipal government--Colorado--Durango.
Municipal officials and employees--Colorado--Durango.


Series/Container List   

Record Groups

RG 1: City Council
RG 2: City Manager
RG 3: Director of Finance
RG 4: Director of Public Works
RG 5: Director of Fire Services
RG 6: Director of Police Services
RG 7: Office of Personnel
RG 8: Office of City Clerk
RG 9: Director of Parks and Recreation
RG 10: Director of General Services
RG 11: Director of Planning and Community Development
RG 12: Director of Library Services
RG 13: Health Department

RG 1: City Council    back to RG list

Series 1.1: Durango City Council records of Jasper Welch, 1991-1999 partial inventory. 6 document boxes.

Series 1.2: Regular meetings, 1990-ongoing (incomplete).

Description Folder
Agendas, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2007 1
Meeting DVDs, 2007 2
Remarks at city council meetings by Harold Shipps, 1991, 1993 3

Series 1.3: Goal setting session documents.

Description Folder
Goal setting session documents: schedule, review of 1985-1986; city dept goal booklets, 1987; top priority goals, 1993-1995 1

Series 1.4: Study session documents.

Description Folder
Study session agendas: review of goal setting session,1987, June 23 & power plant task force recommendations, 2000, Jan 25 1

Series 1.5: Boards and commissions: 1981-ongoing.

Description Folder
Rules and procedures, 1981, 1984, 1993 1
Purpose and responsibilities, 1992-1994 2

Series 1.6: Correspondence: 2006-ongoing.

Description Folder
Rules and procedures, 1981, 1984, 1993 1
Purpose and responsibilities, 1992-1994 2

Series 1.7: Printed materials: 1956-ongoing.

Description Folder
City annual reports, 1956, 1987-1999 1
City annual reports, 2000-2006 2
Calendars, including 125 year anniversary calendar, 2006 3
Durango Centennial letterhead (1880-1980) 4

RG 2: City Manager    back to RG list

Series 2.1: Bids on city projects, ca. 1931-1968. Includes bids for various city projects from several competing companies and/or individuals, the original City Manager issued call for bid and other supporting documents. The company is named in the folder title if it was the sole bidder or contractor. Folders are arranged chronologically by earliest date listed in three sections: first by individual city projects with a specified date, followed by projects and supply bids spanning a date range, then by contract or bid per individual company.

Description Folder
Bids for water pipe, fittings, valves and jute, July 1949 1
Call for bids to clean reservoir no. 2, Nov 1949 2
Bids for front end mounted loader, Jan 1950 3
Bids for police dept radio communication system, March 1950 4
Bids for culvert installation at Main Ave, May 1950 5
Bids for water pipe, fittings, valves and jute, August, 1950 6
Bid for fire hose by Telluride Iron Works Co., July 1951 7
Bids for City of Durango auto insurance, Feb 1952 8
Bids for wood doors, April 1953 9
Bids for repair of building damages, July 1953 10
Bids for sale of public land, July 1953 11
Bids for liquid chlorine contract, Dec 1953 12
Bids for ditch excavation on Junction Street, April 1954 13
Bids for fencing materials, May 1954 14
Bids for refuse unit, May 1956 15
Bids to paint police dept, Jan 1 16
Bids for gasoline storage tank excavation, Feb 1958 17
Bids for Junction Creek arch, March 1958 18
Bids for City of Durango vehicles, 1948-1949, 1954-1962 19
Bids for City of Durango vehicles, 1948-1949, 1954-1962 20
Bids for gasoline and oil, 1951, 1954, 1958 21
Bids for tires, 1953, 1954 22
Bids for Junction Creek bridge construction, 1957, 1959 23
Bid for adding machine by Burroughs Equipment and supporting documents, 1951-1962 24
Liquid chlorine contract with The Denver Fire Clay Co., 1931, 1939 25
Liquid chlorine contract with The Mine and Smelter Supply Co., Dec 1936 26
Liquid chlorine contract with Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. and supporting documents, 1949-1954 27
Miscellaneous receipts, 1947-1954 28

Series 2.2: Correspondence.

Description Folder
Correspondence 1

Series 2.3: Presentation materials.

Description Folder
Of Ron LeBlanc, 2008 1

RG 3: Director of Finance    back to RG list

Series 3.1: Bonds, 1906-1992.

Description Folder
Refunding bonds, 1906, 1924 1
Refunding bonds (cancelled), 1924 2
Trust depository bonds, 1910-1940 3
City officers’ bonds, 1912-1915 4
Destroyed bonds list and correspondence, 1919-1926 5
Sales and use tax revenue refunding bonds report, 1992 6

Series 3.2: Licenses and permit bonds, ca. 1939-1974. Includes licenses and permit bonds issued to individuals and businesses allowing the engaging of business in Durango.

Description Folder
Contractor, 1956-1967 1
Electrical, 1946-1975 2
Electrical, 1946-1975 3
Electrical, 1946-1975 4
Electrical, 1946-1975 5
Excavator, 1949-1974 6
Excavator, 1949-1974 7
Excavator, 1949-1974 8
Gas fitter, 1951-1972 9
Photographer, 1963-1976 10
Photographer, 1963-1976 11
Plumbing and heating, 1939-1974 12
Plumbing and heating, 1939-1974 13

Series 3.3: Reimbursements from the State of Colorado to the City of Durango for vocational education, motor fuel and vehicle licenses, ca. 1949-1963.

Description Folder
Vocational education refunds, 1949-1951 1
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1949-1952 2
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1950-1951 3
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1951-1953 4
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1952-1954 5
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1954-1957 6
Motor fuel tax refunds, 1957-1963 7
Motor vehicle license refunds, 1956, 1963 8

Series 3.4: Check vouchers.

Description Folder
Check vouchers 2458-2570. April-May 1943 1

Series 3.5: Building permit book.

Description Folder
Building permit book, blank, undated 1

Series 3.6: City budgets.

Description Folder
Annual budgets, 1960, 1982, 1991, 1998 1
Budget preparation calendar, 1998 2

Series 3.7: Property Tax Affidavit.

Description Folder
Property Tax Affidavit, 1949 1

Series 3.8: City Treasurer Ledgers, 1884-1933. 12 oversized volumes.

Description Volume
Cash ledger, 1895-1902 1
Cash ledger, 1902-1911 2
City treasurer journal of accounts ledger, 1884-1895 3
City treasurer ledger, 1884-1894 4
City treasurer ledger, 1899-1904 5
City treasurer ledger, 1899-1918 6
City treasurer accounts ledger, 1887-1890 7
City treasurer accounts ledger, 1888-1891 8
City treasurer accounts ledger, 1891-1893 9
City treasurer accounts ledger, 1894-1916 10
City treasurer accounts ledger, 1916-1933 11
Financial reports of city officers, May 1890 – Sept 1907 12

Series 3.9: Warrants ledgers, 1887-1947. 10 oversized volumes.

Description Volume
Register of warrants ledger, Apr 1887 – July 1893 1
Register of warrants ledger, July 1893 – Nov 1897 2
Register of warrants ledger, Dec 1897 – Apr 1901 3
Register of warrants ledger, May 1901 – Apr 1908 4
Register of warrants ledger, May 1908 – Dec 1913 5
Warrant register ledger, Jan 1914 – May 1931 6
Treasurer warrant register ledger, Feb 1883 – June 1899 7
Scrapbook of legal notices ledger, Oct 1923 – May 1928, pasted over inmate descriptions, Apr 1898 – June 1899 8
Warrants presented and paid ledger, Sept 1941 – Dec 1947 9
Warrant and voucher record ledger, Jan 1941 – Dec 1947 10

RG 4: Director of Public Works    back to RG list

Series 4.1: Administrative and Engineering Division, 1882-1942. 2 folders and 2 ledgers.

Sub-series Description Folder
4.1.1 Employee time books, 1935, 1937 1
4.1.2 Project proposal records, 1935-1942 2
4.1.3 Voucher record ledger, 1918-1929 Ledger
4.1.3 Voucher record ledger, 1929-1935 Ledger

Series 4.2: Street Division, 1899-1941. 15 folders and 2 ledgers.

Sub-series Description Folder
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1939 1
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1940 2
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1941 3
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1942 4
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1943 5
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1944 6
4.2.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1947-1948 7
4.2.2 Paving and sidewalk bonds, 1910-1940 8
4.2.3 Paving district #1 specs and blueprints, 1923 9
4.2.3 Paving district #1 assessment schedules, 1923 10
4.2.3 Paving district #1 construction records, 1923 11
4.2.3 Paving improvement district #2 construction records, 1925 12
4.2.3 Sidewalk improvement construction records, 1930 13
4.2.3 Sidewalk district #7 construction records, 1940, 1941 14
4.2.4 Record of sidewalks built, June 1899 – Mar 1901 Ledger
4.2.4 District #1 petition, plat and construction ledger, ca. 1899 (oversized) Ledger
4.2.5 Durango comprehensive plan draft – transportation element, 1996 15

Series 4.3: Water and Sewer Division, 1903-1968.

Sub-series Description Folder
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1934-1936 1
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1937 2
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1938-1941 3
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1942 4
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1943 5
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners,1944 6
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1945 7
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1946 8
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1947 9
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1948 10
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1949 11
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1950 12
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1951 13
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1952 14
4.3.1 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1953 15
4.3.2 Sewer bonds, 1908-1930 16
4.3.2 Water bonds, 1903-1939 and correspondence for payment, 1934 17
4.3.3 Sewer District #6 plans and specs, undated 18
4.3.3 Water main construction records, 1929 19
4.3.3 Water main Florida River construction records, 1929 20
4.3.3 Greenmount Cemetery water line, 1941 21
4.3.3  Sewage disposal plant correspondence, 1938 22
4.3.4 Sewage disposal plant grant applications, 1938 23
4.3.4  Sewage disposal plant correspondence, 1938-1942 24
4.3.4 Sewage disposal works reports and specs, 1937-1942 25
4.3.4 Sewage disposal works estimates and costs, 1939 26
4.3.4 Sewage disposal notes and measurements, 1940-1941 27
4.3.5 Congressional sessions 59 (1907) and 64 (1916) granting land to Durango for water reservoirs 28
4.3.6 Durango water system bonds prospectus and notice of sale, 1967 29
4.3.6  Preliminary engineering report for the proposed Northeast Durango water district, 1967 30
4.3.6 Supplemental cost estimate for the proposed Northeast Durango water district, 1968 31
4.3.6  Durango water system production and cost report, ca. 1969 32
4.3.7 Water license notices, 1924, 1929 33
4.3.8 See sub-series 4.3.8 below for a list of Water and Sewer ledgers Ledgers
4.3.9  Water commission minutes, 1984 34

Sub-series 4.3.8: Water and Sewer Division ledgers, 1882-1931. 25 ledgers.

Description Folder
Water rates ledger, 1893-1898 1
Refunded water bonds ledger, 1882-1893 2
Refunded water bonds ledger, 1897-1912 3
Water works accounts ledger, 1896-1899 4
Water works accounts ledger, 1899-1900 5
Water works accounts ledger, 1900-1901 6
Water works accounts ledger, 1901-1902 7
Water works accounts ledger, 1902-1903 8
Water works accounts ledger, 1903-1904 9
Water works accounts ledger, 1904-1905 10
Water works accounts ledger, 1905-1906 11
Water works accounts ledger, 1906-1907 12
Water works accounts ledger, 1907-1908 13
Water works accounts ledger, 1908-1909 14
Water works accounts ledger, 1909-1910 15
Water works accounts ledger, 1910-1911 16
Water works accounts ledger, 1911-1912 17
Water works accounts ledger, 1912-1913 18
Block book for water mains, ca. 1908 19
Water ledger, 1914-1916 20
Water ledger, 1917-1919 21
Water ledger, 1920-1922 22
Water voucher record, Jan 1916 – March 1917 23
Water department journal, 1916-1919 24
Account ledger, including: Water plant investment, Jan 1916; Income account, 1916; Operating expenses, 1916; Record of animals impounded, May – Dec 1917; Cemetery water license, 1920 – 1931 25

Series 4.4: Sanitation Division, 1993.

Description Folder
Waste management proposal, 1993 1

Series 4.5: Printed materials, 1890, 1927, ca. 1998-ongoing.

Description Folder
Durango LIFT bus schedule, trolley service, annual water quality report, recycling, parking, snow control pamphlets, census announcement and traffic ordinances 1

RG 5: Director of Fire Services    back to RG list

Series 5.1-5.3: Reports, 1937-2002. 22 folders.

Series Description Folder
5.1 Annual reports, 1952, 1957, 1962, 2002 1
5.2 Special reports, 1942, 1953 2
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1937 1
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1938 2
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1939 3
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1940 4
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1941 5
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1942 6
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1943 7
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1944 8
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1945 9
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1946 10
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1947 11
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1948 12
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1949 13
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1950 14
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1951 15
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1952 16
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1953 17
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1954 18
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1957, 1958, 1962 19
5.3 Monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1963 20

Series 5.4: Alarm records, 1943-1951. 1 ledger.

Description Ledger
Alarm records, as described by responding fireman, 1943-1951 1

Series 5.5: Printed materials.

Description Folder
Fire District voting fact sheet, undated 1

RG 6: Director of Police Services    back to RG list

Series 6.1: Annual reports, 1941-1952.

Description Folder
Chief of Police's annual reports, 1941, 1946-47, 1952 1

Series 6.2: Monthly reports, 1940-1958.

Description Folder
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1940 1
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1941 2
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1942 3
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1943 4
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1944 5
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1945 6
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1946 7
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1947 8
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1948 9
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1949 10
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1950 11
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1951 12
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1952 13
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1953 14
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1954 15
Chief of Police's monthly reports, 1957-1958 16

Series 6.3-6.5: Time and equipment reports, correspondence. 1944-1958.

Series Description Folder
6.3 Chief of Police's employee time reports, May 1950-Jan 1951 1
6.4 Equipment reports, 1944-1945 1
6.5 Chief of Police’s correspondence, 1958 1

Series 6.6: Police record ledgers, 1881-1949. 4 ledgers. A spiral bound typed photocopy is also available for use and the list is available online:
List of arrests, 1881-1885
List of arrests, 1929-1939
List of arrests, 1940-1949

Description Ledger
Police Judge record book, 1881-1885 1
Police record of arrests,1929-1943 2
Police record of arrests, 1943-1949 3
Personal-name index of police record of arrests, 1929-1949 (index to Volumes 2 and 3) 4

Series 6.7: Police magistrate court docket ledgers, 1885-1931. 4 ledgers.

Description Ledger
Police magistrate court dockets, July 1885 – July 1890 1
Police magistrate court dockets, Dec 1895 – July 1905 2
Police magistrate court dockets, July 1905 – June 1924 3
Police magistrate court dockets, July 1924 – Sept 1931 4

RG 7: Office of Personnel    back to RG list

Series 7.1: City of Durango Employee Local Union.

Description Folder
Articles of agreement with City of Durango, 1951 1

RG 8: Office of City Clerk    back to RG list

Series 8.1-8.4: Election materials, licenses, correspondence, and forms, 1887-1951 . 4 folders and 1 ledger.

Series Description Folder
8.1 Poll and tally books for election precinct no. 3, Whittier School Gym, and precinct no. 4, Old Animas City Town Hall for Special Municipal Election held April 12, 1949 1
8.1 Used ballots and unused ballot books, 1949, 1951 2
8.2 Register of Licenses, 1887-1922. Lists who applied for business licenses, when they were applied for and the block and lot numbers of the business location. Includes licenses for liquor sales, dance halls, auctions, 2nd hand stores, shooting galleries, peddlers, opera houses, express wagons, livery stables, billiard tables, dairy, pool halls, undertaker, plumber, merry-go-round, garages, cement contractor and moving picture licenses. Ledger
8.3 Correspondence, 1930 1
8.4 Blank Article Charges Filed forms, 190_ 1

RG 9: Director of Parks and Recreation    back to RG list

Series 9.1: Board meeting records, 1977-ongoing. Includes the meeting records of the Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Board, Recreation Board, Parks and Forestry Board, Parks & Recreation Board, and joint board meetings.

Description Folder
Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Board meeting records, 1977-1978 1
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting records, 1979-1982 2
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting records, 1982-1984 3
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1985 4
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1986 5
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1987 6
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1988 7
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1989 8
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1990 9
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1991 10
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1992 11
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1993 12
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1994 13
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1995 14
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1996 15
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1997 16
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1998 17
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1999 18
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 1999 19
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2000 20
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2001 21
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2002 22
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2002 23
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2003 24
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2003 25
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2004 26
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2006 27
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2007 28
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2008 29
Parks & Forestry Advisory Board meeting records, 2010 29A
Recreation Advisory Board and Win-Win steering committee, 1994-ongoing 30
Joint Board meetings, 1982-ongoing 31
Parks & Recreation policies and procedures, 1994 32
Parks & Recreation board member records, 1977-ongoing 33

Series 9.2-9.5: Annual reports, city ordinances, correspondence, and budgets. 1979-ongoing.

Series Description Folder
9.2.1 Annual reports, 1979-ongoing 1
9.2.2 Reports created by the board 1
9.2.3 Reports prepared for the board 1
9.3 City ordinances and resolutions regarding Parks & Rec, 1985-ongoing 1
9.4 Correspondence, 1980-ongoing 1
9.5 Budgets and financials, 1985-ongoing 1

Series 9.6: Durango parks, open space and trails comprehensive plans, 1980-ongoing.

Description Folder
Changes to circulation plan, open space & recreation plan and capitol improvements program, 1980 1
Parks & Recreation element of city comprehensive plan, doc #1, 1982 2
Parks & Recreation element of city comprehensive plan, draft #1 and #2, 1985 3
Parks, recreation and open space study, draft and final draft, 1991 4
Parks, recreation and open space element of city comprehensive plan review drafts, updates and final chapter, 1996 5
Parks, open space and trails draft master plans, 1999 (3 copies) Spiral Books
Parks, open space and trails elements master plan final public hearing draft, 2000 Spiral Book
Parks master plan, 2001 - ongoing 6
Draft comprehensive plan goals, objectives and policies, 2006 7
Comprehensive plan update, 2007 8
Parks and Trails proposals and management plans, 2009 - 9
Executive summaries and director reports 10

Series 9.7-9.10: Animas River Trail, Community Recreation Center, Chapman Hill, and Durango community park at Three Springs documents. 1998-ongoing.

Series Description Folder
9.7 Animas river trail documents, 1998-ongoing 1
9.8 Community Recreation Center feasibility study and development plan, 1999 1
9.8 Community Recreation Center drawings and plans, 1999 & promotion items: baseball cap and pin 2
9.9 Chapman Hill memos, plans, diagrams, correspondence and proposals for the pavilion, ice rink, etc., 2000-ongoing 1
9.10 Durango community part at Three Springs plans an diagrams, 2006 1

Series 9.11: Printed materials, 1978-ongoing. Includes city activity brochures, celebration and dedication handbills for various facilities, Durango softball team materials.

Description Folder
Seasonal activity brochures, 1978-2001 1
Seasonal activity brochures, 2002-2004 2
Seasonal activity brochures, 2005-2008 3
Tree, shrub and perennial selection & care guide, undated 4
Dedication and ribbon cutting announcements, 1987-ongoing 5
Arbor day ceremony pamphlets, 1989-ongoing 6
Durango sports teams manuals and rules, 1979-ongoing 7
Miscellaneous printed materials, undated 8

RG 10: Director of General Services    back to RG list

No records exist for this record group at this time.

RG 11: Director of Planning and Community Development    back to RG list

Series 11.1: Property ownership cards, undated. 4 small boxes. Identifies who owned what type of structure and location of lot and block number.

Description Box
Untitled, undated box of property ownership cards 1
Untitled, undated box of property ownership cards 2
Untitled, undated box of property ownership cards 3
Untitled, undated box of property ownership cards 4

Series 11.2: Design review board, 1975-ongoing.

Description Folder
Plan for downtown Durango Summary Report, 1975 and Downtown Durango design guidelines, 1983 1
Design guidelines for East Third Ave. historic district, 1998 2

Series 11.3: Historic preservation board documents, 1998-ongoing.

Description Folder
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 1998 1
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 1999 2
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2000 3
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2000 4
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2001 5
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2001 6
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2002 7
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2002 8
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2003 9
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2004 10
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2005 11
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2005 12
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2006 13
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2006 14
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2007 15
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2007 16
Historic preservation board meeting documents, 2008 17
Historic preservation board correspondence, 1991 18

Series 11.4: Durango Centennial Commission documents, ca. 1979-1981.

Description Folder
Durango Centennial Commission meeting documents, ca. 1979-1981 1
Durango Centennial Commission award presented to CSWS, 1980-1981 2
Durango Centennial Commission printed materials, 1980-1981 3

Series 11.5: Clock Bell Tower Commission documents, 1980-1989.

Description Folder
Clock bell tower funding resolution, 1980-137 1
Clock bell tower correspondence, 1980-1987 2
Clock bell tower design competition documents, ca. 1980-1988 3
Clock bell tower fund-raising documents, ca. 1988 4
Clock bell tower committee meetings documents, ca. 1985 5
Clock bell tower hand-written notes of Duane Smith, committee member, ca. 1985 6
Clock bell tower photos, undated 7
Clock bell tower news articles, ca. 1985-1989 8
Clock bell tower photocopies of awards and thanks plaques, 1988-1989 9

Series 11.6-11.11: Various planning documents and printed materials, including City of Durango comprehensive plan, City archeologist records, Junction Creek plan, The three Durangos records, and property value and improvement ledgers, 1985-ongoing.

Series Description Folder
11.6 City of Durango comprehensive plan, 1979 1
11.7 City archeologist personnel records of Philip Duke, ca.1984-1987 1
11.7 Archeological policy documents for City of Durango, ca. 1984 2
11.7 Preliminary review worksheets for city archaeological resources, 1985 3
11.7 City archeologist project correspondence, ca. 1984-1985 4
11.7 School and community letters of thank you to Philip Duke, 1985-1986 5
11.8 Junction Creek area land use plan, draft #1, 1986 and area diagram, undated 1
11.9 The three Durangos resolution, correspondence, agendas and agreements, 1985-1991 1
11.10 Various printed materials, 1985-ongoing 1
11.11 Property value & improvement assessment rolls ledger, 1885-1889 Ledger
11.11 Property value & improvement assessment rolls ledger, 1890-1892 Ledger

RG 12: Director of Library Services    back to RG list

Click on the photos below for larger views of the original 1907 Carnegie-funded Durango Public Library building:

click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: unknown
Circa: 1907-1910
Call number: M194, Vol. 1, item 46
Collection: M194 Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado collection
click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: T.E. Bowman
Circa: 1907-1914
Call number: M194, Vol. 1, item 42
Collection: M194 Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado collection
click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: H.H.T. Co.
Circa: 1916
Call number: M194, Vol. 1, item 44
Collection: M194 Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado collection
click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: unknown
Circa: undated
Call number: P001 I-01-13
Collection: P001 General photograph collection
click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: unknown
Circa: undated
Call number: P001 I-01-07
Collection: P001 General photograph collection
click for a larger image Photographer or Publisher: W. R. Rowland
Circa: undated
Call number: P001 I-01-28
Collection: P001 General photograph collection

Series 12.1-12.3: Friends of the Durango Public Library, dedication remarks, and library printed materials, 1947, 1993-ongoing.

Series Description Folder
12.1 Friends of the Durango Public Library bylaws, 2006 1
12.1 Friends of the Durango Public Library annual meeting documents, 2006-2008 2
12.1 Friends of the Durango Public Library printed materials, 1997 3
12.2 Dedication remarks of Harold Shipp at opening of renovated public library, 1993 1
12.3 Library printed materials, 1 pamphlet from 1947, 2001-ongoing 1

RG 13: Health Department    back to RG list

Series 13.1: Unused health report forms, 190_.

Description Folder
Unused health report forms, 190_ 1

Series 13.2: Health Officer monthly reports, 1930-1958.

Description Folder
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1930-1931 1
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1932-1933 2
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1934-1935 3
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1936-1937 4
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1938-1939 5
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1940-1941 6
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1942-1943 7
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1944-1945 8
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1946-1949 9
Health officer monthly reports made to Mayor and City Commissioners, 1957-1958 10

Series 13.3: Printed materials, 1902-1911.

Description Folder
Board of Health sanitary bulletins, 1902-1903 1
Board of Health sanitary bulletins, 1904-1905 2
Board of Health sanitary bulletins, 1906-1907 3
Board of Health sanitary bulletins, 1908-1911 4