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Related Materials:
- M107 Southwest Student Papers: Contains a paper on Willa Cather written by one of Duane Smith’s undergraduate students in the Colorado History course at Fort Lewis College.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
Collection Description
Historical/Biographical Note: The collection was mostly compiled prior to November of 1979.
Scope & Contents: This collection contains materials relating to notable individuals in the history of Durango, Colorado, and the surrounding area. The records document the lives, contributions, and historical significance of these figures through a variety of sources gathered from multiple origins.
Arrangement: The collection consists of a single series of folders arranged primarily in alphabetical order by the names of Durango personages.
Acquisition Information: The collection was accessioned as 2002:03036.
Processing Information: In January and February of 2003, Center of Southwest Studies student archival assistant Renée Robbins refoldered the collection and Kendra Webber listed the folder titles. The inventory was produced by the archivist. Archive student worker Tia Flippin edited and reformatted the online inventory in the Fall of 2011.
Subjects:
Durango (Colo.)--History.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Container Description
Box 1: Surnames A-K
Box 2: Surnames L-Z
Box 1: Surnames A-K
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Ballantine, Arthur, obituaries, 1975 Nov.
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Baker, Earl A., obituary, 1968 Apr. 10
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Bowman, Thomas Evans, biography, 1975 Aug. 4
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Board, F. N. Broad, 1912 Dec. 11
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Brimhall, Clayborn, notes from personal interview by Mrs. R. T. F. Simpson, August 15, 1936, print out from American Memory
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Broomwell, Jeanne, family history, 1969 Nov. 8; Broomwell, Jeanne, class paper, 1962
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Brown, Uvah "Nurse", doll collecting newspaper clippings, 1953-1973
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Camp, Alfred M., obituaries and legal correspondence, 1891-1970
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Camp, Alfred P., biographical sketch and obituary, 1925
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Cather family papers, 1870-1966. This folder includes a letter written by Willa Cather’s father Charles F. Cather (right) to his sister Jennie Cather (left) who was the grandmother of Mrs. Sam Gilchrist of Durango. The letter is dated October 30, 1970, written in Pueblo, Colorado, but mailed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Jennie in Winchester, Virginia. He tells mainly of a trip he took from the Wyoming Territory to New Mexico, which includes some firsthand information about the early history of Colorado. Mrs. Gilchrist donated this letter to the Center of Southwest Studies on September 25, 1964. The letter is one sheet of paper, written on both sides as four pages. She also donated a black and white portrait photo of Charles Cather in this folder that she believes may have been taken about twenty years after he wrote the letter. She noted that "I remember him only as an old man with grey hair and mustache." Also in the folder are a photo of a woman (possibly Willa Cather's Aunt Jennie) and a copy of the Fort Lewis College 5-page press release dated July 20, [1966?] in which the Center's first director, Robert Delaney, recounts the biographical information Mrs. Gilchrist had reported to him about her famous cousin Willa Cather (accession 1964:09001). A paper about Willa Cather by one of Duane Smith's Fort Lewis College Colorado History undergraduate students is in M107 Southwest Student Papers collection.
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Chitwood, Andy, "Over the years with Andy Chitwood," 1959 July 26
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Clark, Jackson, obituary and memorial tributes, 1997
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Cummins, M. J., correspondence, 1966-1967
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Daniels, Helen S., correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1959-1979
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Day, Dave, newspaper clippings, 1906 Sept. 21; Day, Dave, newspaper clippings, 1971 June
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Dwyer, Sheriff Bob, letter to Bob Dwyer, 1881 June 8; Article about Bob Dwyer, 1952; July 27
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Emigh, A. M., incoming correspondence from "The D.A.", 1944 May 20. (1 page); Brook, Bill, incoming correspondence from "this D. A.", 1945 May 31. (1 page); Fassbinder family history leaflet, ca. 1944-1945. (1 two-sided-page)
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Foley, Ralph E. and Amanda E., correspondence, 1923-1924
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Galbreath, Judge John & Mrs., photographs and cookbook, 1952
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Gonner, Frank and Henry, family history and obituary, 1912 Feb. 25
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Hickman, Mrs. Laurence, correspondence, 1958
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Hogue, Parson, history of St. Mark’s Church, 1990-1992
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Isgar, George, legal documents, 1892-1920
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Box 2: Surnames L-Z
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Lester, Vincil, biographical sketch, (undated)
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Levey, Maurice, proprietor of Tiffany Mercantile Store, Durango Herald article, March 23, 2014
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Little, Olga, biographical sketches and newspaper clippings, 1953
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Lloyd, Leo, newspaper article, 1989 Oct. 13
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McCloud, Richard, brief history of his involvement in Durango, 1945. This folder contains 1 page, which is a paragraph-long account of Richard McCloud's involvement in a Ute land dispute. Chronology: 1886 - he comes to Durango after being appointed as Register of the U.S. Land Office; 1894 - he is reappointed; 1899 - he becomes a partner of McCloud & Witter, formed in response to Ute land being thrown open for settlement when Utes went to the La Plata County courts.
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McNeil, John Lloyd, history of public life, 1900s
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Noland, Judge James M., correspondence regarding Four Corners monument, 1949
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Durango Herald obituaries, 2000 Nov.
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Ochsner, Dr. B. J., newspaper clippings, 1917 and1972 Jan. 23
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Oldershausen, Conrad and Elizabeth, marriage certificate, 1888 Jan. 24
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Pearson, Charles, excerpt from History of Colorado, Vol. IV (undated)
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Pennington, William M., biographical sketches, 1980 May 18
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Peterson, Theodore Eric, biographical sketch and family history, 1981 March
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Pfeiffer, Gladys, autobiography, 1989
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Pinkert, Leta, writings about Durango’s history, 1963
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Prewitt, Joe, notes from interview by Mrs. R. T. F. Simpson, circa 1936, print out from American Memory
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Root, Homer, church notices and newspaper clippings, 1940 and 1954
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Sarris, Olive Crawley, oral historical biography, 1982 Fall
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Sylvester, Jack, newsletter (undated)
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Thayer, Cora E., biography, 1975
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Updike, Lisle, newspaper clippings, 1967-1976
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Webb, Walter, obituaries, 1963 March 10-17
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Wigglesworth, Thomas, newspaper clippings, 1900s
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| Creator | Multiple |
| Dates | 1870-2000, inclusive; 1945-1980, bulk |
| Extent | .6 linear shelf feet,1.5 document cases |
| This collection contains materials relating to notable individuals in the history of Durango, Colorado, and the surrounding area. The records document the lives, contributions, and historical significance of these figures through a variety of sources gathered from multiple origins. |
| Language | English |
| Collection Identifier | M064 |
| Physical Location | This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO). |