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Title

Eben G. Fine papers 1889-1957 (bulk 1930-1957)

Date

1889-1957

Call Number

BHS 304

Contents

2 boxes (49 folders)

Description

This collection contains records and clippings about the Eben Fine family, texts of lectures and articles Fine wrote, letters of appreciation, poems, greeting cards, etc., relating to Fine's work as a photographer and travelog lecturer during 1922-1957, and other papers Fine acquired during his decades of civic involvement in the affairs of Boulder, Colorado. Some of the articles in this collection were used in Fine's autobiography, Remembered Yesterdays, published in 1957.

History

For over fifty years, Eben G. Fine presented lectures advertising the scenic wonders of Boulder and Colorado to colleges, business clubs, churches, and other organizations throughout the country. In 1922, Fine began his lectures when he went on a two-month tour under the sponsorship of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce and the Burlington Railway Company.
Fine's most repeated lecture appearance was at the Colorado Chautauqua Association auditorium in Boulder, where he entertained audiences for over forty consecutive years. By 1952, Eben Fine had appeared before nearly 5,000 groups in thirty-one states, showing a million persons his photographs and hand-colored slides.
Born 8 Nov. 1865 on a Missouri farm, Eben Fine came to Boulder in 1886 to start work at George C. Fonda's Pioneer Drug Store. He later bought Temple Drug from Gilbert Brothers. Fine was secretary of the Boulder Commercial Association, forerunner of the Chamber of Commerce, and was active in the Colorado Pharmacal Association and the Boulder County Historical Society, the Boulder Archaeology Society and the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club. He was dubbed "Mr. Boulder."

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Format

Clippings.
Scrapbooks.
Correspondence.
Documents.

Author

Fine, Eben G, 1865-1957

Donor

Paddock, Laurence T. 1927-

Subjects

Fine, Eben G, 1865-1957
Fine, Mary Fonda Coulson, 1852-1930
Boulder Chamber of Commerce--Public relations
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Public relations
Boulder City Improvement Association--History
Lecturers--Colorado--Boulder--Biography
Glaciers--Colorado--Boulder County--History
Photographers--Colorado--Boulder--Biography
Pharmacists--Colorado--Boulder--Biography
Ute Indians--History
Lectures and lecturing--Colorado--Boulder--Anecdotes
Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--Anecdotes
Reforestation--Colorado--Boulder--History
Arapaho Glacier (Colo.)--History
Rocky Mountains
Mexico--Description and travel

Acquisition Note

Donor: Laurence T. Paddock Boulder, CO. Gift 1980 Eben G. Fine estate

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.
For related material see the Archives Norlin Library, University of Colorado, Boulder Eben G. Fine collection.

Pages

Eben G. and Mary Coulson Fine Marriage certificate 1889 Sept. 24
Eben G. and Mary Coulson Fine Marriage certificate 1889 Sept. 24
Call Number 304-1-1
Date 1889
Contents 1 item.
Description This marriage certificate was issued at Salt Lake City, Territory of Utah, where Eben Fine and Mary Coulson were married in a Protestant Episcopal Church.

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Eben G. Fine family Confirmation certificates 1899-1910
Eben G. Fine family Confirmation certificates 1899-1910
Call Number 304-1-2
Date 1899-1910
Contents 2 items.
Description These confirmation certificates were issued at St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder.

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Mary Fonda Coulson Fine Funeral records 1930 Sept. 24
Mary Fonda Coulson Fine Funeral records 1930 Sept. 24
Call Number 304-1-3
Date 1930
Contents 12 items.
Description This folder contains the memorial record of the funeral, condolence messages, a requiem, and various prayers and messages printed on cards.

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Records of the Boulder City Improvement Association [1930-1939]
Records of the Boulder City Improvement Association [1930-1939]
Call Number 304-1-4
Date [1930-1939]
Contents 3 p.
Description This folder contains minutes of a Feb. 27, 1934 meeting of the Boulder Improvement Association, and a subsequent resolution that the Association remain inactive and that its remaining funds be offered to the Boulder Parks and Planning Commission.

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Flowers, trees and landscapes
Flowers, trees and landscapes: their influence on our everyday lives 1954 July 21
Call Number 304-1-5
Date 1954
Contents 1 item.
Description This is the text of a lecture.

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Eben G. Fine
Eben G. Fine: Mr. Boulder 1957 May 1, Boulder daily camera. 1957 May 1
Call Number 304-1-6
Date 1957
Contents 1 item.
Description This is a typewritten copy of an obituary appearing in the Boulder Daily Camera.

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Correspondence about Eben G. Fine's book Remembered Yesterdays, et al. 1956-1958
Correspondence about Eben G. Fine's book Remembered Yesterdays, et al. 1956-1958
Call Number 304-1-7
Date 1956-1958
Contents 11 p.
Description This folder contains correspondence A. A. Paddock sent in his effort to secure financial backing to publish Fine's book. It includes a reply from J. C. Penney, with his signature. There are also financial statements from the Boulder Historical Society about expenses and profits from the book, an accounting from the University Bookstore on sales, and some notes by Paddock about the final report on the sale of the book, et al.

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Eben G. Fine Estate property appraisal list 1957
Eben G. Fine Estate property appraisal list 1957
Call Number 304-1-8
Date 1957
Contents 1 item.
Description This is a typewritten list of the possessions of Fine and their value at the time of his death.

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Autographs
Autographs
Call Number 304-1-9
Date undated
Contents 17 items.
Description These signatures were in an envelope of the Colorado Archaeological Society.

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Temple Drug Company Advertising items
Temple Drug Company Advertising items
Call Number 304-1-10
Date undated
Contents 3 items.
Description This folder contains a blotter and an advertising pamphlet from Temple Drug; also a newspaper clipping about an award given to Fine, owner of Temple Drug, for 50 years service as a pharmacist.

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Boulder, Colorado and her mountain wonderland
Boulder, Colorado and her mountain wonderland: A travelog undated
Call Number 304-1-11
Date undated
Contents 2 items.
Description This is a pamphlet (2 copies) written by Fine and published by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.

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Pamphlets 1898-1918
Pamphlets 1898-1918
Call Number 304-1-12
Contents 3 items.
Description This folder contains two picture booklets on Boulder and on Denver; and a program from American Red Cross Base Hospital no. 29 giving its officers, nurses, and enlisted men. There are notations next to some names. One of the Boulder booklets is "Boulder the beautiful" by William O. Wise. It includes the poem, "The Athens of the West", which describes the natural beauty of Boulder, the "Home of Culture".

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