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Title

Dean family papers 1851-1981 (bulk 1900-1979)

Date

1851-1981

Call Number

BHS 352

Contents

16 boxes (260 folders).

Description

This collection contains papers created and collected by members of the Dean family from 1851 to 1981.

Summary

It includes family history and papers of Albert Dean (box 1), papers of Calvin and Elizabeth Dean (box 2), notebooks (box 3), legal papers (box 4), school papers and social and financial correspondence of sisters Martha "Mattie" and Marguerite Dean (boxes 5-8, 10-14), and records of the Phi Delta Delta legal fraternity (box 9), secret societies (box 15) and the D.A.R. (box 16).

History

Calvin Dean was a rancher who raised prize bulls in Kansas and Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Boulder, Colorado in 1909-1910. The family home was at 945 University Ave., Boulder, Colorado. Calvin and his wife Elizabeth Armstrong Dean had two daughters, Marguerite and Martha (called Mattie), who never married.
Mattie Dean graduated State Preparatory School (Boulder, Colo.) in 1912 and became a pharmacist. Marguerite Dean graduated the University of Colorado with a B.A. in 1912, an M.A. in 1914, and a law degree in 1924. Between 1912 and 1924 she taught school in Nebraska and Sunshine, Colorado. Neither sister married and both lived at the family home until their deaths.

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

Correspondence.
Clippings.
Documents.

Author

Dean family.

Donor

Dean, Martha E. 1893-1981

Subjects

Dean, Marguerite, 1891-1978
Dean, Elizabeth Armstrong, 1860-1924
Dean, Calvin, 1851-1933
Dean, Albert, 1840-1913
Dean, Martha E, 1893-1981
Dean family
Daughters of the American Revolution., Arapahoe Chapter (Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence--1910-1980
Knights Templar (Masonic order)., Columbia Lodge No. 14 (Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence
Order of the Eastern Star., Queen Esther Chapter No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem., Mizpah Shrine No. 4 of Colorado (Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence--1927-1978
Phi Delta Delta., Phi Chapter ( Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence
Freemasons--History
Christmas cards
Women--Colorado--Boulder--Societies and clubs
Real property--Kansas
Real property--Colorado--Boulder County
Women lawyers--Colorado--Boulder
Clubs--Colorado--Boulder
Boulder (Colo.)--Social life and customs

Acquisition Note

Donor: Martha E. Dean 945 University Ave., Boulder, CO. Gift 1981

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

Pages

The Colorado Alumnus periodical 1933 June, 1951 Jan., and 1957 Nov./Dec
The Colorado Alumnus periodical 1933 June, 1951 Jan., and 1957 Nov./Dec
Call Number 352-13-4
Date 1933-1957
Contents 3 v.
Description This folder contains three issues of the University of Colorado, Boulder alumni magazine, from June 1933, January 1951, and Nov./Dec. 1957. The 1951 (75th Anniversary) issue includes a history of the CU presidents.

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Commencement programs 1924, 1951, 1959
Commencement programs 1924, 1951, 1959
Call Number 352-13-5
Date 1924-1959
Contents 3 v.
Description This folder contains three University of Colorado, Boulder, commencement programs, from 1924, 1951, and 1959. Marguerite Dean is listed in the 1924 program as a recipient of a bachelor of laws degree.

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Political campaigns in Boulder County, Colorado souvenirs
Political campaigns in Boulder County, Colorado souvenirs
Call Number 352-13-6
Date 1922-1949
Contents 2 items.

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Colorado drivers manuals [1935]
Colorado drivers manuals [1935]
Call Number 352-13-7
Date [1935]
Contents 4 items.
Description This folder contains four booklets of Colorado drivers manuals, ca. 1935. They include a Synopsis of Motor Vehicle Laws of Colorado, Facts for Colorado Drivers, Boulder Municipal Traffic Code, and Traffic Rules of the City of Boulder, Colorado.

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Denver (Colo.) guides [1935-1960]
Denver (Colo.) guides [1935-1960]
Call Number 352-13-8
Date [1935-1960]
Contents 4 items.
Description This folder contains a Pocket Guide to City of Denver (courtesy of the Denver Medical Institute), a Denver map guide by the Hotchkiss Map Company of Denver, a 68-page informational booklet by the Denver Guide Service, and a brochure about the Boettcher Mansion (governor's residence).

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Colorado scenes postcards, [1905-1978]
Colorado scenes postcards, [1905-1978]
Call Number 352-13-9
Date 1905-1978
Contents 39 items, in 9 envelopes.
Description This folder contains postcard views of Boulder, the Rocky Mountain region, and elsewhere in the state of Colorado.

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Playbills and programs, [1938-1940]
Playbills and programs, [1938-1940]
Call Number 352-13-10
Date 1938-1940
Contents 7 items.
Description This folder contains printed materials pertaining to various musical performances in Central City, Denver, and Boulder, Colo., ca. 1938-1940. They include a performance of a comedy, Henry's Wedding, which featured "125 prominent local people" of Boulder, including Marguerite Dean as Henry's bride. They also include programs from visiting performing celebrities.

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Clippings [1930]-1978
Clippings [1930]-1978
Call Number 352-13-11
Date [1930]-1978
Contents 2 leaves.
Description This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper clippings collected by Marguerite and Mattie Dean, including Marguerite's obituary and news releases about various relatives and a short article about the Dean B1 oil well drilled by Art Holiday and his partner on land leased for $50,000.

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Marguerite Dean pamphlets and leaflets [ca. 1911-1969]
Marguerite Dean pamphlets and leaflets [ca. 1911-1969], Death but the doorway to grander worlds
Call Number 352-13-12
Date [1911-1969]
Contents 5 items.
Description This folder contains various pamphlets and leaflets collected by the Dean sisters, pertaining to businesses, etc., in Denver and Boulder, Colo.

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Credit Bulletin 1960-1964 (bulk 1960-1961)
The Credit Bulletin 1960-1964 (bulk 1960-1961)
Call Number 352-13-(13-16)
Date 1960-1964
Contents 36 v., in 4 folders.
Description The various weekly credit bulletins in these four folders contain reports of financial/business transactions in Boulder, Colo., from Jan. 1960 to Sept. 1961, and June to Oct. 1964. This is not a complete set of the bulletins for these periods.

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Dean financial records 1908-1979 (bulk 1930-1979)
Dean financial records 1908-1979 (bulk 1930-1979)
Call Number 352-14
Date 1908-1981
Contents 34 folders.
Description This box contains 34 folders of correspondence, bills, receipts, legal papers, and other records pertaining to the personal finances and business dealings of Martha E. "Mattie" Dean and/or her sister Marguerite Dean between 1980 and 1979.

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Knights Templar printed materials 1898-1932
Knights Templar printed materials 1898-1932
Call Number 352-15-(1-3)
Date 1898-1932
Contents 3 folders.
Description These three folders contain the Boulder masons' 1898 bylaws and 1917 roster (Columbia Lodge No.6) (2 copies of each booklet), the Grand Lodge's 1901 burial service handbook, and the Central City Lodge's 1932 history of the establishment of freemasonry in the state of Colorado.

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