Details
Title

Charles Nilon collection.

Date

1859-1991

Call Number

756

Contents

2 boxes.

Description

This collection contains photographs and papers about African-Americans in Boulder County, Colorado. Included are family photographs of the McVey, Epperson, Lewis, Morrison, Reeves, and Lingham families; photographs and information about the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Second Baptist Church of Boulder; and biographical information about Afro-American pioneers and early gold miners. Also newspaper clippings about Dearfield, Colorado, an African-American community in Weld County.

History

Charles H. Nilon was professor emeritus of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder and was director of the Black Studies Program.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: Materials in this collection may be used freely for any purpose, with attribution to the Carnegie Library for Local History, Boulder. 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

Photographs.
Documents.

Author

Nilon, Charles H., 1916-1991

Subjects

Nilon, Charles H., 1916-1991
African Americans--Colorado--Boulder County
African American churches--Colorado--Boulder
Pioneers--Colorado--Boulder County

Acquisition Note

Charles Nilon Gift 1989

Ownership Note

The material in this collection was collected by Charles Nilon from African-American families living in Boulder County, from the Boulder and Colorado census, and local newspapers.

Note

All materials in this folder are from the private collection of Charles Nilon, although some unidentified photographs are from the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum.

Pages

Eileen Lingham photograph.
Eileen Lingham photograph.
Call Number 756-2-21
Date [1960]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Photograph of Eileen Lingham, daughter of Irving and Mary Lingham, holding a camera in front of a city overlook.

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Lingham family school photographs.
Lingham family school photographs.
Call Number 756-2-22
Date [1920 - 1950]
Contents 6 photographs (3 views).
Description Photographs of sports teams and a class portrait which includes a member of the Lingham family.

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Lingham family photocopied photographs.
Lingham family photocopied photographs.
Call Number 756-2-23
Date undated
Contents 15 photographs.
Description Fifteen low-resolution photocopies of snapshots which may include members of the Lingham family.

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Morrison family photographs.
Morrison family photographs.
Call Number 756-2-24
Date [1905-1975]
Contents 8 photographs (6 views).
Description Four snapshots and two portraits of the Morrison family. Individuals primarily include George Morrison, his brother Lee Morrison, and their immediate families.

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George Morrison's Orchestra photograph.
George Morrison's Orchestra photograph.
Call Number 756-2-25
Date [1945]
Contents 3 photographs (1 view).
Description Photograph of George Morrison's Orchestra on stage with a bold floral background. Orchestra members are unidentified.

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Al Morrison photographs.
Al Morrison photographs.
Call Number 756-2-26
Date 1898-1910
Contents 4 photographs (2 views).
Description Portrait of an unidentified young man and a snapshot of a scene from a minstrel show.

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Reeves family photographs.
Reeves family photographs.
Call Number 756-2-27
Date [1900]-1963
Contents 8 photographs (5 views).
Description Photographs (snapshots and one portrait) of members of the Reeves family; primarily George W. Reeves, his wife Mary J. Morrison Reeves, and daughter Alice (Cleora) Reeves.

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George W. Reeves Orchestra photographs.
George W. Reeves Orchestra photographs.
Call Number 756-2-28
Date [1913-1918]
Contents 5 photographs (2 views).
Description Two views of the George Reeves Orchestra.

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Unidentified members of the Morrison-Reeves family photographs.
Unidentified members of the Morrison-Reeves family photographs.
Call Number 756-2-29
Date [1900]
Contents 4 photographs, 2 views (1 digitized).
Description A portrait of a man standing behind a seated woman who is holding a rose, circa 1900. The photograph is labeled, "Alice M. Baskett's sister and her husband". This folder also contains a low-resolution photocopy of a portrait of an unidentified elderly couple.

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Reeves-Morrison family photograph.
Reeves-Morrison family photograph.
Call Number 756-2-30
Date [1960]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description A snapshot of the Reeves-Morrison family at Thanksgiving dinner, circa 1960. Individuals are identified as (l-r) George Morrison Sr., Caleb Allen, Trudi Michelle Morrison-Saunders (young girl), Reona Allen (standing, middle), Cleora Reeves, Willa May Morrison (seated), George Morrison Jr., Vicki Jeanne Morrison-Sloan, Cleora's cousin - name not given, Marian May Morrison-Robinson, and a daughter of George and Willa May Morrison.

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McVey family photographs.
McVey family photographs.
Call Number 756-2-31
Date [1890-1915]
Contents 6 photogaphs (1 digitized).
Description Six photographs of members of the McVey family, circa 1890-1915.

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Barney Ford portrait.
Barney Ford portrait.
Call Number 756-2-32
Date [1880]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Barney Ford, circa 1880. This image belongs to History Colorado.

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