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

James Winn photographs.
James Winn photographs.
Call Number 756-2-33
Date 1954-1957
Contents 3 photographs.
Description Three snapshots of James Winn circa his 104th and 107th birthdays, 1954-1957.

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Frank Emanuel photograph.
Frank Emanuel photograph.
Call Number 756-2-34
Date [1945]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Frank Emanuel, circa 1945. Photograph is signed "Sincerely Frank Emanuel". A note on the back indicates Frank Emanuel is Mrs. Llewellyn Anderson's son.

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Mrs. Katie Denton photograph.
Mrs. Katie Denton photograph.
Call Number 756-2-35
Date [1930]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Mrs. Katie Denton, circa 1930.

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Lelia Feaster and Roselie Darby photograph.
Lelia Feaster and Roselie Darby photograph.
Call Number 756-2-36
Date 1975
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Snapshot of Lelia Feaster styling the hair of her sister, Roselie Darby, in 1975.

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Clark Family photographs.
Clark Family photographs.
Call Number 756-2-37
Date [1915-1935]
Contents 4 photographs (2 views).
Description Two snapshots of members of the Clark family, circa 1915 and 1935 respectively.

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Junius Lewis photograph.
Junius Lewis photograph.
Call Number 756-2-38
Date [1916]
Contents 2 photographs (1 view).
Description Oval portrait of Junius Lewis, circa 1916.

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Junius Lewis Mine photographs.
Junius Lewis Mine photographs.
Call Number 756-2-39
Date [1950-1990]
Contents 6 photographs (6 views).
Description Snapshots of what is likely the Golden Chest Mine in Sunset, Colorado, circa 1950-1990.

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Henry T. Stevens photograph.
Henry T. Stevens photograph.
Call Number 756-2-40
Date [1900-1920]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Henry T. Stevens in suit and tie, believed to be circa 1900-1920. This photograph exists only as a negative and is stored in the negative storage room.

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Katherine Williams photographs.
Katherine Williams photographs.
Call Number 756-2-41
Date [1920-1930]
Contents 4 photographs.
Description Four photographs of Katherine Williams, circa 1920-1930, including a small portrait of her as a girl and snapshots with friends.

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Theodore Johnson photograph.
Theodore Johnson photograph.
Call Number 756-2-42
Date [1910]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description A portrait of Theodore Johnson in hat, suit, and tie circa 1910. Photograph is signed "Su Amigo Theodore Johnson"

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Mrs. McCormick photographs.
Mrs. McCormick photographs.
Call Number 756-2-43
Date [1910]
Contents 3 photographs (2 views).
Description Two snapshots of Mrs. McCormick wearing a white dress and hat standing among trees, circa 1910. Photo 2 is unlabeled yet, by association with photo 1, is believed to be of Mrs. McCormick.

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Helen Horner photographs.
Helen Horner photographs.
Call Number 756-2-44
Date [1930]
Contents 2 photographs.
Description Two photographs of Helen Horner, believed to be circa 1930.

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