Small manuscripts collections

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Title: Small manuscripts collections
Call Number: 998
Description: Small collections of documents from various donors.
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: Documents.
Note: Some of the collections have not been cataloged. They are in banker boxes in the Document Storage room The folders have a title, Donor name, and date of donation. They are arranged by date of donation.

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: Urban Development Intergovernmental Award: City of Boulder certificate, 1968

Call Number 998-2-10

Date 1968

Contents 1 item.

Description A certificate awarded to the City of Boulder by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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: Road poll-tax delinquents correspondence, 1900

Call Number 998-2-11

Date 1900

Contents 17 items.

Description Summonses and correspondence about people who failed to work or pay a road poll-tax.

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: Deeds, powers of attorney, relinquishments, etc., 1862-1887

Call Number 998-2-12

Date 1862-1887

Contents 8 items.

Description Deeds, powers of attorney, relinquishment papers, a receipt and an invitation.

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: Timeline of Boulder landmarks, 1988

Call Number 998-2-13

Date 1988

Contents 2 items.

Description A timeline of Boulder landmarks compiled by Todd Ellison, includes: two lists, arranged by street name and by name of building, which give the year built.

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: Big Colorado Mining and Milling Company stock certificates

Call Number 998-2-14

Contents 2 items.

Description Two stock certificates for 500 shares and 150 shares Of Boulder Colorado Mining and Milling Company (in San Juan County, Colorado) made out to Selma Miller and transferred to C. W. Bloodgood.

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: Letterhead

Call Number 998-2-15

Date undated

Contents 1 item.

Description This folder contains an undated letter head of the Consolidated Leasing Company of Columbus, Ohio, lessee of the Gold Dust Mine and owner of Eldora Concentrate and Flotation Mill, W. T. Harpel, Superintendent and Assistant Manager, Eldora, Colorado.

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: Naturalization certificate, 1871.

Call Number 998-2-16

Date 1871

Contents 1 item.

Description The naturalization certificate of John DeBaker.

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: Colorado mining directory, 1879 and 1883

Call Number 998-2-17

Date 1879-1883

Contents 2 items.

Description Photocopies of two editions of the Colorado Mining Directory, consisting of the Boulder County section only. Includes owners, size and location, year located, and value. Alphabetical by name of mine. Includes separate lists of mills and coal mines.

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: The curious Cornish of Colorado / 1977

Call Number 998-2-18

Date 1977

Contents 22 P.

Description A history of Cornish immigrants to the Colorado gold fields.

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: Anna Wood collection

Call Number 998-2-19

Date 1911

Contents 1 folder.

Description The Anna Wood collection consists of "Gossip!" a student publication (hand drawn and typed) filled with jokes and school news, created by Dorothy Dickson, Charline Young, Georgia Bair, Wilda Clayton, and Everett Bair. Mr. Bretnall, Miss Gowans, Miss Hardy, and Miss Perie are mentioned in the news items; "Alphabet Book, designed by 8-grade Central." This book was created in 1911 by the class of F. A. Boggess, and has a full-page water-colored design for each letter signed by a student.

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: Snowbound Mine: from its discovery in 1877 to its demise by fire in 2010

Call Number 998-2-20

Date 2011

Description This full-color book compiles the history of the Snowbound mine and the nearby cabins. Many photographs of the shafthouse interior include views of mining equipment and supplies. At the end of the book, there are before, during, and after photos that show the destruction of the fire.

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: Letter from the Mayor to Boulder citizens, 8 December 1941

Call Number 998-2-21

Date 1941

Contents 1 folder.

Description A letter written on December 8, 1941 "To the people of our city" asking them to "swear anew our allegiance to our government and our President" following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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