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Martin R. Parsons photograph collection

Call Number

100-3-1

Date

1871-1965

Contents

140 photographs, in four envelopes in one folder.

Description

This collection contains photographs that Martin Parsons collected from various sources.

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A. A. Paddock collection: Boulder views

Call Number

208

Date

1865-[1969]

Contents

490 photographs, in six boxes.

Description

This collection is a photographic record of the way Boulder looked, covering a century from the earliest known photo taken in 1865 through the 1960s, as recorded in panoramic views.

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Sunset Hill panorama

Call Number

208-1-4

Date

[1876]

Contents

18 photographs (5 views).

Description

Four parts of a panoramic view of Boulder taken from Sunset Hill. (The same photographs, printed as a panorama, can be found in 208-P-1.)

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4

Sunset Hill view west

Call Number

208-1-5

Date

[1876-1881]

Contents

8 photographs (2 views).

Description

Views taken from Sunset Hill.

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5

Sunset Hill view west

Call Number

208-1-6

Date

1881

Contents

1 photograph.

Description

A view taken from Sunset Hill showing Mapleton Hill.

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Sunset Hill panorama

Call Number

208-1-7

Date

1882

Contents

6 photographs (3 views).

Description

Panoramic view in 3 parts taken from Sunset Hill showing the downtown area and University Hill beyond, as well as east Boulder. The house at 2245 15th Street is in the foreground. Other prominent buildings include Central School (built in 1872), Old Main (built in 1876), and the foundation for the Boulder County Courthouse, begun in 1882.

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Sunset Hill views west

Call Number

208-1-16

Date

[1894]

Contents

5 photographs (2 views).

Description

View of Boulder taken from Sunset Hill looking towards Mapleton Hill. Ivycrest at 1040 Mapleton Avenue is clearly visible.

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Boulder (Colo.) history notes and correspondence 1943-1948

Call Number

261-1-1

Date

1943-1948

Contents

1 folder.

Description

Henry O. Andrew's manuscript notes for a history of early Boulder, correspondence on historical topics and copies of newspaper articles about the Boulder Territorial Pioneers.

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9

Mabel Guise Montgomery, Scrapbook

Call Number

289-1-17

Date

1859-1939

Contents

1 item.

Description

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings on the history of Boulder, Colo. It also contains typewritten excerpts from old letters to the editor about Boulder and Gold Hill.

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10

Charlotte Collie letters from A. A. Paddock 1959-1960

Call Number

290-1-15

Date

1959-1960

Contents

1 folder.

Description

This folder contains letters from A. A. Paddock regarding Charlotte Collie's donation of family papers.

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11

Speech notes 1932

Call Number

297-2-23

Date

1932

Contents

14 p.

Description

This folder contains the notes for a speech by Milo Derham about the development of Boulder and of the University of Colorado, before an unspecified audience mostly of women.

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12

Small manuscript collections

Call Number

300

Date

1875-current

Description

This is an artificial collection of Boulder Historical Society manuscript collections which each are held in a single folder. These small collections contain a range of written and printed materials, most of them relating to the region of Boulder, Colorado.

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13

Boulder (Colo.) newspaper articles (bulk 1926-1935)

Call Number

300-4-13

Contents

1 folder.

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14

My Life Story To Date, April 1, 1973

Call Number

300-13-7

Date

1973

Contents

59 p.

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15

Martin R. Parsons papers (bulk 1930-1962)

Call Number

301

Contents

3 boxes

Description

This collection contains papers that Martin Parsons created and collected.

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16

Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number

301-1-(5-13)

Date

1904-1964

Description

These nine folders contain miscellaneous incoming personal correspondence received by Martin R. Parsons from 1904 to 1964. Much of it consists of persons writing to Parsons with historical anecdotes concerning their forebears and the Boulder, Colorado, region.

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17

Boulder County (Colo.) roads writings

Call Number

301-2-8

Contents

1 folder.

Description

Five handwritten historical anecdotes about early roads in Boulder, Colo., and vicinity. The account of a trip up Boulder Canyon in 1871 is Parsons' extract from a letter written by J.H. Tice; Parsons dated his transcript Feb. 1934; the folder contains two 7-page transcripts of this account. There also are two copies of his 6-8 page article dated Jan. 1934 which begins "When the great rush to the gold fields was on..." The first page of his Gregory Canyon story is missing.

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18

Historical research notes, lists, etc. [1956-1958]

Call Number

301-2-12

Date

1956-1958

Contents

1 folder (19 items).

Description

This folder contains various handwritten historical research notes that Parsons wrote in about the 1950s.

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19

Boulder County (Colo.) early transportation historical research notes undated

Call Number

301-2-14

Date

undated

Contents

1 folder (8 items).

Description

This folder contains Parsons' handwritten notes regarding early day transportation in Boulder, Colo., and vicinity. They include a list of Pony Express riders, facts on the Switzerland Trail railroad up Boulder Canyon and on the Colo. and Northwestern Railroad's operations from 1899 to 1919, notes on the Caribou Stage Company and on the Barlow and Sanderson Southern Overland Mail and Express Company, and notes on stagecoach routes and stations in Boulder County between 1849 and 1920.

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Clippings about Martin Parsons 1937-1962

Call Number

301-2-28

Date

1937-1962

Contents

1 folder (5 p.)

Description

This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper clippings about Martin Parsons. Many of the articles contain reminiscences from his experiences in early day Boulder County.

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Clippings of writings by Marty Parsons [1937-1953]

Call Number

301-2-29

Date

1937-1953

Contents

1 folder (8 p.)

Description

This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper transcripts of articles written by Martin Parsons. Most of his articles consist of reminiscences of early day Boulder County.

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22

Boulder (Colo.) churches clippings, 1916-1954.

Call Number

301-2-35

Contents

1 folder (9 p.)

Description

This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper clippings about churches in Boulder, Colorado. Martin Parsons collected the clippings.

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23

Boulder (Colo.) history clippings 1953-1959

Call Number

301-2-36

Date

1953-1959

Contents

1 folder (7 p.)

Description

This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper clippings about the history of Boulder, Colorado. Martin Parsons collected the clippings.

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24

Boulder (Colo.) historic dates clippings 1934-1954

Call Number

301-2-37

Date

1934-1954

Contents

1 folder (3 p.)

Description

This folder contains archival photocopies of newspaper clippings from the Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera columns entitled " This month...", "This week...", and "This day...", etc., which recounted past events on that date.

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25

Boulder (Colo.) semi-centennial celebration [1955-1957]

Call Number

304-1-19

Date

[1955-1957]

Contents

14 p.

Description

This folder contains a 14-page carbon copy typescript: Eben Fine's account of the 1909 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the settlement of Boulder, Colo.

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