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A letter written to Billie Arlene Grant by Anthony Ray in response to her inquiry about experiences of African Americans in Boulder. In it he discusses the University of Colorado and higher education for African Americans; people living in the Goss/Grove neighborhood, and the careers they went on to.

Documents related to the Emma Gomez Martinez Park renaming, including: invitation, ceremony pamphlet, information about ceremony order of events, park dedication letter written by Emma Gomez Martinez to her children about her family history and upbringing, letters to Boulder city manager Jane Brautigam petitioning to rename the park, commemorative naming application and articles and biographical information about Emma Gomez Martinez. The scanned document above is a letter written by Euvaldo Valdez and Philip Hernandez that accompanied the Commemorative Naming Application for Emma Gomez Martinez Park.

A history of the area between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Boulevard, bounded by 15th Street on the west and Folsom Street of the east. This report includes a history of the early development of the Goss-Grove Neighborhood by decade, biographical sketches of some early residents of that area of town, and a history of Blacks in the neighborhood, and brief histories of some of the properties.

One vertical file that contains information clipped from newspapers, magazines, and other publications on: Goss-Grove neighborhood also known as the "Little Rectangle". Topics include parking issues with Boulder High as well as the history and development of the Goss-Grove neighborhood, including the racially sensitive controversy between a Hispanic family and the Boulder Landmarks Board to deny the demolition of 2122 Goss Circle.

This folder contains newspaper clippings about the Goss-Grove neighborhood in Boulder. The clippings were compiled by the Reference Staff at the Boulder Public Library.