MSS. Manuscripts

Abstract The Northern Colorado Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) brings together people interested in the history of Germans from Russia and is a resource for sharing genealogical and historical research. Educational and social activities are also a part of the chapter's objectives. Materials in the collection include bylaws, meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer's reports, membership reports, correspondence, and press releases. Event programs and flyers,...

Abstract Germans from Russia, or Volga Germans, originally came from Germany. During the eighteenth century, Catherine the Great and her grandson Alexander I invited Germans to settle rich farm lands along Russia's Volga River. They enjoyed about one hundred years of prosperity and considerable autonomy in matters of language, law, religion and social customs. Political turmoil in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century motivated thousands of Volga Germans to immigrate to the United States, where...

Abstract The Institute for Shipboard Education was founded in 1971 and manages Semester at Sea, which began in 1963. The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) operates as a non-profit organization and offers study abroad education programs and academic courses at the baccalaureate level while aboard a cruise vessel. The ISE serves students from academic institutions throughout the world. Material in this collection includes yearbooks, scrapbooks, newsletters, newspapers, photographs, a board game,...

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Charles Lummis (1859-1928) was an author, photographer, ethnographer, archaeologist, and librarian. Gaining fame for walking from Ohio to California in the 1880s, Lummis spent much of his life documenting and protecting the lives and activities of the people of the Southwest United States. The collection contains letters, photographs, publications, music, and newspaper clippings.

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Feminist Press Collection consists of materials separated from donations to the Friedman Feminist Press Collection in CSU Libraries Special Collections. It contains t-shirts and ephemera such as flyers, dust jackets, book review photocopies, and buttons realted to feminist and LGBTQ+ publishing and activism.

Abstract For 25 years, from 1962 until 1987, Warren and Genny Garst spent at least nine months a year on the road shooting film footage for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, the country's preeminent wildlife and adventure documentary series. In his role as photographer Warren created over 20,000 images of animals, people, and places across all seven continents. The collection contains correspondence between Warren and Genny, research materials, Warren's writings...

Abstract Founded in 1998, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) promotes the progressive development of the therapeutic use of music in rehabilitation, special education, and community settings. AMTA actively fosters the advancement of education, training, professional standards, credentials, and research in support of the music therapy profession. Predecessors to the American Music Therapy Association include the National Association for Music Therapy (founded in 1950) and the American...

Abstract Pioneer School, an expeditionary learning academy (now Polaris Expeditionary Learning School) embarked on an oral history project from 2005 to 2006. Noting a gap in oral histories of myriad people with connections to the Poudre River, teacher Matt Strand created an assignment for his seventh and eighth grade students to conduct oral history interviews. The 36 citizens interviewed included water commissioners, members of historic families, activists, farmers, and recreation specialists. The...

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Earl Murray (1950-2003) was a northern Colorado author of American Western fiction. His career included over forty published novels, as well as poetry and short stories. The bulk of the collection contains research notes and draft copies of some of Murray's novels. Materials include notes, writings, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.

Abstract Richard W. Holland (1940-2013) was an electrical engineer and a noted lepidopterist. His focus was on butterfly and moth species in the American Southwest, northern Mexico, and Baja California, as well as several islands globally. Dr. Holland collaborated frequently with the staff at the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity at Colorado State University where his extensive Lepidoptera collection resides. The collection consists of photograph albums, framed photographs, slides of areas...

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Lucius "Lute" Wilcox was an author, publisher, and editor in Denver, Las Vegas, and Ohio. The collection contains short stories written by Lute Wilcox.

Abstract The Colorado Science and Engineering Fair had its beginnings in 1955, when a committee was formed to investigate the possibility of holding an annual statewide science fair. The first fair was held April 28, 1956, and known both as the Annual Regional Science Fair and the Colorado-Wyoming Science Fair. In 1970 the name was changed to the Colorado State Science Fair when Wyoming ended its participation in the fair. In 1993 the name was changed again to the Colorado Science and Engineering...

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Grade books, correspondence, and lantern slides illustrating medical entomology at the Philippines University.

Abstract This collection contains materials regarding the International Military Tribunal, more commonly known as the Nuremburg Trials, assembled by Bill Martin. Martin was assigned to the 6850th Internal Security Detachment, U.S. Army, which was responsible for the security of the court and the defendants. Materials include two copies of the Official Transcript of the International Military Tribunal, a list of participants, military papers, newspaper clippings regarding the trial, and a scrapbook of...

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The Washburn-Taylor Family were early settlers in the northern Colorado area, including Fort Collins, Loveland, and the Big Thompson Valley area. The collection contains materials from various members of the family and includes correspondence, class notes, legal files, and brochures.

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The Local Colorado and Regional History Collection is a collection of local and Colorado history documents, photographs, aerial photographs, and maps as well as a small amount of material that does not relate to Colorado. The collection was acquired over time and includes student class papers as well as papers written by local historians, correspondence, and reports. Subjects primarily include Fort Collins and Northern Colorado history, and irrigation and agricultural history of Colorado.

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The Vietnam War Literature Manuscript Collection contains imaginative accounts of Americans fighting in Vietnam. The collection includes drafts and manuscripts of fiction novels, plays, poetry, short stories, and comics, as well as bibliographies, reviews, correspondence, and cassette tapes.

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The collection contains various certificate recognitions awarded to the Word is Out Bookstore from agencies representing women's, LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer), and bookstore communities. Documents concerning store operations such as hiring and shelving are also included, as are notes from owner Louise Knapp about the history of the store.

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The collection contains the records of Fiberarts Magazine, the leading textile-art magazine for over 30 years with subscribers across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Materials include correspondence with artists, writers, and gallery owners; audiovisual materials including photographs, transparencies, negatives, 35 mm slides; and production files on the publication of the magazine.

Abstract The Colorado Displaced Homemakers Project was initiated by Diana Lee for her master's thesis in twentieth-century women's history at Colorado State University. The focus of the project was on women who were raised primarily to be wives, mothers, and homemakers, but because of divorce or desertion were forced into the role of single parent and sole wage earner. The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Lee and includes the original cassette tapes, summary or complete...