MSS. Manuscripts

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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.

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Elise Claassen was a German Russian who immigrated with her family to Kansas in 1876. The collection includes family histories, photographs, genealogical research on the Claassen, Sudermann, Jantzen, and Thierstein families, and handwritten journals of Elise Claassen.

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Notes relating to the history of Fort Collins, Red Feather Lakes, and other areas of Larimer County, Colorado, used in Ms. Swanson's local history books and articles. Contents include charts, diaries, maps, newspaper clippings, photographs, and published histories.

Abstract Ida Lichtenwald Hettinger was a Russian German who was part of the forced deportation to Siberia in 1941. The collection contains original letters written between 1993 and 2002 to distant family in the United States, which she located through answering an ad in Neues Leben. Much of the content of the letters is about her extended family and personal history. The original letters are written in German; many of the letters have an English translation provided...

Abstract June Friedman attended Colorado State University (CSU) from 1978 to 1981, graduating with a degree in Agronomy. While at CSU, she was a member of The Feminist Group, a student activist group that raised awareness of women’s equality on the CSU campus. The group’s activities included publishing a newsletter, organizing women’s film festivals, and writing guest editorials in the student newspaper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian. Friedman and her good friend, Kayann Short, were very active in...

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Organ builder, Lawrence Phelps (1923-1999), designed and supervised the construction of more than 800 organs, including organs at Colorado State University and at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Fort Collins. This collection includes articles, audio recordings, blueprints, books, correspondence, notes, photographs, publications, sheet music, slides, and tools.

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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 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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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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Will Hobbs is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults, focusing on outdoor adventures. The collection contains manuscripts and ephemera for four titles, Beardance, Bearstone, Downriver, and River Thunder, as well as ephemera for Beardream.

Abstract William A. Braiden (1865-1955) was a banker, rancher, and businessman in Colorado's San Luis Valley. Among his holdings was the T-Bone Ranch in Antonito, Colorado. The collection documents the T-Bone Ranch with a videocassette and DVD copy of an original film by Braiden. Also included is a biography of Braiden from The San Luis Historian. Braiden financially contributed to the construction of Braiden Hall, a dormitory named in memory of his son Wade Braiden,...

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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.

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P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization focusing on education and opportunities for women. Chapter CO Colorado was established in 1936 as the 93rd chapter in the state. The collection contains albums documenting member activities, the original charter of Chapter CO, and booklets.

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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The Colorado Emeriti Association was founded in 1957 and was open to any retired faculty from the state of Colorado. Many of their members came from Colorado State University, the University of Colorado, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Denver, and the Colorado School of Mines. Materials include letters, membership lists, reports, and a copy of the group's constitution.

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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Administrative, financial, and other records of an organization founded to support local art groups.

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Videos, publications, newspaper articles, and photographs of the 1997 Fort Collins Flood.

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,...