File Drawer 3

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains few but significant oversize documents. Two deeds here are to Horace Greeley in 1870, regarding land purchases for the Union Colony. Also, there is a reproduction that Delph Carpenter owned of an 1871 Greeley map. There are also some certificates and an entertainment program. Materials are arranged by size.

Abstract

Contains "Map of the State of Colorado showing the irrigation divisions and the water districts," "United States showing routes of principal explorers and early roads and highways," "Map of Oregon and Upper California from the surveys of John Charles Fremont," "Gotthelf interception ditches, Gotthelf Highline Canal and related units," and "Saguache Creek ditches and irrigated areas" (2 similar copies).

Abstract

Maps of the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada, all made by the Department of the Interior, General Land Office.

Abstract

Contains "Colorado, Home quadrangle" (USGS), "Map of South Platte River, Upper Section," "Map of South Platte River, Lower Section" (2 sheets), "Diagram showing location of and distances between ditches from the South Platte River" (3 sheets), and "Map of the Costilla Estates located in Colorado and New Mexico, USA."

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the objects existing in the collection. They are mostly from the Carpenter and Hogarty families, along with several items of unknown provenance. Together with the rest of the collection, these artifacts help round out a picture of the family members' activities and interests. Perhaps of most interest are Delph Carpenter's briefcase and the framed "Testimonial of Appreciation" he received from the National Reclamation Association in 1943. The recordings of the...