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Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Collection
Identifier: WCSC
Abstract
On July 30, 1945, the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts was formed as a statewide organization to provide guidance for the individual districts as well as to promote conservation at state and national levels. The Association's work has included helping districts to secure grants for conservation machinery, influencing state and federal legislation, and holding workshops to discuss state laws. The Association's records consist of documents created largely in relation to...
Dates:
1945-1987
Records of the Colorado Beekeepers Association
Collection
Identifier: ACBK
Abstract
The Colorado Beekeepers Association (also known more recently as the Colorado State Beekeepers Association) was organized in 1938 and has provided information and resources for commercial beekeepers as well as hobbyists. To support better beekeeping methods and a more unified system of apiculture in the state, the association invited local and national experts to speak at annual association meetings, promoted legislation related to apiary inspections and honey marketing, and cooperated with...
Dates:
1938-2009; Majority of material found within 1964-1988
Records of the Colorado Cattle Feeders Association
Collection
Identifier: ACCF
Abstract
The Colorado Cattle Feeders Association was established in 1955 to gather, analyze, and distribute facts relative to the cattle feeding business. The Colorado Cattle Feeders Association's goals were to maintain the cattle industry on a sound economic footing through research, promotion, and education. In 1998, the Association was restructured and became the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA). The collection files include committee reports, correspondence, minutes, news releases, and...
Dates:
1955-1983; Majority of material found within 1970-1980
Records of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association
Collection
Identifier: ACCA
Abstract
Collaborating with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Colorado Beef Council as well as county and local affiliates, the Colorado Cattlemen's Association (CCA) works with state and national legislators, media representatives, and consumers to protect and promote the Colorado cattle industry. Standing committees formed after a 1950 reorganization represent member interests including transportation, water and grazing rights, taxes, branding and registration, livestock health,...
Dates:
1872-2012; Majority of material found in 1953-1990
Records of the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Commission on Higher Education
Collection
Identifier: UCDE
Abstract
The Records of the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Commission on Higher Education consists of materials relating to finances, student enrollment, teaching, research, reports, and planning regarding institutions of higher education in Colorado, specifically Colorado State University.
Dates:
1949-1974
Records of the Colorado Division of Water Resources
Collection
Identifier: wdwr
Abstract
Colorado is divided into water divisions and districts, and local water commissioners closely monitor their areas. The collection contains water commissioner field books, which detail water amounts in ditches and reservoirs in the South Platte River Basin for Division 1, District 64.
Dates:
1914-1969
Records of the Colorado Emeriti Association
Collection
Identifier: MCEA
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1957-1980; Majority of material found within 1966-1973
Records of the Colorado Extension Homemakers Council
Collection
Identifier: AEHC
Abstract
The Colorado Extension Homemakers Council is active in programs to provide education to rural Coloradans about nutrition, home furnishings, clothing, home management, and home budget formation. It was established in 1932 as the Colorado Home Demonstration Council. The name was changed in 1964 to the Colorado Extension Homemakers Council, in accordance with the name change of the national organization. The collection includes awards, publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs,...
Dates:
1932-1989; Majority of material found within 1935-1969
Records of the Colorado Flower Growers Association
Collection
Identifier: ACFG
Abstract
The Colorado Flower Growers Association was founded in 1928 to support the production and marketing of greenhouse flowers grown commercially in the state. In 1979 the organization changed its name to the Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association to reflect the increasing diversification of the industry. The Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association merged with the Colorado Nursery Association in 2005 to form the Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association. The collection consists of documents...
Dates:
1928-1980; Majority of material found within 1958-1972
Records of the Colorado Forestry Association
Collection
Identifier: ACFA
Abstract
The Colorado Forestry Association (CFA) was created on February 27, 1982, as the result of an idea promoted by Colorado State Forester Thomas Borden for a non-profit, private sector organization focused on forest ecology. The association advocated efforts to maintain a balance of forest preservation, harvesting, and recreational use, and had connections to the Colorado State Forest Service as well as to forestry faculty and students at Colorado State University. The collection includes...
Dates:
1971-2004
Records of the Colorado Grain and Feed Association
Collection
Identifier: ACGF
Abstract
The Colorado Grain and Feed Association, founded in 1925, is a non-profit organization focused on the cultivation of commercial good-will and fellowship among grain and feed dealers and feed and flour millers. The collection documents the history and activities of the association and its members. Materials include minutes, newsletters, member directories, correspondence, scrapbooks and photographic materials, as well as information pertaining to the association's legal and financial matters...
Dates:
1920-1988; Majority of material found within 1947-1973
Records of the Colorado Office of the Attorney General
Collection
Identifier: WCAG
Abstract
Since its creation in 1876, the Colorado Office of the Attorney General (CAG) has tried many cases related to water and other natural resources. This collection concerns the precedent-setting case United States v. Colorado (general adjudication case number W-8439-76), in which CAG argued against the United States' filing of an application for rights to instream river flows on federal land on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The United States filed...
Dates:
1842-1999; Majority of material found within 1976-1993
Records of the Colorado Potato Growers Exchange
Collection
Identifier: ACPG
Abstract
The Colorado Potato Growers Exchange (CPGE) was formed in 1923 to eliminate speculation and waste in the marketing of potatoes. Twenty separate groups banded together as a central statewide selling agency. The CPGE stabilized the potato market so effectively that it later added onions (1928) and pinto beans (1968) to its operations. The CPGE was the first statewide co-operative formed on a commodity basis. The majority of the records are minutes of the executive committee, copies of the...
Dates:
1923-1981
Records of the Colorado School of Agriculture
Collection
Identifier: UCSA
Abstract
The Records of the Colorado School of Agriculture document the secondary school established at Colorado Agricultural College in 1909, which provided practical agricultural instruction to students across Colorado. The collection contains published histories, programs, brochures, reports to the Dean, and a photo composite of the first graduating class in 1912.
Dates:
1909-1939; Majority of material found within 1912-1919
Records of the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair
Collection
Identifier: MCSF
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...
Dates:
1954-2005
Records of the Colorado Space Grant at Colorado State University
Collection
Identifier: UCSG
Abstract
The Colorado Space Grant at Colorado State University is part of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, a federally funded program dedicated to assuring the vitality of the nation and the quality of life through the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization of space resources. Space Grant Programs work to enhance the educational experience of students based on cooperative relationships among universities, colleges, industry, research organizations, and NASA....
Dates:
1968-2005; Majority of material found within 1989-2000
Records of the Colorado State Forestry Association
Collection
Identifier: ACSF
Abstract
Colorado conservationists formed the Colorado State Forestry Association, also known as the Colorado Forestry Association (CFA), in 1884 to support the conservation, management, and renewal of forests through the dissemination of educational materials, promotion of forestry legislation, and creation of forest reserves. The Records of the Colorado State Forestry Association consists primarily of the correspondence of CFA president William G. M. Stone with prominent conservationists,...
Dates:
1873-1933; Majority of material found within 1905-1916
Records of the Colorado State Grange
Collection
Identifier: ACSG
Abstract
The Colorado State Grange was established in the Colorado Territory in 1874 to give support and encouragement to rural and agricultural communities. This fraternal society remains active in supporting communities through education, emergency relief, and legislative activism. The collection contains financial ledgers, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, issues of the organization's newspaper Colorado Granger, correspondence and other material related to the Colorado...
Dates:
1873-1985; Majority of material found within 1917-1974
Records of the Colorado State University Libraries
Collection
Identifier: ULIB
Abstract
The Records of the Colorado State University Libraries documents events, people, and organizations associated with the libraries at Colorado State University. The library at Colorado State University was established in 1880 in the Old Main building; today library services are centralized in the William E. Morgan Library, constructed in 1964. The collection includes information relating to the construction and renovation of Morgan Library, administrative correspondence, memos, letters,...
Dates:
1891-2023; Majority of material found within 1950-1999
Records of the Colorado State University Police Department
Collection
Identifier: UPOD
Abstract
The Colorado State University (CSU) Police Department was established in 1955 with the appointment of Wayne Teegarden to implement parking policies at the university. The collection consists of scrapbooks and documents chronicling the history of the police department that were assembled by Teegarden.
Dates:
1955-1984