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1st Judicial District Judges' Photographs & Biographies, 1857-2016

 Collection
Identifier: Series-202
Abstract

Photographs and biographical information for county and district court judges documenting the history of the 1st Judicial District, Jefferson and Gilpin Counties, Colorado. Collection also includes a selection of court rule pamphlets.

Dates: 1857-2016
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

1952 Courthouse Cornerstone Time Capsule and Contents, 1877-2000 (Bulk 1952)

 Collection
Identifier: Series-120
Scope and Contents The collection contains the actual time capsule box and contents from the 1952 Jefferson County courthouse cornerstone in Golden. Box one contains the small copper box, measuring 8” wide by 12” long by 8” high. Three hand-written notes were taped to the bottom: "Frank Stanbro: The Greatest Deputy County Treasurer to Date. A Democrat. Aug. 2, 1952"; "Ruth K. Beville: The best South Carolina Democrat in Colorado. Position: Clerk for the most competent Treasurer Jefferson County ever had!!!!";...
Dates: 1877-2000; Majority of material found within 1952
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Columbine High School Shootings Memorial and Memento Recovery Photographs, 1999

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: Series-131
Scope and Contents Photographs documenting the effort to preserve the flowers, stuffed animals and other materials sent or taken to the memorial site in Clement Park, Littleton, Colorado, dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School Shootings that took place on April 20, 1999. The color photo prints of the Clement Park Memorial were taken April 29, 1999 by a member of the Jefferson County Historical Commission. The black and white prints and negatives of the Clement Park memorial Site, recovery...
Dates: 1999
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Festival of the West, Inc. Records, 1975-2004

 Collection
Identifier: Series-186
Abstract Records documenting the annual Festival of the West celebration. The Festival of the West began as a project of the Jefferson County Historical Commission for the Centennial-Bicentennial celebration of July 3-4, 1976. It was ranked among the top 20 national bicentennial events. The event was so popular that the Board of County Commissioners asked the Historical Commission to continue it and it grew into one of the biggest 4th of July festivals in the Denver metropolitan area. Held at the...
Dates: 1975-2004
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Historical Commission 2016 Hall of Fame Event Photographs

 Series — Small Collection Box: 2, Envelope: 7
Identifier: Series-198
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken at Jefferson County Historical Commission's 2016 Hall of Fame Event. The Hall of Fame was held at Mt. Vernon Country Club October 20, 2016. Photographs by JCHC Member Leda Thaler.

Dates: 2016 October 20
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Lindsay Ranch Reports and Research, 1988-2003

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Series-173
Scope and Contents

Reports and research materials related to the historic Lindsay Ranch located on the former Rocky Flats property in Arvada, Colorado. There was an effort in 2000, supported by County Commissioner Pat Holloway, to determine if the property qualified for National or State Historic Register listing, and if so, to ensure preservation of the ranch after the decommissioning of Rocky Flats. This collection is a compiliation of materials gathered by the archives.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1988-2003
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Richard Barkley Manuscript: (Untitled) Golden's Historical Industries, 1992

 Item — Small Collection Box: 3, Envelope: 1
Identifier: Series-174
Scope and Contents

Hand-written and typed transcript of untitled, unpublished manuscript about Golden's various industries. Primarily the development of the smelting, brick, and paper industries in Golden, and especially the Adolph Coors Brewing Company.

Dates: Existence: 1992
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

Richard Creswell Manuscript: Forgotten Fifty-Niners, 2008

 Item — Small Collection Box: 2, Envelope: 5
Identifier: Series-171
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of an article about the location of early pioneer Alden Mowry's homestead. The homestead, near Bear Creek in Lakewood, Colorado, became known as the Pennsylvania House, a stage stop on the Bradford Road. Article was published in the 2009 issue of Historically Jeffco magazine.

Dates: Publication: 2009
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

William J. Howlett Manuscript: Recollections of my Life and Reflections on Times and Events During it, 1933

 Item — Small Collection Box: 2, Envelope: 6
Identifier: Series-172
Scope and Contents Unpublished manuscript about the life of William J. Howlett, a priest and writer. He describes his childhood in New York and Michigan, recounts his family's wagon journey to Denver along the Platte River in 1865, and his student days in the Seminary. Returning to Colorado, he embarked on mission and parish work under Bishop Joseph Machebeuf, whose biography he later published. This work provides glimpses of the growth of the Colorado Church in the last quarter of the 19th century. Note:...
Dates: 1933
Found in: Jefferson County Archives

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