Jackson, Edith Stuart.

Edith Stuart Jackson (1906-1982) was a history enthusiast and expert on the history of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and raised in the Cripple Creek Mining District, Jackson graduated from Colorado Teacher's College in 1928. She had a lifelong interest in Cripple Creek and spent her life researching the history of the area and its inhabitants. She earned an M.A. in history from Ohio State University in 1960, where she was author of the thesis "The History of Journalism at Victor, Colorado: In the Cripple Creek Mining District".