Gallegos, Magdalena

Native of Denver, Colo. Received B.A. (Ethnic Studies) from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1984.

From the description of Oral histories, 1983-1984, 1997 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 62322917

Magdalena Gallegos was born on 10th St. in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colo. She received a BA in Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado Denver (1984). Her writings have been published in Colorado Heritage. She currently counsels at the Educational Opportunity Center at the Community College of Denver. Gallegos is interested in documenting and preserving the social and cultural history of her former neighborhood through writting and oral histories. The location of her birth was orginally known as the town of Auraria. It was founded in Kansas Territory in 1858 by gold miners from Auraria, Ga. The area is bordered by the west bank of Cherry Creek to the east bank of the South Platte River, and on the south by Colfax Ave. Once a neighborhood consisting of private homes, churches and businesses, the location now contains the Auraria Campus, made up of the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD), Community College of Denver, and Metropolitan State College of Denver. The 9th St. Historic Park on the campus contains some remnants of the residential and commercial structures that used to be located in the neighborhood.

From the description of Magdalena Gallegos papers, 1983-1997 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 642709016

Gallegos is interested in documenting and preserving the social and cultural history of her former Denver, Colo. neighborhood, Auraria, through writting and oral histories. The location was originally known as the town of Auraria. It was founded in Kansas Territory in 1858 by gold miners from Auraria, Ga. The area is bordered by the west bank of Cherry Creek to the east bank of the South Platte River, and on the south by Colfax Ave. Once a neighborhood consisting of private homes, churches and businesses, the location now contains the Auraria Campus, made up of the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD), Community College of Denver, and Metropolitan State College of Denver. The 9th St. Historic Park on the campus contains some remnants of the residential and commercial structures that used to be located throughout the neighborhood.

From the description of Auraria remembered, 1983-1997 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 642715187