Papers, 1917-1977, 1919-1935.

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Papers, 1917-1977, 1919-1935.

Letters to parents during World War I; discharge papers; mayoral campaign papers; manuscripts of short stories and articles; family history; Colorado Department of Highways brochures; obituaries; clippings, reports, correspondence relate to Reef's investigation of Frederick G. Bonfils. Photographs: images of Wallis Reef, his family members, and of official functions. Includes a view of the 1945 celebration in honor of Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and the 1950 opening of the Valley Highway.

5.5 linear ft. (5 boxes, 1 photo box : 14 photographic prints)

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Colorado Dept. of Highways.

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Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933

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Reef, Wallis Melvin, 1895-1977.

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Born Denver, Colorado. Graduated West High School in 1914. Attended University of Denver. Served with the 115th Regiment of Engineers and as a Second Lieutenant of the Thirty-second Infantry during World War I. City editor and investigative reporter for the Rocky Mountain News. Investigated the life of Frederick G. Bonfils, publisher of The Denver Post (1932-1933). Served as chief investigator for the Senate Munitions Committee (1935). Unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Denver, Colorado against Ben...

Reef family

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