Historical notes [ca. 1947-1954].

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Historical notes [ca. 1947-1954].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427281760

This folder holds an envelope addressed to Parsons by 1916 train robber Bill Carlisle mailed 12 Nov. 1947 in Laramie, Wyo., Parsons' 1954 book review of "Pony Nelson and other ballads" by Colorado poet laureate Clyde Robertson, a poem and notes "dedicated to the mem. of Antoine Janis first settler in Larimer Co. Colo. 1863," Parsons' notes on improvements for Boulder Mountain Park, his info on Colo. forts and biogs., and a transcript of an 1880 article about forming the C&W RR.

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Boulder Public Library

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Colorado and Western Railroad

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Carlisle, William

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Robertson, Clyde, 1870-1954.

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Margaret Clyde Applegate was born in Franklin, Indiana in 1870. She was educated through high school in Lyons, Kansas. She came to Colorado in 1890, having divorced her first husband, George Ellsworth, whom she married in 1886. She remarried in 1897 to William Earl Robertson, and lived in Leadville for many years. She began her career as a singer of light opera, became a writer, and was appointed Colorado Poet Laureate in 1953 at the age of 83. From the description of Clyde Robertson...

Janis, Joseph Antoine, 1824-

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Parsons, Martin R., 1875-1965.

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Emily Hays Arnett was the wife of Clyde D. Arnett. From the description of Martin R. Parsons photograph collection. 1871-1965. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427283677 Through his keen interest in preserving a photographic record of the history of Boulder, Colo., Martin R. Parsons helped to lay the foundation for an excellent collection of photos of Boulder from the 1860s on into the 20th century. He saved thousands of Joseph Sturtevant photonegatives from des...