Mile High Housing Association. records 1948-2008 [manuscript].

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Mile High Housing Association. records 1948-2008 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49570486

Contains papers on the housing cooperative including the formation, continued operation and eventual dissolution of the first federal housing authority; material consists of administrative papers, original designs of the homes and overall site, financial accounts, historical notes, insurance records, legal documents, and minutes of the board of directors and committee meetings.

7.25 linear ft (8 boxes), 1 oversize folio

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7610007

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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