Papers, 1890-1982 1940-1976.

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Papers, 1890-1982 1940-1976.

Newspaper clippings; event programs; correspondence; invitations; photo album; American Photography magazine with McCloud prize winning photo; business receipts; accounting books; Pastor's Handbook (1890s) with daguerreotype; stamps from around the world; audio tapes. Photographic materials: Group portraits of Denver (Colo.) African American residents; includes dances, receptions, parades, meetings, picnics, and fashion shows. Includes images of unidentified churches, National Youth Congress (1953), Carver Day Nursery (1960-1966), Colored Women's Clubs, Denver Council of Negro Women, and Denver Federation of Colored Women.

65 linear ft. (89 PhotoBoxes: ca. 100,000 negatives, ca. 3,500 photographic prints)

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McCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990.

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Denver (Colo.) photographer who chronicled the city's life and, in particular, the African-American community between World War II and the 1970s. From the description of Photograph album [graphic]. [between 1950 and 1980?] (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48205152 Born in Birmingham, Alabama May 4, 1908. Father was a Baptist minister. Served in the army during WWII. Received BA from University of Denver in 1950. Photographer in Denver, Colorado. Documented Africa...