Oral history, 1975 May [sound recording].

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Oral history, 1975 May [sound recording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61517294

Rainey discusses Dearfield, Colorado and the hardships encountered by the residents; offers her opinion of the settlement and the motives of some of the people involved in the land deal.

1 sound cassette : analog, mono. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Rainey, Beatrice.

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As a young girl was a resident of Dearfield (Colo.) Worked in the fields. From the description of Oral history, 1975 May [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61517294 ...

Picher, Margaret.

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Attended University of Denver (Ph. D., American Economic and Business History, 1986). Instructor of History at Arapahoe Community College and University of Denver (1971-1979). Program director for American Leprosy Missions. From the description of Papers, 1898-1980. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53471372 ...

Jackson, O. T. (Oliver Tousaint), 1862-1948

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Founder of Dearfield, Colo., an agricultural community established by Afro-Americans. From the description of Letters, 1889-1939. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17253462 Oliver Tousaint Jackson was born in Oxford, Ohio, April 6, 1862. He and his wife Minerva arrived in Colorado from Cleveland on April 4, 1887. Until 1894, they lived in Denver where they had a catering business. O. T. was also employed by the State of Colorado as a messenger for sev...