Oral history, 1976 Mar 7 [sound recording].

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Oral history, 1976 Mar 7 [sound recording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61517296

Talks about Dearfield, Colo, an African American settlement, and the people who homesteaded there; discusses O.T. Jackson, the founder of Dearfield.

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

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7806836

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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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...

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 ...

Groves, Walter, b. 1928?

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Groves' father worked for O.T. Jackson as a handyman in the late 1930s. Jackson wanted his father to help rebuild Dearfield (Colo.). When his father died in 1939; Groves Jr. returned to Denver (Colo.) From the description of Oral history, 1976 Mar 7 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61517296 ...