Deep Springs College records, 1913-1999.

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Deep Springs College records, 1913-1999.

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Trustees records include minutes, 1923-1996; reports, 1960-1975; and correspondence, 1913-1984. Deep Springs student body records contain minutes, 1917-1999, co-education studies reports, 1979-1994. Also student, community, committee and class projects, 1933-1990's; Telluride Association newsletters, 1915-1983; Telluride Association convention minutes, 1911-1999; and Deep Springs Alumni newsletters, 1966-1999. These materials include minutes, reports, correspondence, projects, photograph albums, and newsletters. Includes a manuscript copy of "A History of Deep Springs" with chapters by various authors. Also, works compiled by Denis E. Clark, 2001, including "Telluride Power: A Brief History of the Early Days," "Nunn Archive Image Index," and three CD-Rs: DEC Nunn Archive Images, vol. 1 and vol. 2 (images of the early days of the Telluride Power Company obtained from various sources), and Deep Springs Archive Photos (images scanned by students at Deep Springs College, mostly Telluride Power Company, but some early Deep Springs).

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Nunn, L. L. 1853-1925.

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Deep Springs College

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Deep Springs College, founded in 1917 by power and mining magnate L. L. Nunn, is located thirty miles from the nearest town, in a high desert valley of eastern California. Mr. Nunn wished his students to learn the value of service and practical knowledge as well as be able to work uninterrupted by the distractions of modern society and learn that freedom requires living in accordance with the ideals and duties of one's community. Each of the 26 male students experiences a broad seminar-style edu...