Title: Denver Public Library

URL: http://denverlibrary.org

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: The Denver Public Library consists of 26 branch libraries spread across the length and breadth of the city of Denver, Colorado, and a Central library headquarters in the Golden Triangle and Civic Center neighborhoods. The library averages 4 million visits each year, and their mission is "Together, we create welcoming spaces where all are free to explore and connect."

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  Science & Health,  Local History,  Libraries,  Libraries and archives,  Photographs

Title: Electronic Access to Archives Finding Aids, Denver Public Library

URL: http://eadsrv.denverlibrary.org/sdx/pl/

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: The Denver Public Library creates online finding aids, or collection guides, to special collections held by the library’s Western History and Genealogy Division, and the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. The first searchable database of guides that the library hosted was on the PLEADE web publication framework, captured here. Western History staff encoded each finding aid in EAD (Encoded Archival Description), an XML standard, which enabled remote users to browse and read the finding aids online.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Libraries,  Libraries and archives,  Local History,  History,  Computers & Technology,  Digital Humanities,  Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources,  Archives,  African Americans -- History -- Archives

Title: Front Rangers Cycling Club

URL: http://frontrangersdenver.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Front Rangers Cycling Club is a collection of volunteers, partnering with the Denver Police Department, committed to giving back to the community by mentoring at-risk urban kids through bicycling. Founded in 1993, the organization has worked with 200 kids, getting them outside and moving, enhancing their sense of adventure, and giving them a feeling of accomplishment. The Club organizes large-scale cycling events/races in the Denver metro area.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Biking,  Transportation,  Sports and Recreation,  Mentoring,  After-school programs

Title: Placemaking and the Public Library | ALA Midwinter 2017

URL: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/01/shows-events/ala/placemaking-ala-midwinter-2017/#_

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: Library Journal article written on the occasion of ALA’s Midwinter conference in Denver, in January 2017. The article reviews DPL City Librarian Michelle Jeske’s presentation in the “Placemaking and the Public Library” session, specifically her focus on re-envisioning public spaces to better fit the needs of the community. Jeske’s presentation offered low-budget ways to welcome and encourage the community to feel ownership over their library. She also discussed the importance of partnership with other stakeholders, such as city agencies and community groups.

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Subject:   Libraries,  Arts & Humanities,  Society & Culture,  Journalism,  Continuing education,  Professional development,  Public services (Libraries).,  Library administration.,  User-centered system design.,  Library planning.,  Community Partnerships

Title: metroDPA Social Equity program information website from National Housing Finance Group

URL: http://metrodpa.org/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) is a social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver helping people throughout the Front Range become homeowners. It provides a home loan and down payment assistance to help individuals, and their direct descendants, who can demonstrate residential ties to a neighborhood that was redlined between 1938 and 2000. Down payment assistance amounts range from $15,000 to $25,000.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  BIPOC,  Community development,  Community development, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Restitution,  Housing subsidy,  Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Housing,  Wealth -- United States -- History.,  Home ownership – Colorado – Denver

Title: Revesco Properties Concrete Plans for 62 Acres

URL: http://milehighcre.com/revesco-properties-concrete-plans-for-62-acres/

Collection: Western History

Description: This brief article summarizes Revesco Properties’s plans to redevelop 62 acres of land in downtown Denver. The land adjoins Elitch Gardens and is one of the largest infill plots left in the city as of time of publication. The article references affordable housing, transportation and infrastructure plans, and the possible recreational and commercial uses of the area.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Transportation,  Real estate development,  Business enterprises -- Colorado -- Denver,  Land use, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver.

Title: Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center

URL: http://suteatro.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Founded as a student-organized theater group at the University of Colorado, Denver in 1972, Su Teatro is a Denver-based theater company whose mission is to promote, produce, develop and preserve the cultural arts, heritage, and traditions of the Chicano/Latino community. Beginning in the 1980s, the group began to develop full-length plays, and created more than 20 original full length productions that have toured the nation widely. In 1989, Su Teatro purchased the old Elyria School in Northeast Denver, and was able to expand their programming to include annual arts festivals and an arts education program, in addition to a full theater season. In 2010, Su Teatro purchased and renovated the Denver Civic Theatre, located at 721 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Hispanic Americans in the performing arts.,  Community theater -- Colorado -- Denver,  Theater -- Study and teaching -- United States,  Performing Arts,  BIPOC,  Theatre,  Arts & Humanities

Title: The African American Voice Newspaper

URL: http://www.africanamericanvoice.net/index.html

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Established in 1991, The African American Voice is a free monthly online newspaper that focuses on the news of the Colorado Springs Metro, Denver Metro and Pueblo areas. The Voice is the longest-running Black monthly newspaper published in Southern Colorado, and prior to switching to an online-only format, had a statewide distribution of 10,000. The newspaper was founded by publisher and owner James Tucker, with goals to “awaken the larger community to the needs and untapped potential of African Americans living in Colorado, while at the same time bringing to the state broad awareness of the diverse mix of local, regional, national and international issues that have an impact…upon their lives.”

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Subject:   African Americans – Colorado – Colorado Springs – Newspapers,  African Americans – Colorado – Denver – Newspapers,  African Americans – Colorado – Pueblo – Newspapers,  African Americans,  African-American History,  Local History,  Newspapers,  Politics,  African American newspapers,  Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Journalism,  BIPOC

Title: Five Points Jazz Festival

URL: http://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/events-programs/five-points-jazz-festival/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Traditionally held in May along Welton Street in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, this free festival celebrates the history and culture of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was historically home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music’s national and local legends. The festival was first celebrated in 2003, and is coordinated by the Five Points Jazz Festival Committee and Denver Arts & Venues.

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Subject:   Arts & Humanities,  Jazz Music,  Society & Culture,  Jazz Festivals – Colorado – Denver,  Festivals – United States,  Music Festivals,  Music,  Five Points (Denver, Colo.),  Denver Arts & Venues,  African Americans -- Music.,  Five Points Jazz Festival,  BIPOC,  Festivals

Title: Bienvenidos Food Bank - Emergency Food Assistance for Northwest Denver

URL: http://www.bienvenidosfoodbank.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Since 1976, the community-based non-profit organization Bienvenidos Food Bank has provided Northwest Denver individuals and families with food assistance and services. The organization offers a storefront market, mobile pantry, emergency food locations at schools and other nonprofits, home grocery delivery, a diaper and personal hygiene bank, a pet food pantry, and SNAP program application assistance. Bienvenidos serves nearly 10,000 people across all of Denver each year.

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Subject:   Bienvenidos Food Bank COVID-19 response,  Society & Culture,  Food banks -- United States.,  Food security -- United States.,  Hunger -- United States,  Science & Health,  COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: Curtis Park Neighbors, Inc.

URL: http://www.curtispark.org/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Curtis Park Neighbors, Inc. is the Registered Neighborhood Organization and historic district for the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver. The organization meets regularly to discuss local issues, organizes community events, produces a monthly newsletter, and provides resources on issues relevant to area neighbors. Examples of these resources include information on maintaining historic properties, applying for preservation grants and tax credits, and upcoming city planning, transportation, and parks planning efforts.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Registered Neighborhood Organizations,  Historic preservation,  Neighborhoods,  Citizens’ associations,  Neighborhood associations,  City planning,  Nonprofit associations,  Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.),  Curtis Park Historic District (Denver, Colo.)

Title: Denver Justice Project

URL: http://www.denverjusticeproject.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Denver Justice Project (DJP) works with historically marginalized communities to address systemic racism by transforming law enforcement and the structure of the criminal justice system through intersectional movement building, direct action, advocacy, and collaborative education.

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Subject:   Racial justice,  Social justice,  BIPOC,  Law enforcement -- Government policy -- United States.,  Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States

Title: Denver Urban Spectrum Magazine

URL: http://www.denverurbanspectrum.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Denver Urban Spectrum is a monthly publication in Denver, Colorado that has been “spreading the news about people of color” since 1987. The magazine provides local, state, national, and international news coverage in both a print and online version. The affiliated Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation, established in 2000, offers individual internships, seminars and other opportunities to teenagers seeking hands-on experiences and education about journalism.

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Subject:   African Americans – Colorado — Denver -- newspapers,  African American magazines,  Arts & Humanities,  Politics,  BIPOC,  General news,  Journalism,  Society & Culture

Title: Denver Urban Spectrum Magazine

URL: http://www.denverurbanspectrum.com/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: The Denver Urban Spectrum is a monthly publication in Denver, Colorado that has been “spreading the news about people of color” since 1987. The magazine provides local, state, national, and international news coverage in both a print and online version. The affiliated Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation, established in 2000, offers individual internships, seminars and other opportunities to teenagers seeking hands-on experiences and education about journalism.

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Subject:   General news,  Journalism,  Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Politics,  BIPOC,  African American magazines,  African Americans – Colorado — Denver -- newspapers

Title: Undesign the Redline Exhibit

URL: http://www.designingthewe.com/undesign-the-redline/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Designing the WE, a New York design studio focused on social innovation, developed the “Undesign the Redline” interactive exhibit, workshop series, and curriculum. The exhibit explores the history of structural racism and inequality, and examines how these issues compounded each other, from 1938 Redlining maps until today. The exhibit travels nationally, tailoring its materials to the situation in each city. The exhibit is intended to help communities learn together, activate, and mobilize into a strong “WE” capable of transforming racist systems with intentionality. “Undesign the Redline” was hosted by Denver’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library from November 2018 through July 2019.

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Subject:   Museum exhibits,  Interactive museum exhibits,  Traveling exhibits,  Redlining,  Institutional racism,  Urban planning,  Society & Culture,  Maps,  Race, Class & Inequalities - Resources,  BIPOC

Title: Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)

URL: http://www.goco.org/

Collection: Conservation

Description: Created by voters in 1992, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) is a statewide trust fund that helps support conservation, recreation, and stewardship needs. This organization is supported by a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds, and exists to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers, and open spaces. GOCO provides grant funding to local governments, nonprofits, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and over nearly thirty years has committed more than $1.3 billion to more than 5,300 conservation and recreation projects in every corner of the state.

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Subject:   Conservation of natural resources,  Science & Health,  Environmental protection,  Land use,  Parks -- Colorado,  Outdoor recreation -- Colorado.,  Public lands -- Colorado,  Recreation areas -- Colorado,  Outdoor recreation -- Economic aspects -- Colorado.,  Wildlife conservation -- Economic aspects -- Colorado.,  Grants-in-aid -- Colorado.,  Colorado. State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund.,  Tourism

Title: Golden Triangle Creative District Final Fridays

URL: http://www.goldentriangleofdenver.com/final-fridays/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Final Friday Art Walk (Final Fridays) gives visitors, residents and folks who work in the Golden Triangle district (bounded by Speer Boulevard, Colfax Avenue, and Lincoln Street) an after-hours opportunity to explore the many creative spaces in our special corner of Denver. The events include the chance to engage with the quirky, cool, and sophisticated art and creatives which define this eclectic neighborhood. Held the last Friday of each month from 6-9 pm, the walk includes special events and later hours for the Denver Art Museum and the many galleries and artist spaces in the neighborhood.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Art,  Artists,  Art Galleries, Commercial,  Art museums,  Community Engagement

Title: RTD FasTracks

URL: http://www.rtd-denver.com/Fastracks.shtml

Collection: Western History

Description: FasTracks is RTD's voter-approved transit expansion program -- the largest in the nation -- transforming transportation through the Denver metro area. Between 2004 and 2019, the project completed the W Line, the Free MetroRide and Union Station. In January 2016, they launched the Flatiron Flyer Bus Rapid Transit service; in April 2016, the University of Colorado A Line rail service between Union Station and Denver International Airport; in July 2016, the B Line to Westminster; in February 2017, the R Line through Aurora; and in April 2019, the G Line. Through the FasTracks program, RTD is building more rail, improved bus service, more parking, and improved roadways and bridges. This page captures a list and summaries of completed projects, and future projects to be completed. Includes a map of existing lines and fact sheets on the Gold Line/G Line and Eagle P3 projects (A, B, and G lines, and commuter rail maintenance facility).

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Public transportation,  Transportation,  Economic development,  Infrastructure,  Mass transit,  Local transit – Colorado – Denver,  Local transit – Colorado – Aurora,  Local transit – Colorado – Boulder

Title: RTD’s G Line

URL: http://www.rtd-denver.com/g-line.shtml

Collection: Western History

Description: The 11-mile commuter light rail G line opened in 2019 with the intent of bringing faster, more frequent service to Denver, Arvada, and Wheat Ridge. The line offers connections between Wheat Ridge and Denver’s Union Station, and points in between. This page documents the line’s map, stations, and details of using the service.

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Subject:   Infrastructure,  Transportation,  Public transportation,  Society & Culture,  Mass transit,  Local transit – Colorado – Denver,  Local transit – Colorado – Arvada,  Local transit – Colorado – Wheat Ridge,  Economic development

Title: St. Francis Center

URL: http://www.sfcdenver.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: St. Francis Center is a refuge for adults who are homeless in the metro Denver area, providing shelter along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness. St. Francis Center’s programs and services focus on daytime shelter, social services, health and wellness, housing, employment, and outreach.

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Subject:   Saint Francis Center COVID-19 response,  Society & Culture,  Homelessness,  Social services,  Shelters for the homeless -- United States.,  Homeless persons -- Services for -- United States.

Title: Tenth Mountain Division Foundation

URL: http://www.tenthmountainfoundation.org/

Collection: Tenth Mountain Division

Description: The Tenth Mountain Division, formed in November 1941, were popularly known as “the ski troops” of World War II. The unit trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, and Camp Swift, Texas. The majority of the Tenth Mountain soldiers were originally skiers, forest rangers, lumberjacks, outfitters and guides, and were expected to be able to take care of themselves out-of-doors in all four seasons. The unit fought in the European theatre, primarily in Northern Italy, for over 110 days beginning in January 1945. Many of these men were instrumental in founding ski resorts when they returned stateside. The Tenth Mountain Division Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving the history and personal stories of the men who served in the unit. To this end, the foundation funds the archival work of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, located at the Denver Public Library and the History Colorado museum. They also engage in a variety of other benevolent activities supporting current and former soldiers nationwide.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  World War, 1939-1945,  United States. Department of the Army,  Veterans,  United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th -- History.,  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.,  Ski troops

Title: The Denver Public Library wants your photos and signs from the Jan. 21 Women's March

URL: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/the-denver-public-library-wants-your-photos-and-signs-from-the-jan-21-womens-march

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: Brief article that ran following the January 21, 2017 Women’s March in Denver, held in defense of women’s rights, and in protest of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. An estimated 200,000 people attended the march, many holding protest signs and wearing pink knitted “pussy hats,” with cat ears. In the days following the march, the Western History & Genealogy Division of the Denver Public Library put out a call for donations of signs, hats, and photos from participants, documenting the march. This article announces the call for donations.

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Subject:   Libraries,  Libraries and archives,  Archives,  Public libraries -- Collection development,  Library acquisitions,  Collection development,  Journalism,  Protest movements,  Women's March on Denver (2017 : Denver, Colo.) -- Archives.,  Civil rights demonstrations,  Women's rights,  Ephemera,  Posters,  Documentary photography,  Documentary history,  Local History

Title: Park, Trail and River Enhancements of the River Vision Implementation Plan

URL: http://www.thegreenwayfoundation.org/rvip.html

Collection: Western History

Description: The Greenway Foundation partners with numerous public, private, philanthropic and political partners to create ongoing environmental, recreational and water quality enhancements along the South Platte River and its tributaries. Over $30 Million of projects are in planning, design or construction phases along the entire 10 mile area of the South Platte in Denver. These projects include work on Confluence Park, the Overland Corridor, Weir Gulch, Johnson Habitat Park, Grant Frontier Park, Pasquinel’s Landing Park, and the creation of a new six-acre park in the heart of RiNo, adjacent to 35th St. and Arkins Court. This page outlines the plans and progress updates for these park, trail, and river enhancements.

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Subject:   Parks – Colorado – Denver,  Urban parks -- Colorado -- Denver,  City planning -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Greenways,  Public spaces,  Open spaces,  Waterfronts,  Outdoor recreation,  Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- Colorado -- Denver.,  South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.),  South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.)

Title: Pam Anderson for SOS

URL: https://andersonforsos.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, Pam Anderson ran for election as Colorado Secretary of State on the Republican ticket. Anderson previously served as Wheat Ridge City Clerk (2003-2007), Jefferson County Clerk (2007-2015), and as a private business owner of Consilium Colorado, a government relations and nonprofit management consulting company. Pam has volunteered on a number of boards, including the Colorado County Clerks Association Executive Board, Colorado Secretary of State Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee, and the Center for Election Innovation and Research. Anderson lost against Democratic candidate Pam Anderson, garnering 43.7% of the vote to Griswold’s 53.6%.

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Subject:   Colorado. Department of State,  Republican Party (Colo.),  Elections – Colorado,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture

Title: City of Arvada Updates on G Line

URL: https://arvada.org/explore/transportation/gold-line-light-rail/gold-line-and-northwest-rail-line-overhead-wires-are-powered-up

Collection: Western History

Description: Provides updates on RTD’s G Line light rail development project, including information on train schedules, horns, safety measures, and contact information.

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Subject:   Transportation,  Infrastructure,  Public transportation,  Local transit – Colorado – Denver,  Local transit – Colorado – Arvada

Title: Colorado 2022 ballot measures

URL: https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_2022_ballot_measures

Collection: Western History

Description: Lists and briefly summarizes the proposed constitutional amendments and citizen initiatives featured statewide in Colorado in 2022. This page also summarizes Colorado legislators’ referral votes by party on referred constitutional amendments, the process for getting a measure on the ballot, facts on the history of Colorado ballot measures, and measures that did not make it onto the ballot. A post-election version of the site added the final election results and a summary of campaign contributions for and against each measure.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Politics & Elections,  ballot measures,  Government – US States,  Elections – Colorado

Title: Ballotpedia Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative, 2018

URL: https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_112,_Minimum_Distance_Requirements_for_New_Oil,_Gas,_and_Fracking_Projects_Initiative_(2018)

Collection: Western History

Description: This Ballotopedia.org page summarizes the 2018 Colorado Ballot Proposition 112, which was intended to establish minimum distance requirements for new Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects. The proposition was intended to restrict the development of these new projects to within 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and other areas designated as vulnerable (such as schools and homes).

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Politics & Elections,  Science & Health,  Ballot propositions,  Natural gas – Law and legislation

URL: https://coloradohousingconnects.org/

Collection: Western History

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Title: WATCH: Democratic candidates for Colorado governor debate on 9News

URL: https://coloradopolitics.com/watch-colorado-democratic-candidates-for-governor-debate-on-9news/

Collection: Western History

Description: Summarizes the June 4 political debate between Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates for the 2018 election. The debate, hosted by 9news.com, featured former State Senator Mike Johnston, former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne and U.S. Representative Jared Polis. The page links to a YouTube video of the debate.

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Subject:   Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Politics,  Political parties,  Democratic Party

Title: How two big Denver suburbs are approaching the reality that they’re running out of water

URL: https://coloradosun.com/2022/10/19/castle-rock-arvada-water-needs-tap-fee-increases-turf-bans/

Collection: Conservation

Description: As metropolitan areas along Colorado’s Front Range continue to gain in population and city development, water scarcity is forcing some towns to enact new water preservation measures. This article looks at Castle Rock’s “turf bans” limiting private landscaping, and Arvada’s increased water hook-up fees for new construction. The article also references measures Aurora has taken towards incentivizing water conservation.

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Subject:   Regional planning -- Colorado.,  Landscape architecture in water conservation.,  Water conservation -- Colorado -- Denver Metropolitan Area.,  Aurora (Colo.),  Castle Rock (Colo.),  Arvada (Colo.),  Science & Health,  Society & Culture

Title: Rocks? Sweet. Let’s roll in 4WD chairs designed to get people with disabilities deep into the Colorado forest

URL: https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/10/accessible-trails-track-chairs-colorado-parks/

Collection: Western History

Description: This article discusses the free track-chair program featured at Colorado’s Staunton State Park. This adaptive program provides four-wheel drive wheelchairs that are outfitted with tank treads, thus facilitating bumpy terrain hiking for users of wheelchairs.

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Subject:   Backpacking.,  Outdoor recreation.,  Hiking.,  Track chairs,  Athletes with disabilities.,  People with disabilities -- United States.,  Staunton State Park (Colo.),  Wheelchairs,  Society & Culture

Title: Colorado Rising

URL: https://corising.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Colorado Rising is a statewide grassroots coalition of people and organizations working to protect communities from the dangers to public health and safety of fossil fuel operations, to promote transition away from fossil fuels, and to protect the environment for future generations. The organization does this through community empowerment, education, litigation, and policy efforts. The group was initially focused on passing Proposition 112, a 2018 initiative intended to ban fracking and other oil extraction activities within 2500 feet of occupied buildings or other vulnerable areas. That measure did not pass, however Colorado Rising continues to advocate for environmental health and safety in the state.

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Subject:   Science & Health,  Regional planning -- Colorado.,  Environmental Activism,  Fossil fuels -- Environmental aspects,  Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- United States.

Title: ‘I Don’t Want My Kids To Go Through This’: Colorado Program Helps Black Families Obtain Home Ownership: CBS 4 News story

URL: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/04/14/black-homebuyers-bridge-gap-denver-dearfield-fund-gary-community-ventures-colorado-house-prices-soar/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: For much of Denver’s history, mortgage lending and real estate redlining practices prevented many people of color from investing in a home and building intergenerational wealth. The Dearfield Fund with Gary Community Ventures aims to right this injustice by offering first-time Black homebuyers in the Denver metro area up to $40,000 in downpayment assistance. This article from Denver’s CBS affiliate announces the program.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  BIPOC,  Real estate investment,  Discrimination in mortgage loans -- United States,  Discrimination in housing -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Reparations for historical injustices.,  Social Justice

Title: metroDPA Social Equity Program

URL: https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Department-of-Housing-Stability/Resident-Resources/Affordable-Home-Ownership/metroDPA/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) is a social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver helping people throughout the Front Range become homeowners. It provides a home loan and down payment assistance to help individuals, and their direct descendants, who can demonstrate residential ties to a neighborhood that was redlined between 1938 and 2000. Down payment assistance amounts range from $15,000 to $25,000.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  BIPOC,  Community development,  Community development, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Restitution,  Housing subsidy,  Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Housing,  Wealth -- United States -- History.,  Home ownership – Colorado – Denver,  Social Justice

URL: https://denvergov.org/files/assets/public/elections/documents/campaigns/tracking/seangallegos_municipalcandidateaffidavit.pdf/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Central Platte Valley – Denver Infill Blog

URL: https://denverinfill.com/blog/category/downtown-districts/central-platte-valley

Collection: Western History

Description: The Denver Infill website was launched in 2006 by Ken Schroeppel, an urbanist, planner, and educator who lives and works in the Downtown Denver area. The site was converted to a blog in 2009, but the primary purpose remains the same: to track the numerous urban infill developments in the greater Downtown Denver area, educate about urban planning and development, and to advocate for positive changes to Denver’s built environment. This section of posts pertain to construction in the Central Platte Valley area of Denver.

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Subject:   Urban parks -- Colorado -- Denver,  Real estate development,  Public spaces,  Local transit – Colorado – Denver,  Land use, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Housing – Colorado – Denver,  Architecture,  Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Urban Development,  City planning,  Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Infrastructure,  Society & Culture

Title: “Redlined in Denver between 1938 and 2000? The city might help you put a down payment on a new home.” Denverite.com article

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/04/21/redlined-in-denver-between-1938-and-2000-the-city-might-help-you-put-a-down-payment-on-a-new-home/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: This Denverite.com article introduces the Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability. The article highlights the new program, explains the intent and purpose for its creation, and quotes Denver Mayor Michael Hancock about the goals the program hopes to achieve.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  BIPOC,  Community development,  Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Restitution,  Housing subsidy,  Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Housing Wealth -- United States -- History.,  Home ownership – Colorado – Denver

Title: MSU Denver will freeze tuition to help give students more financial stability

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/08/02/msu-denver-will-freeze-tuition-to-give-students-stability/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=denverite&utm_campaign=denverite20220803/

Collection: Western History

Description: This Denverite.com article examines Metropolitan State University’s new policy, announced in 2022, to freeze tuition costs for incoming students for four years. The intent of the program is to make the cost of college predictable for the traditional duration of a student’s enrollment.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Colleges & Universities,  Education – Costs – Colorado,  College Tuition

Title: This couple just sold a Cap Hill mansion — to themselves and their housemates — hoping to fight a little bit of Denver’s housing crisis

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/08/10/denver-housing-crisis-co-op-capitol-hill//

Collection: Western History

Description: A Denver activist couple turned their home into a shared housing cooperative, thus creating a communal living community with home equity shared among all residents. This news article reports on the legal and financial processes used to achieve the new intentional community, as well as some of the personal benefits to residents.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Activism,  Housing – Colorado – Denver,  Zoning law -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Communal living

Title: Denver’s expanding the STAR program to connect people with long-term support

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/10/31/denvers-expanding-the-star-program-to-connect-people-with-longer-term-support/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=denverite&utm_campaign=denverite20221102/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denver’s Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program is intended to minimize unnecessary interactions with law enforcement in nonviolent crisis situations. The program features mobile response vans staffed with a mental health clinician and paramedic. The popular program, launched in 2020, has seen its temporary budget expanded several times, growing from one van to six. This article discusses Denver City Council’s vote to expand their budget by $2.3 million for 2023, and contract with Servicios de La Raza. The partnership is expected to expand STAR’s ability to respond in “culturally responsive, linguistically specific” ways.

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Subject:   Psychic trauma,  Crisis intervention (Mental health services),  Social Services,  Homelessness,  Community Engagement,  Society & Culture,  Substance abuse

Title: Grocery Store Opens at Place Bridge Academy as Part of DPS’ Community Hubs Effort

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/11/09/dps-community-hubs-grocery-stores//

Collection: Western History

Description: Denver Public Schools, in connection with Major Michael Hancock’s office, is attempting to alleviate growing food insecurity for Denver’s children and families by placing grocery stores at new “Community Hub” locations.The first two hubs will be located in schools, and will provide free food, toiletries, and shoes. The first Community Hub opened at Place Bridge Academy in the Virginia Vale neighborhood in 2022, and the second is slated to open at Colfax Elementary.

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Subject:   Social Services,  Hunger -- United States,  Food security -- United States.,  Food banks -- United States.,  Science & Health

Title: Denver's Mayoral Election is Already Crowded

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/11/23/denver-mayor-election-2023-candidates-list/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denver's 2023 mayoral election had an unusually large number of candidates. This Denverite article outlines the 16 candidates who had filed to run as of December 2022. Brief biographies are included for each candidate.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Mayors – Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Politics & Elections

Title: Play our version of Guess Who and get to know some mayoral candidates

URL: https://denverite.com/2022/12/07/play-our-version-of-guess-who-and-get-to-know-some-mayoral-candidates/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denver’s 2023 mayoral race had an unusually high number of candidates running. The local news site Denverite.com featured ongoing coverage throughout, often with a humorous twist. This article gamifies the “get to know your candidates” process by turning their biographiess into a version of the game “Guess Who.” The site quipped “this is a ploy to make you civically engaged.”

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Subject:   Gamification,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado,  Mayors – Elections,  Civics -- Study and Teaching -- United States

Title: How to choose a Denver mayor, according to four Denver mayors

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/02/07/denver-mayor-election-2023-webb-pena-hickenlooper-hancock/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denverite.com featured unique coverage of the 2023 mayoral election, in which seventeen candidates ran for the office vacated by Mayor Michael Hancock. In this article, journalist Kyle Harris interviews four prior Denver mayors– Federico Peña (1983-1991), Wellington Webb (1991-2003), John Hickenlooper (2003-2011), and Michael Hancock (2011-2023)-- about the personal qualities they believe are most important in a mayor. Several of the former mayors noted the need for patience, strategic thinking, and an ability to work with multiple players. Mayor Hancock identified the role as like being “the CEO of the city….You’re executing and overseeing a $3 billion operation….almost 12,000 city employees, including three units that are considered paramilitary….in partnership with one of the best public-health hospitals in the country….and you are also in charge of the third busiest airport in the world….”

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Subject:   Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado,  Mayors – Elections

Title: No mayoral candidate hits 8% support and Denver police are more popular than Hancock and City Council, a new poll says

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/02/23/no-mayoral-candidate-hits-8-support-and-denver-police-are-more-popular-than-hancock-and-city-council-a-new-poll-says/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denverite.com featured ongoing coverage of the 2023 Mayoral and City Council elections, often with a humorous twist. This article reports on a poll that showed record low percentages of support for all candidates, including the fact that no mayoral candidate hit 8% support as of the end of February, 2023. The article also notes an across-the-board poor showing for outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock and city council, with the police department showing a higher approval rate, during a time of low support for police departments nationwide.

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Subject:   Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado,  Mayors – Elections,  Local elections -- Colorado -- Denver.,  Denver City Council

Title: How 155 acres of Northeast Park Hill became a golf course you keep having to vote on

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/03/07/denver-election-2023-park-hill-golf-course-timeline/

Collection: Conservation

Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to serving as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, with each effort being voted down by Denver’s voters. This article examines the history of the 155-acre plot, from 1859 to 2023.

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Subject:   Urban planning,  Regional planning – Colorado,  Parks – Colorado,  Land use,  Housing,  Conservation of natural resources,  City planning,  Ballot measures,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado,  Golf courses

Title: Referred Question 2O results: Voters defeat Park Hill Golf Course redevelopment. Developer concedes, vows golf will return

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/04/04/referred-question-2o-results/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on Referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to use as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, against a community group that ran an opposition campaign. The opposition group, “Yes for Parks and Open Space,” hoped to protect the citizen-funded easement, and had hopes that the city would buy the property and build a large park. Ultimately, each of Westside’s three easement removal efforts were voted down by Denver’s voters. This article reports the final referendum results.

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Subject:   Golf courses,  Housing,  Urban planning,  Regional planning – Colorado,  Parks – Colorado,  Land use,  Conservation of natural resources,  City planning,  Ballot measures,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado

Title: Referred Question 2O results: Voters defeat Park Hill Golf Course redevelopment. Developer concedes, vows golf will return

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/04/04/referred-question-2o-results/

Collection: Conservation

Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on Referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to use as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, against a community group that ran an opposition campaign. The opposition group, “Yes for Parks and Open Space,” hoped to protect the citizen-funded easement, and had hopes that the city would buy the property and build a large park. Ultimately, each of Westside’s three easement removal efforts were voted down by Denver’s voters. This article reports the final referendum results.

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Subject:   Golf courses,  Housing,  Urban planning,  Regional planning – Colorado,  Parks – Colorado,  Land use,  Conservation of natural resources,  City planning,  Ballot measures,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado

URL: https://denverite.com/2023/09/27/spike-in-eviction-assistance-calls-leaves-housing-nonprofit-brothers-redevelopment-floored/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Denver GLBT Pridefest

URL: https://denverpride.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Denver’s PrideFest is the largest celebration of LGBTQ+ pride in the Rocky Mountain region, featuring live entertainment on multiple stages; 250+ exhibitors; the Denver Pride Parade; events for young families, teens, and seniors; and the Pride 5K race. The festival is hosted by The Center on Colfax, and takes place at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver, and along Colfax Avenue and Broadway. PrideFest is held on the third weekend of June each year, with the events falling on June 16-17 in 2018, and June 15-16 in 2019. 2019 was the 50th anniversary of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York, and that year the festival featured a special art installation by Lonnie Hanzon, free exhibits and events, and online resources and lesson plans about Stonewall.

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Subject:   Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 -- Anniversaries, etc.,  Gay pride celebrations.,  Gay Pride Day.,  LGBTQ+ people.,  Transgender people,  Gay people,  Gay community – Colorado – Denver,  Society & Culture

Title: First Friday Art Walks — Denver's Art District on Santa Fe

URL: https://denversartdistrict.org/first-friday/

Collection: Western History

Description: The First Friday Art Walks, Denver's Santa Fe Art District’s signature event, feature open galleries, studios, restaurants and breweries, food trucks, and other events and activities on the first Friday evening of each month. The Santa Fe Art District spans from 13th Avenue to Alameda Avenue, and from Kalamath Street to Inca Street, and features numerous arts and cultural organizations.

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Subject:   Art Festivals -- Colorado -- Denver,  Artists,  Art museums,  Art Galleries,  Community Engagement,  Arts & Humanities,  Society & Culture

Title: Denver Classroom Teachers Association - DCTA

URL: https://denverteachers.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) is a union representing the 5,635 educators of the Denver Public School system. In January 2019, Denver Public School teachers went on their first strike since 1994, protesting low wages and the resulting high teacher turnover and systemic instability for students. The conversation surrounding the strike and eventual contract agreement are documented on this site.

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Subject:   Collective bargaining--Teachers,  Teachers,  Education,  Labor Organizations,  Teachers' unions,  Society & Culture,  Denver Public Schools

Title: “Sq___” Names in Colorado with USGS Proposed Replacements

URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nxueORecHe6C8loP-XD4qo6B-SMhi17viyLJbZrNxEg/edit#gid=100597921

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2020, Colorado Governor Polis established a Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board (CGNAB) to examine proposals concerning name changes, new names, and name controversies of geographic features and certain public places in the State of Colorado. The Board cooperated with the United States Board of Geographic Names (BGN), who gives final determinations for standardizing the names of geographic and natural features. Between 2020 and April 2022, the CCGNAB (CGNAB) sought public input for replacing the names of geographic locations with the term “Squaw” in their current title. This document is a summary of geographic names under consideration, physical location of each place, and several proposed replacement names for each.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board,  Reparative description,  United States Board on Geographic Names.,  Names, Geographical -- United States.,  United States Geographical Survey

Title: Denver Urban Gardens (DUG)

URL: https://dug.org/

Collection: Conservation

Description: Denver Urban Gardens is a non-profit organization, founded in 1985, that strives to support sustainable, food-producing community gardening in Denver, Colorado. The organization has over 170 gardens across six counties in the Denver Metro Area, and works with community members to “cultivate gardeners, grow food, and nourish community.” The organization offers technical expertise, gardening education programs, and seed and seedling distributions.

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Subject:   Community gardens -- Colorado -- Denver,  Urban agriculture -- Colorado -- Denver,  Agriculture,  Community Gardens,  Sustainable agriculture,  Vegetable Gardening,  Science & Health,  Outdoor recreation -- Colorado

Title: Tafoya for Denver

URL: https://eantafoya.com/tafoyafordenver/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2023, Ean Thomas Tafoya ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Tafoya previously served as the Colorado Director of GreenLatinos (2019-2023), and is a community organizer involved in many local non-profit organizations and government task forces and agencies. He has volunteered on the board of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute, as Co-Chair of the Colorado Latino Forum and the Colorado Environmental Justice Taskforce, and as a trustee with Historic Denver. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. Tafoya received 1.6% of the votes in the April election, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.

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Subject:   Indigenous politicians,  Hispanic American politicians,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture,  Elections – Colorado,  Mayors – Elections

Title: Falling Rock Tap House

URL: https://fallingrocktaphouse.com/

Collection: Western History

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Subject:   Falling Rock Tap House (Denver, Colo.),  Restaurants--Colorado--Denver,  Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Denver

Title: Michael Hancock for Denver | We are all Denver

URL: https://hancockfordenver.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician serving as the 45th Mayor of Denver, Colorado since 2011. He was the second African American man to hold the position. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship, and served three terms as mayor. Hancock was raised in Denver, earned a B.A. from Hastings College and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver. Prior to turning towards politics, he began his career at the Denver Housing Authority and the National Civic League. In the campaign documented here, his second reelection campaign, he won in a runoff against Jamie Giellis, receiving 56.3% of the vote to Giellis' 43.7%.

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Subject:   Mayors – Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Society & Culture,  African American politicians.,  Politics & Elections

Title: Denver Public Library Special Collections and Digital Archives website

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: Combined, the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library and the Western History & Genealogy Division form the Special Collections and Digital Archives unit (SCDA) of the Denver Public Library. This website offers research tools and tutorials, collection information, digital images, and blog posts, all of which SCDA staff have compiled to aid in research for African American and broader western history topics. General fields supported include local, state, regional, and national history; Denver property research; genealogy and vital records research; history of the environmental conservation movement; and history of the 10th Mountain Division “ski troops” of World War II.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Institutional History,  West (U.S.) -- History,  Genealogy,  African Americans -- History -- Archives,  Colorado -- History,  Libraries and archives

Title: The Caroline Bancroft History Prize, Western History and Genealogy Department of Denver Public Library

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/caroline-bancroft-history-prize/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Western History and Genealogy Department of Denver Public Library awards the Caroline Bancroft History Prize annually. According to the terms of the will of the late Caroline Bancroft, provision is made for an annual prize "to be awarded to the author of the best book on Colorado or Western American History published during the current year, to be known as the Caroline Bancroft History Prize."

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Awards,  Book awards,  Arts & Humanities,  Libraries,  Archives,  West (U.S.) -- History,  History

Title: Eleanor Gehres Award - Denver Public Library

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/eleanor-gehres-award/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Eleanor Gehres Award honors an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution of library materials (books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, works of art or other items), scholarship, life-long service, or bequest, thereby enhancing the Western History Collection and its value to the community. The award is named after the first recipient, who directed the Western History and Genealogy Department beginning in 1974.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Local History,  Libraries,  Archives,  Libraries and archives,  History,  Awards,  Community service

Title: Juanita Gray / Blacks In Colorado Hall Of Fame Award Winners

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/juanita-gray-blacks-colorado-hall-fame-award-winners/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page contains biographies for the 2021 winners.

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Subject:   Community Service,  African Americans,  BIPOC,  Service Award,  Awards,  Society & Culture,  Libraries and archives,  Libraries and archives

Title: Juanita Gray Community Service Award Nominations -- Denver Public Library Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/2018-juanita-gray-community-service-award-and-blacks-colorado-hall-fame-request-nominations

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page is revisited annually, listing annual nominees.

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Subject:   Community Service,  African Americans,  BIPOC,  Service Award,  Awards,  Society & Culture,  Libraries and archives

Title: Como Railroad Roundhouse - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/como-railroad-roundhouse

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post about the Como Railroad Roundhouse of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad offers a brief history of the historic building, and includes historic and modern photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Railroads – Colorado,  Historic Preservation,  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Colorado – History – Pictorial works,  Colorado -- History

Title: Continental Oil Refinery Explosion and Fire - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/continental-oil-refinery-explosion-and-fire

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post about the Continental Oil Refinery (CONOCO) fire offers a brief history of the 1978 explosion at CONOCO’s Commerce City plant (now owned by Suncor). The post includes historic photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Colorado -- History,  Colorado – History – Pictorial works,  Industrial accidents,  Petroleum refineries -- United States.,  Commerce City (Colo.)

Title: Finding Delphinia: Mystery Letter Gets a Name and Date at WHG - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/delphinia

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses using genealogy and historical research methods to identify and date a historical letter originally of unknown origin. The post includes historic photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Oklahoma -- History,  Oklahoma – History – Pictorial works,  Archives,  Genealogy,  Research,  History – Research

Title: Denver’s “Safe and Sane” Fourth - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Csafe-and-sane%E2%80%9D-fourth

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses the history of safety during Fourth of July celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The post includes historic and modern photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Holidays (Denver, Colo.),  Fourth of July celebrations,  Public safety -- Colorado -- Denver.

Title: Fall R.A.D.A. Discussions & Workshop: Radical Self-Love, Confronting Discrimination and the Opiate Epidemic – Denver Public Library Webpage

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/fall-rada-discussions

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: R.A.D.A. (“Read. Awareness.Dialogue.Action”) is a book discussion series that has been hosted by the Denver Public Library in various iterations since 2016. The series is designed to provide a safe space to discuss some of the issues and movements of the day with respect and compassion. The group reads to raise social consciousness, to exchange ideas and experiences, and to discuss actions that individuals and communities can take to address current societal problems. This page lists the Fall 2018 series books and meetings times and locations.

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Subject:   Arts & Humanities,  Society & Culture,  Social Conditions,  Social Justice,  Racial Justice,  Substance abuse,  Body positivity,  Self-help groups,  Book discussion groups,  Libraries and archives

Title: The Great War: Resources for Tracing Your Family History in World War I - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/great-war-resources-tracing-your-family-history-world-war-i

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses genealogy resources available to research World War I veterans. The post includes historic photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Genealogy,  World War I,  World War, 1914-1918,  Veterans -- Colorado -- Registers.,  Military History

Title: Keep Controversy Alive: Rocky Flats’ Rocky Relationship with Its Neighbors - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/keep-controversy-alive-rocky-flats-rocky-relationship-its-neighbors

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses controversy around converting the former Rocky Flats nuclear plant into a wildlife refuge and outdoor recreation spot. It also introduces an art exhibit hosted at the Denver Public Library that was entitled “Facing Rocky Flats.” The post includes a historic photograph.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Radioactive pollution,  Radioactive waste disposal,  Pollution – Environmental aspects,  Museum exhibits

Title: Keeping Libraries Relevant One One-of-a-Kind Item at a Time - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/keeping-libraries-relevant-one-one-kind-item-time

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses the acquisition of a Dust Bowl era diary written in Oklahoma, and highlights how these types of manuscript materials allow libraries to maintain relevance in a digital age. The post includes a historic photograph.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Archives,  Libraries,  Libraries and Archives,  Oklahoma -- History,  Library acquisitions,  Public libraries -- Collection development,  Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.,  Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains,  Diaries,  Collection development

Title: The Smithsonian’s Robert F. Smith Fund and the Blair-Caldwell Library Preserving and Sharing Black History and Culture-- Denver Public Library Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/smithsonians-robert-f-smith-fund-and-blair-caldwell-library-preserving-and-sharing-black

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: In 2018, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosted a Community Curation Program at three locations in Colorado: the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library (BCAARL), the Black American West Museum, and Lincoln Hills. This project, funded by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund, offered programs on documenting and sharing the history and culture of African American communities. The project focused on family photos and other materials held by private individuals. Participants learned how to capture oral histories and digitize materials, and BCAARL/NMAAHC offered digitization services for personal collections. Participants were given the option of adding materials to the NMAAHC digital collection, donating physical items to BCAARL, and/or just using the digitization service to capture digital images for private use.

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Subject:   BIPOC,  Arts & Humanities,  Society & Culture,  History,  Local History,  African American History,  Libraries and archives,  Photographs,  Oral Histories,  Museums,  Online Exhibits,  National Museum of African American History and Culture,  Cultural Preservation

Title: Solid Muldoon, or the Cardiff Giant Heads West - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/solid-muldoon-or-cardiff-giant-heads-west

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post discusses an attempted hoax in Beulah (near Pueblo), Colorado in the 1870s. The post includes historic photographs.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Swindlers and swindling,  Hoaxes,  Pueblo (Colo.),  Beulah (Colo.)

Title: Wow Photo Friday: Tanks for Nothing, Arvada - Blog Post

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/wow-photo-wednesday-tanks-nothing-arvada

Collection: DPL Archives

Description: This blog post presents a photo of tanks driving on a street in Arvada, Colorado, and analyzes elements from the image to determine what, where, when, and why it was taken. The post includes a historic photograph.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Blogs & Social Media,  History,  Colorado – History – Pictorial works,  Vehicles, Military,  Arvada (Colo.),  Festivals,  Parades,  Visual literacy

Title: Recipients Of The Juanita Ross Gray Community Service Award

URL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/recipients-juanita-ross-gray-community-service-award/

Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page contains a list of all award winners from 1988 to the present.

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Subject:   Community Service,  African Americans,  BIPOC,  Service Award,  Awards,  Society & Culture,  Libraries and archives

URL: https://housekeysactionnetwork.com/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Jena for Colorado

URL: https://jenaforcolorado.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, Jena Griswold ran for reelection as Colorado Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket. Griswold was first elected to the office in 2018. Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Griswold worked for President Obama's 2012 campaign as a voter protection attorney, served as the Director of Governor Hickenlooper’s Washington, D.C. office (2013-2015), and ran her own private legal practice in Louisville, CO (2015-2018). She made history as the youngest person elected Secretary of State in the United States. Griswold won against Republican candidate Pam Anderson, garnering 53.6% of the vote to Anderson’s 43.7%.

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Subject:   Colorado. Department of State,  Democratic Party (Colo.),  Elections – Colorado,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture

Title: Lisa Calderón for Denver Mayor

URL: https://lisa4denvermayor.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Lisa Calderón ran for election as Mayor of Denver in 2019 and 2023. In 2019, she was full-time faculty at Regis University, teaching Criminal Justice and Sociology courses. Calderón was born in Denver and received a BA in English from Metropolitan State University; an MA in Liberal Studies, focusing on Native American Studies, from the University of Denver; a JD from the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law; and an Ed.D in Education from the University of Colorado. In the 2019 mayoral election campaign, Calderón ran against five other candidates. With close results, the race went to a runoff between incumbent Michael Hancock and Jamie Giellis, with Hancock winning with 56.3% of the vote. In 2023, Calderón ran for Mayor a second time. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. At the time, she was Executive Director of Emerge Colorado, which recruits and trains democratic women to run for office, and remained a faculty member at Regis University and CU Boulder. Calderón came in third in the April election, with 18.2% of the vote, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.

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Subject:   Politics & Elections,  Mayors – Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Society & Culture,  Women politicians -- United States.,  African American politicians,  Hispanic American politicians

Title: Michael Bennet for Colorado

URL: https://michaelbennet.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, Michael Bennet ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate on the Democratic ticket. Bennet is an attorney, education leader, and public servant. Prior to his appointment to the Senate in 2009 and subsequent election in 2010, he served as Superintendent of Denver Public Schools (2005-2009), Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor Hickenlooper (2003-2005), and managing director for Anschutz Investment Company (1997-2003). Bennet won against Republican candidate Joe O’Dea, garnering 54.3% of the vote to O’Dea’s 42.9%.

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Subject:   United States. Congress -- Elections,  Democratic Party (Colo.),  Elections – Colorado,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture

URL: https://michaelbennet.com/news/press-releases/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Meet Mike - Mike Johnston for Mayor

URL: https://mikejohnstonformayor.com/about/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2023, Mike Johnston ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Johnston previously served as a teacher and high school principal (1997-2009), in the Colorado Senate for Northeast Denver (2007-2019), and as CEO and President of of Gary Community Ventures (2020-2023). He served as an education advisor to President Barack Obama (2007-2008), and ran for the Governor’s office in 2018. 2023 was a complicated campaign year, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. After no candidates received a majority of votes in the April round, the election went to a runoff between Johnston and Kelly Brough. Johnston won on June 6, garnering 54.1% to Brough’s 45.9% of the vote.

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Subject:   Mayors – Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Society & Culture,  Politics & Elections

URL: https://mikejohnstonformayor.com/issues/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://mikejohnstonformayor.com/media/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Mestaa’ėhehe Coalition | Rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky

URL: https://mountbluesky.info/

Collection: Western History

Description: The Mestaa'ėhehe Coalition is a collaborative effort among Tribal Representatives from the Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho) tribes, Indigenous leaders, non-profits, and allies who support renaming and educational efforts. Mount Blue Sky is a collaboration between these groups and The Wilderness Society petitioning to rename Colorado’s Mount Evans to “Mount Blue Sky.” The coalition condemns former Governor John Evans’s role in the Sand Creek Massacre, and has selected Blue Sky as a name meaningful to both the Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Local History,  BIPOC,  Renaming geographic features,  Cheyenne Tribe,  Arapaho Tribe,  Indigenous peoples--North America--History

Title: National Western Stock Show | The Best 16 Days In January, Denver Colorado

URL: https://nationalwestern.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: The National Western Stock Show, established in 1906, is the premier livestock, rodeo, and horse show in the nation, serving agricultural producers and consumers throughout the world. The Stock Show is held in Denver every January for 16 days, highlighting western heritage and entertainment, as well as being a trade show featuring livestock, farming, ranching, and equestrian goods. The show is both a tourist destination and a working convention, and attracts over 650,000 visitors annually.

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Subject:   Trade and commerce,  Livestock,  Ranching,  Agriculture,  Tourism,  Rodeo,  Festivals,  Society & Culture

URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AMayvrCul3z5Kks&wdo=2&cid=ca63316353910d3f/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AARsLgJD6QCb1vs&id=CA63316353910D3F%2111863&cid=CA63316353910D3F/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ADmrE0rBmPCqkN4&id=CA63316353910D3F%2111864&cid=CA63316353910D3F/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AKLr2Kg64tqlNp8&id=CA63316353910D3F%2112093&cid=CA63316353910D3F/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AKRg3OVayI3h3qE&id=CA63316353910D3F%2111862&cid=CA63316353910D3F/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://performance.envisio.com/dashboard/denverpubliclibrary1753/

Collection: DPL Archives

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Title: Stories of Solidarity: The JA Experience in Five Points

URL: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Denver-Stories-of-Solidarity%3A-The-JA-Experience-in-Five-Points-7135/

Collection: Western History

Description: The “Japanese Americans in Five Points neighborhood” mapping project and exhibit document the impact and lives of Japanese Americans in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver. In the wake of WWII, following the closing of America’s Japanese incarceration camps, the area surrounding and within the “Larimer Corridor” just north of downtown saw a surge of Japanese-American culture and businesses. Japanese arrivals joined other communities of color who also inhabited and owned businesses in this historic area. This app-based self-guided walking tour features 28 different locations in the community.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  BIPOC,  Arts & Humanities,  Japanese Americans,  Denver (Colo.) -- Tours.,  Maps,  Oral history.

Title: Jared Polis for Colorado

URL: https://polisforcolorado.com/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, Jared Polis ran for reelection as Governor of Colorado on the Democratic ticket. Polis is a tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, education leader, and public servant. Prior to serving as Governor, Polis served on the State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and as U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd Congressional district from 2009 to 2019. He was first elected governor of Colorado in 2018, and made history several times as the first openly gay man elected governor to a U.S. state, the first Jewish governor of Colorado, and the first U.S. governor in a same-sex marriage. He is unusual in being a Libertarian Democrat.Polis won against Republican candidate Heidi Ganahl, garnering 57% of the vote to her 40.8%.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Politics & Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Democratic Party (Colo.),  Governors – Elections

URL: https://polisforcolorado.com/about/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://polisforcolorado.com/issues/

Collection: Western History

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URL: https://polisforcolorado.com/news/

Collection: Western History

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Title: What Do Safe Outdoor Space Residents Do During The Day?

URL: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bc0c64290f904038485248a/t/6083336aed49bf053253b476/1619211115359/wrd-flyer_web.pdf/

Collection: Western History

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Subject:   Safe Outdoor Spaces,  Homelessness,  Society and Culture,  Temporary Housing,  Social Services,  COVID-19 Pandemic

Title: Yes on 2I: Strong Library, Strong Denver

URL: https://stronglibrarystrongdenver.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation put forward ballot initiative 2i, which proposed increasing the Denver property tax rate by 1.5 mills. The measure was expected to increase state revenue by $36 million in 2023, and would dedicate these funds to the Denver Public Library for purposes such as increasing staff pay, upgrading technology and infrastructure, and expanding hours and services. The measure passed with more than 67% of votes in favor.

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Subject:   Society & Culture,  Arts & Humanities,  Libraries and archives,  Libraries,  Public services (Libraries),  ballot measures,  Public libraries -- Colorado -- Denver -- Finance.,  Public libraries -- Finance

URL: https://thedenverprinciples.com/

Collection: Western History

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Title: Proposition 123: What you need to know about the affordable housing measure on Colorado’s ballot

URL: https://thetaborfoundation.org/proposition-123-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-affordable-housing-measure-on-colorados-ballot/#more-3653/

Collection: Western History

Description: In 2022, Coloradans for Affordable Housing Now put forward Proposition 123, which proposed setting aside 0.1% of state income tax revenue for affordable housing programs, to help ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. The measure was anticipated to earmark about 2% of income tax revenues, or nearly $300 million in its first fiscal year. It would include aid to develop more housing and provide assistance for certain renters and home buyers. The measure would leave the state’s income tax rate unchanged, but would reduce the amount refunded to voters under TABOR provisions. Fiscal conservatives, including the TABOR Foundation, were opposed to the measure, seeing it as a hidden tax reducing refunds to taxpayers. The measure passed with more than 52% of votes in favor.

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Subject:   Fiscal policy -- Colorado (State),  Housing policy -- United States.,  Home ownership – Colorado – Denver,  Housing,  Elections – Colorado,  ballot measures,  Politics & Elections,  Society & Culture

Title: RTD Twitter

URL: https://twitter.com/ridertd?lang=en

Collection: Western History

Description: The Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides public transportation in eight Colorado counties including all of Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties, parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, and a small portion of Weld County. As a public agency, they provide transportation for over 3.08 million people located within 2,342 square miles. Their services include bus, rail, shuttles, ADA paratransit services, demand responsive services like FlexRide, special event services, and vanpools. This is RTD’s twitter account.

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Subject:   Public transportation,  Local transit -- Colorado -- Weld County,  Local transit -- Colorado -- Denver Metropolitan Area.,  Local transit – Colorado – Boulder,  Infrastructure,  Society & Culture