Lois Borland Collection: Series 1, Box 2, Files 1-25
File 1 - MISCELLANEOUS (5 of 9)
File 2 - MISCELLANEOUS (6 of 9)
File 3 - MISCELLANEOUS (7 of 9)
File 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (8 of 9)
File 5 - MISCELLANEOUS (9 of 9)
File 6 - MULLIN, L.
File 7 - NEWSPAPERS (1 of 7)
File 8 - NEWSPAPERS (2 of 7)
File 9 - NEWSPAPERS (3 of 7)
File 10 - NEWSPAPERS (4 of 7)
File 11 - NEWSPAPERS (5 of 7)
File 12 - NEWSPAPERS (6 of 7)
File 13 - NEWSPAPERS (7 of 7)
File 14 - NEWSPAPER REPRINTS: Gunnison News-Champion
File 15 - OURAY (1 of 3)
File 16 - OURAY (2 of 3)
File 17 - OURAY (3 of 3)
File 18 - PACKARD, ALFRED (1 of 5)
File 19 - PACKARD, ALFRED (2 of 5)
File 20 - PACKARD, ALFRED (3 of 5)
File 21 - PACKARD, ALFRED (4 of 5)
File 22 - PACKARD, ALFRED (5 of 5)
File 23 - PEOPLE OF GUNNISON (1 of 4)
File 24 - PEOPLE OF GUNNISON (2 of 4)
File 25 - PEOPLE OF GUNNISON (3 of 4)
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| “Early Settlements on Ohio Creek.” typed manuscript from Gunnison Review. August 14, 1880. (two copies) |
| Wood, Le Roy. “Fight for Fish on world’s Largest Table Mountain Deals Murder and Destruction.” The Denver Post. September 28, 1928. |
| “Out of the Past.” Gunnison Courier. July 31, 1955. |
| Francis, Charles. “Savior of Our Forests by Charles Francis.” The Sunday Denver Post. August 21, 1955. Re: Gifford Pinchot. |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
| Easterly, Lewis. “Easterly Recalls Grant’s Visit.” |
| “Final Railroad Ride.” [additional articles]. |
| “Ghost of Alpine Pass’ Set for Filming Here in August.” [additional articles]. |
| “Pioneer Woman of Powerhorn Has 56 Living Descendants.” Re: Mrs. Ida Ferguson. |
| Phillips, J. E. “Speaking of Oil! First Drilling West of Rockies Took Place at the Head of Ohio Creek.” |
| Correspondence: |
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| “Gold Links Mine and Mill.” Postcard. |
| “The Cortland Mine.” Postcard. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Dad was afraid that.” [notes about a freighter]. (two pages) |
| Notes on McGegor family. [in envelope]. |
| Clippings: |
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| “Mr. And Mrs. W. C. Howard, Powerhorn Pioneers, to Have Golden Wedding Saturday.” Gunnison News-Champion. July 22, 1948. |
| “Powerhorn’s Bill Howard 90, Had New Cattle Sales Idea.” Gunnison News-Champion. February 28, 1952. |
| “Frontier Airlines Celebrates 10 Years of Gunnison Service.” October 14, 1956. |
| “Colorado U Edges DU Skiers.” Gunnison Courier. March 16, 1959. |
| Correspondence: |
| Gerhardt, Edward- Frontier Airlines to Lois Borland. January |
| 7, 1957. [with attached pictures]. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Faith that moves Mountains.” typed manuscript. (fifteen pages) |
| “Forest Supervisors 1905 – 1953.” typed list. (one page) |
| “History of Frontier Airlines.” typed manuscript. (three pages) |
| Photographs: |
| Photograph of Frontier Airliner. |
| Photograph of Robert Frost. |
| Clippings: |
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| “Spring Creek.” April 21, 1880. [handwritten notes on newspaper article]. |
| Herrick, David Bryan. “Toothache Pass.” Rocky Mountain Empire Magazine. January 23, 1949. Re: Marshall Pass. |
| “A Man of “Ideas.” |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
| “Something Pulls Them Back.” June 27, 1946. Re: Collecting railroad stuff. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Location of the South Park Depot.” typed manuscript. (one page) |
| “Schofield.” handwritten notes. |
| “There have been two smelters…” incomplete manuscript. |
| Various pages on railroad history of Gunnison. |
| Various typed notes. |
| Photographs: |
| General William J. Palmer. |
| Railroad Engine 268 in park. |
| Clippings: |
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| “Start Gunnison Gas and Water Works.” [partial article]. |
| “Early Water and Steam Gages Recall Beginnings City Utilities.” |
| “Black Ox Powered Gunnison’s First Water Works.” The Gunnison Courier. [picture]. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Gunnison History of Corporations.” Typed manuscript. (three pages) |
| Untitled incomplete manuscript. (five pages). |
| Various notes. |
| Clippings: |
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| McCanne, D. J. “D. J. McCanne Tells How Jay Gould Bought the Missouri-Pacific Railroad.” Gunnison News-Champion. May 5, 1938. |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
| McCanne, D. J. “D. J. McCanne’s Tribute to Capt. Louden Mullin.” May 12, 1935. |
| “Capt. Louden Mullin, Promoter, Dreamer.” August 16, 1945. |
| Correspondence: |
| Mullin, Elmer to Lois Borland. January 26, 1956. Re: Mullin. |
| Mullin, Elmer to Lois Borland. June 30, 1956. Re: Mullin. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| Assorted notes on Loudon Mullen. |
| Clippings: |
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| Gunnison Daily Review. July 3/4, 1882. [complete paper]. |
| “Attention! Voters and Taxpayers.” 1884. |
| “Early Gunnison Editors Were Varied Lot.” |
| “Early Papers of the Gunnison Country.” Gunnison News-Champion. |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
| Phillips, J. E. “Starting of Early-Day Newspaper In Gunnison Region Brought To Mind by This Interesting Article.” September 1936. (2 copies) |
| Phillips, J. E. “How Newspapers of the Gunnison Region Were Started.” April 6, 1939. (2 copies) |
| Adams, C. E. “Charley Adams Sets Record Straight About Early Day Papers.” May 4, 1939. |
| “Sixty Years of Progress- Gunnison News started April 17, 1880.” May 16, 1940. |
| Winters, Agnes M. “Old Press In N-C Office Junked to Shoot Japrats.” October 14, 1943. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| [List of local Colorado papers in the Kansas State Historical Society Notes on Henry Lake]. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
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| Register of Visitors at the Gunnison Review Office May 1880 – 1881. |
| Clippings: |
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| Phillips, J. E. “J. E. Phillips Recites Interesting History of the Elk Mountain Pilot.” Gunnison News-Champion. November 23, 1939. |
| Ruth, Kent. “Gunnison Can and Should Mean More than Fish.” Daily Oklahoman. July 7, 1958. |
| Newspapers: |
| Gunnison News-Champion. June 9, 1932 (complete paper) |
| Gunnison News-Champion. June 2, 1960 (complete paper) |
| Newspapers: |
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| 75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Gunnison News-Champion. April 1, 1932. [complete paper]. |
| Clippings: |
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| Deering, M. A. (as told to Ann Hoffman). “It Was A Long Trek West in Those Days” The Gunnison Courier. February 13, 1947. |
| Gunnison News-Champion. February 5, 1948. |
| “How Well Do You Know Gunnison County.” The Gunnison Courier. September 25, 1955. |
| Spencer, Alice Starbuck. “News-Champion Enters 70th Year of Continuous Publication.” Gunnison News-Champion. January 6, 1949. |
| Borland, Lois. “The Razing of Masonic Hall Leaves Few Landmarks Here.” Gunnison News-Champion. May 9, 1956. |
Gunnison News-Champion. January 6, 1949. [second section]. (3 copies)
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| “Pioneer Days A Delightful Occasion in Gunnison.” Gunnison News-Champion. February 2, 1906. |
| Owen, Margaret. “Robert Frost, Distinguished Poet, Has Quiet, Friendly Personality.” The Gunnison Republican. August 6, 1931. |
| “Looking Back at the Early Cowmen.” April 1945. |
| Newspapers: |
| The Gunnison Courier. July 18, 1935. |
| Gunnison News-Champion. August 28, 1947. [complete paper]. |
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| “Editorial – Destruction of Timber.” The Occident. July 5, 1879. |
| “Celebrate Christmas Day of Half Century Ago.” Gunnison News-Champion. December 29, 1922. |
| “Files of Old Denver Papers Recall Gunnison Ute Scare.” Gunnison News-Champion. November 16, 1923. |
| “Letter to the Editor, Ed Teachout.” Gunnison News-Champion. March 10, 1924. |
| “Tin Cup Will Profit by Taylor Park Road.” Gunnison News-Champion. October 24, 1924. |
| Herrick, D. B. “Gunnison County’s First Newspaper Published in Old Camp of Hillerton.” Gunnison News-Champion. November 12, 1925. |
| “Attempted Murder of Ouray.” Gunnison News-Champion. May 16, 1929. |
| “Phone Line to Taylor Park is on the Boards.” Gunnison News-Champion. May 16, 1929. |
| “Was Pioneer of Our Valley in Year 1879 – Harry W. Teachout (died).” Gunnison News-Champion. November 14, 1929. |
| “How General Grant Drove Mule Team Down Ohio Creek.” Gunnison News-Champion. March 13, 1930. |
| Nichols, J. Clayton. “Cochetopa Shorty and Side Lights on Mining Days of 1880 Related.” Gunnison News-Champion. September 2, 1930. |
| Rockwell, Wilson. “Diamond Joe’s Protégé; Early Days of the North Fork and Crystal Creek County.”Gunnison News-Champion. February 10, 1931. |
| Phillips, J. E. “Successful Men Who Started their Careers In Gunnison County.” Gunnison News-Champion. April 9, 1931. |
| [Picture]. “How Main Street Looked in 1884.” Gunnison News-Champion. July 10, 1931. |
| [Picture].“Main Street of Gunnison Looking North in 1882.” Gunnison News-Champion. July 10, 1931. |
| Root, George A. “Excerpts From ‘White Pine And District of Tomichi’.” The Gunnison News-Champion. July, 11, 1935. |
| “Sheep Replacing Cattle in area, Report Shows.” The Gunnison Courier. December 10, 1936. |
| Rockwell, Wilson. “Cow Land Aristocrats of the North Fork.” Gunnison News-Champion. November 18, 1937. |
| Patterson, P. B. “On Old Alpine Pass.” RAILROAD MAGAZINE. February 1, 1938. |
| “Black Mesa Road Construction Job Ready to Start.” Gunnison News-Champion. April 1, 1948. |
| “Contract on Bridge Across East River at Cement Creek Let.” Gunnison News-Champion. April 1, 1948. |
| “Reforestation Project on Curecant Creek Slated for this Summer.” Gunnison News-Champion. April 1, 1948. |
| “Fortenberry to Help with Beetle Problem Black Hills Forest.” Gunnison News-Champion. April 28, 1948. |
| “Action Asked to Secure Oil-Coal Setup.” Gunnison Courier. March 10, 1949. |
| “Case Praises Thornton and Smith.” Gunnison Courier. March 10, 1949. |
| “Thirteen Represent Gunnison County in State Plan Meeting.” The Gunnison Courier. March 10, 1949. |
| “Gunnison County Tops ‘em All in Forest Revenue.” Gunnison Courier. March 17, 1949. |
| Ball, Ray. “Letters to the Editor.” Gunnison News-Champion. March 24, 1949. |
| Grover, George. “Colorado Wild-Life-Lines.” Gunnison News-Champion. |
| Correspondence: |
| Mumey, Nolie to Gunnison National Forest. August 6, 1953. |
| Clippings: |
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| Hall, Frank. “History of Ouray County.” Ouray Co. Herald. July 13, 1951. |
| Griffiths, Mel. “White Terror at Camp Bird.” The Denver Post-Empire Magazine. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Day of The Solid Muldoon.” March 12, 1954. (one page) |
| Borland, Lois. “On the Stroke of Eleven, Lois Borland.” (nine pages) |
| “Dave Day, Essence of Western Journalism.” (fifteen pages) |
| Clippings: |
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| Woods. “Early Settlers in Ouray.” Ouray Times. December 31, 1881. (two copies) |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “The Toll Road to Ouray, 1877.” typed manuscript. |
| Booklet on Ouray. (four pages) |
| Notes on Ouray. |
| Picture of “Jucture Rock.” Walker Art Studios. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
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| Handwritten notes. |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
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| “Packard Case Recalled at Canon City.” April 8, 1943. |
| Correspondence: |
| Stephenson, C. to Lois Borland. September 13, 1948. |
| Eddy, Henry Howard- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Lois Borland. February 9, 1951. Re: Alfred Packard. |
| Bergin, Wm.- Department of the Army to Lois Borland. June 6, 1951. Re: Service record of Alfred Packard. |
| Ferguson, Jessica- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Lois Borland, October 25, 1951. Re: Alfred Packard. |
| Herron, Oscar to Lois Borland. February 4, 1952. Re: Service record of Alfred Packer. |
| Postcard. General Serves Administration. August 19, 1955. Re: history of Packard in Civil War. |
| Borland, Lois to National Archives. September 12, 1955. |
| Postcard. General Serves Administration. September 19, 1955. Re: history of Packard in Civil War. |
| Borland, Lois to Pension Department. Re: Information on Packard as Civil War Veteran. |
| General Services Administration – Report on search of Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files – for Alfred Packer. |
| State of Iowa – Military Service Certificate for Alfred Packard. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| Grand Jury Indictment– Alfred Packard. April 1883. |
| Trial notes for Alfred Packard’s second trial. |
| Pictures: |
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| Picture of Packard. [8” X 10”]. |
| Negatives. [unidentified building]. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “The Man-eater.” [Story of Alfred Packard, as told by Alonzo Hartman]. |
| Clippings: |
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| Delaney, Ted. “Cashing in on Alfred Packer is all but Consuming Lake City.” Glenwood Springs Post. May 28, 1989. |
| Barr, Lois. “Alfred Packer isn’t the only reason to visit Lake City.” Rocky Mountain. June 18, 1989. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “Episode 4.” handwritten notes. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
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| Partial typed transcript of Alfred Packard’s trial. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
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| “The Man Eater of Colorado.” typed manuscript. |
| Typed copy of Packard’s sentence at his first trial. |
| Copy of District court records – People vs. Alfred Packard. |
| Notes from first trial at Lake City. |
| Clippings: |
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| “Pioneer Society Lists a Great Number Early Day Residents.” August 28, 1947. Gunnison News-Champion. |
| “Henry F. Lake, Jr., Pioneer Editor, Dies Monday.” February 5, 1948. The Courier. (two copies) |
| Layton, Mike. “Susie Mitchell Helped Build Cochetopa-Doyleville Area from Indian Land to Ranches.”The News Champion Press. August 31, 1950. |
| Milner, Mrs. Ethel. “Grave Site Still Unknown; Marker Was for Pioneer Lady.” The Courier. August 20, 1953. |
| Lotrich, Victor Francis. Obituary. 1956. |
| Steinbeck, Anne. “Uncle Tom Stevens, Pioneer Cowman, Observes Birthday.” April 24, 1958. (two copies) |
| Foster, Walley. “Uncle Frank Eilebrecht, 88, Walked Into Gunnison in 1888.” The Gunnison News-Champion. |
| McClintock, Merle. “Mrs. Frank E. Dean Died at Her Home This Morning Following Stroke Friday.” The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado. |
| Phillips, J. E. “Gunnison Editor In Early-Days Now Famous.” The News-Champion. [article on Burlingame Johnson]. |
| Various notes and articles on Sheriff Shores. |
| Clippings - Reprints of News-Champion Articles: |
| Fisher, Mrs. S. C. Handwritten copy of article from Gunnison News-Champion. July 15, 1910. [additional notes on Gunnison]. |
| Phillips, J. E. “California Friends of T. J. Thompson Attend his Funeral.” July 1936. |
| “Pioneers Held First Annual Dinner.” July 20, 1939. |
| “Grim Reaper Takes Another Long-time Resident, Mrs. Osborne.” April 24, 1941. |
| “Death of Mrs. John Gratton Saddens Gunnison Friends.” November 20, 1941. |
| “Two Captain Gunnisons Serve Country and Bulk Large in History of Our Region.” August 26, 1943. |
| “Dinner May 26 Honoring Miss Lucy Spicer Who is Retiring After 33 Years at Western State.” May 18, 1944. |
| “E.M. Nurse, Prominent Attorney and Civic Leader, Died May 13.” May 18, 1944. |
| “County is Saddened by the Death of Goe. Sullivan, Dentist, Prominent Citizen.” October. 19,1944. |
| “Dr. Cummings Rounds Out Fifty Years Practice of Medicine.” June 7, 1954. |
| Correspondence: |
| Root, George- Kansas State Historical Society to Lois Borland. March 27, 1944. |
| Smith, Virginia to Lois Borland. January 6, 1949. |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| Notes on E. C. Teachout and John Wilt of Ohio Creek from Gunnison Democrat Review, Oct. 12, 1881. |
| Note on Shavers.[came to Gunnison May 12, 1882. First of President Lincoln’s body guards]. |
| Various notes on early Gunnison residents. |
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| Foster, Jack. “Shores Survives Bloody West and Lives Now in His Memories.” |
| Manuscripts and Notes: |
| “First Families.” typed manuscript. (two copies) |
| Memo of discussion with Mrs. O. H. Ellison and Anna Jewell. Re: Ellison burned Shores papers. |
| Various notes on G. S. Jayne. |
| Clippings - Reprint from Gunnison News Champion |
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| Shackleford, Judge Sprigg. “Summons Comes to Henry F. Lake At His Home In Gunnison At 9:30, September 4, 1919.” September 5, 1919. |
| Phillips, J. E. “J. E. Phillips Writes of Activities of Pioneers who have Moved Away.” June 1936. |
| “Henry Crooks, Pioneer Of 1877, Dies At 78 Years.” March 23, 1939. |
| “Gunnison Pioneer Dies Tuesday [Herman Eilebrecht].” December 14, 1939. |
| “Frank Tuttle Dies In Crawford.” February 20, 1940. |
| “Mrs. Abbie Mergelman, Died Suddenly Tuesday.” 1941. |
| “Mrs. Boyd Tyrer Passes Away Suddenly Sept. 6.” September 12, 1941. |
| “S. J. Miller, Prominent Business Man, Passes Away Tuesday.” December 18, 1941. |
| “Death Claims Mrs. Alice Eastman, Respected Resident of Gunnison.” March 12, 1942. |
| Freeman, Margaret. “Three First Sheriffs of Gunnison County.” September 3, 1942. |
| Phillips, J. E. “Recollections of Early Days In Delaware and Colorado.” September 17, 1942. |
| Davis, Theo. “Early Day Experiences of Theodore Davis.” March 18, 1943. |
| “Lewis H. Easterly, G.A.R. Veteran, Dies Sunday.” July 29, 1943. |
| McKee, W. W. “Picturesque Happenings of Early Eighties Retold by W. W. McKee.” October 21, 1943. |
| “S. P. Spencer Dies at 85.” December 30, 1943. |
| “Mrs. Webster Dies Prominent Here Nearly 60 Years.” July 13, 1944. |
| “Mrs. Margaret Miller, Pioneer Resident, dies Monday Morning.” August 24, 1944. |
| “D. C. Baker, Pioneer On Lake Fork, Dies At. Compton.” September 28, 1944. |
| “Frederick Brown, Gunnison Pioneer, Dies Tuesday Morning.” October 12, 1944. |
| “Funeral Services for J. Frank Grubb, Prominent Rancher and Business Man.” November 30, 1944. |
| “Last Rites for Myra Ronald Moor, A Leading Citizen.” March 29, 1945. |
| “Funeral Services for Margaret Bain, Resident 3 Decades.” June 7, 1945. |
| “Community Will Miss Ben F. Wright; Buried Saturday.” August 2, 1945. |
| “Pioneer Woman of Powderhorn Has 56 Living Descendants- Mrs. Ida Ferguson.” |
| Philips, J. E. “Phillips Adds Number of Names To List of Early Day Attorneys In the Gunnison Country.” |
| Phillips, J. E. “When Snowshoeing Was All the Rage In Gunnison Fifty-Five Years Ago.” |
| Correspondence: |
| Thomas, Louis to W. W. McKee. September 16, 1946. |
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