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88 document(s) found, displaying results 1 to 20 Previous Page Next Page Alexander Film Company was founded by J. Don and Don M. Alexander in Spokane, Washington, in 1919 and moved to Englewood, Colorado, in 1923. With the development and manufacture of the Eaglerock airplane, the brothers also founded the Alexander Aircraft Company and the corporate name of Alexander Industries was adopted in 1924. Both the film and airplane companies were included in the corporation. In 1928 the corporation was moved to Colorado Springs after fire destroyed the Englewood plant. The corporation Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901. The records in this collection relate to the El Paso County Superintendent's Office and date from 1880 until the office was abolished in 1975. Included are the superintendent's Annual Report to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1907-1959), the superintendent's Record Books (1880-1963), teachers records (1890-1958), redistricting records (1895-1957), financial records (1950-1975), school board members records (1933-1975), audiotapes of school meetings (1965-1969), records of the El Paso County Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 Records, including bylaws, meeting minutes and newsletters, of the International Tesla Society, a Colorado Springs based organization whose purpose included increasing awareness of Nikola Tesla and his inventions, the presentation of Tesla symposiums, and the maintenance of the Tesla museum. The International Tesla Society declared bankruptcy in 1999. Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 Records, primarily scrapbooks and membership related materials, for Kit Carson Circle No. 9 of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Colorado Springs chapter of the national women's patriotic organization. Also included is some membership information for Denver Circle No. 1 and proceedings from some of the Colorado and Wyoming Department annual conferences. Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 Personal papers of Ruth Banning Lewis, including schoolwork, professional correspondence, clippings, and political (largely anti-liberal and anti-Communist) mailings and publications. Among her many civic activities, Ruth Banning Lewis served on the Colorado Springs' District Eleven Board of Education from 1923-1935, was on the Colorado Springs City Council from 1943-1949, and was an organizer of the Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps, and portions of this collection reflect her participation and interests in tho Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 Photocopies of newspaper articles, correspondence, and book excerpts written from 1886-1985 about Nikola Tesla and his experiments, as well as a comprehensive index to publications from around the world in which Tesla or his work was mentioned. The articles and index were compiled by the Tesla Book Company which publishes books and information about Tesla and related subjects. Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 Records, primarily reports to the board and monthly meeting minutes, of the Visiting Nurse Association of the Pikes Peak Region, a health care oriented organization established in 1907 and in operation until 1986. Interested in all aspects of nursing and health care, the Association was instrumental in establishing and/or maintaining many public health programs in Colorado Springs and El Paso County such as clinics for the needy, dental clinics, child welfare clinics, school nursing, community health educa Repository: Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library, Pikes Peak Library District, P.O. Box 1579, Colorado Springs, CO, 80901 This collection consists of materials collected by Judy Finley when she was an active member of the various Colorado Springs parks and planning committees and boards. Materials include city budgets, meeting minutes, reports, clippings, maps, memoranda, and correspondence. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library. Manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, and slides documenting the Pikes Peak Seniors organization Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Family papers of William and Ida Steele Osgood and their family; includes correspondence, photographs, genealogies of Osgood and related families, and financial records Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Scrapbook made by local resident Landell Bartlett (1897-1972) when he was a teenager. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Collection of materials related to the national project Save Outdoor Sculpture! Includes forms about local sculptures that were evaluated as part of the project and information about the project as a whole. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Ephemera from the Centennial anniversary celebration of the Pikes Peak Cog Railroad in Manitou Springs, CO. Materials include both paper memorabilia and artifacts. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Inventory of the Peggy Bulkley Genealogical and Residential History of Fountain Valley, 1973-1974(2 hits) Photocopies of materials collected and organized by Peggy Bulkley regarding Fountain Valley history. The collection includes photocopies of ancestor lists, clippings, photographs, and resident lists. The genealogical histories include the Bulkley, Spicer, and Lock families. The collection also contains lists of Fountain Valley residents. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library This collection consists of correspondence, plans, blueprints, and financial records related to the construction of the Colorado Springs airport. The bulk of the materials are from 1940-1941. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Records from various local adult education groups. Several names are used including, Pikes Peak Adult Education Association, Pikes Peak Adult Education Council, Adult Education Council, Consortium for Coordinating Education for Adults in the Pikes Peak Region, and Adult Education Council of Colorado Springs. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library This collection consists of materials related to the Colorado Springs City Cemetery Advisory Board. It is unclear from the materials how long this agency existed, but these materials cover the years 1975-1978. The bulk of the materials deal with two main issues: 1) the perceived decline in appearance of the Evergreen Cemetery after it was taken over by the Park and Recreation Department, and 2) the decision to make Pioneer (Mesa) Cemetery a park. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library This collections consists of lists, clippings, and press releases all related to El Paso county casualties of World War II, compiled by an unknown person. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library This collection consists of six secretary's record books from the Beth-el Hospital Women's Board. The books include the constitution, by-laws, minutes, annual reports, clippings, histories, and hospital reports. Repository: Pikes Peak Library District, Special Collections in the 1905 Carnegie Library Scrapbook of articles written by Colorado Springs resident, Archie Chadbourne. 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