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Dearfield: Additional Resources

Dearfield Resources at UNC

O. T. Jackson Papers

Papers from the founder of Dearfield. Much of this collection focuses on the post-boom years of Dearfield.
All of the documents in the archival collection have been digitized.

Paul Stewart African-American Oral History Collection

Paul Stewart, the founder of the Black American West Museum, interview African-American pioneers throughout the west.
Tapes are slowly being digitized and added to the collection.

Paul Stewart Dearfield Photographs

Paul Stewart, the founder of the Black American West Museum, donated his collection of Dearfield photographs to UNC. The photos include Mr. Stewart's handwritten notes.

Walker Groves Oral History Interview

Dr. George Junne's interview with Dearfield resident, Walker Groves.

Museums and Libraries

Black American West Museum & Heritage Center- 3091 California St. Denver, CO 80205.

Greeley History Museum- 714 8th Street Greeley, CO 80631.

Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library- 2401 Welton St. Denver, CO 80205.

History Colorado- Multiple Locations 

Websites

The Denver Star/Colorado Statesman
Weekly newspaper that ran from 1912-1940 serving the African American community of Denver and surrounding areas. 

Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives  

National Parks Service 

Documentaries

Colorado Experience: Uncovering Dearfield: Rocky Mountain PBS

 

Remnants of a Dream: The Story of Dearfield Colorado: Charles Nuckolls.

Dearfield & Black Cowboys: Cowboy Conversations: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver