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Kip Wood recites original poetry, talks about his life as a cowboy, and discusses his acquaintance with John “Peg-leg” Foster, Butch Cassidy, and other memorable and disreputable characters from Colorado history. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Evelyn Kyle, the first coordinator of the Mesa County Oral History Project, discusses her role in expanding the program shortly after its inception in 1976, and describes colorful personalities that she met through the project. She also talks about her life in the performing arts, establishing and acting in community theaters around Western Colorado, about her experiences during the Dust Bowl and World War II, and about her marriage to Jim Kyle and...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from 1977. Total length is about 1 hour, 17 minutes. Tracks include:
1. Interview with T. Hale: County budget, 10/1977: (6:44).
2. Freebox: "To Be or Not to Be", 10/1977: (6:54).
3. Interview with Dick Bird, volunteer for Ray Kogovsek: (3:59).
4. Governor Lamm, New York snow job, 10/1977:(1:30).
5. Interview with Kent State worker, 9/19/1977: (10:02).
6. CETA Investigation, phone interview with...
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"The early 70's was a time of rebellion and experimentation. As the nation reeled with social upheaval, creativity flourished. Telluride was changing, mining was dying, skiing was born. What emerged was a lively community forging a new identity in a spectacular isolated mountain landscape." -- from case.
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from approximately 1978. Total length is about 1 hour, 22 minutes. Tracks include:
1. Mike Conlin: Hand Gliding (:34).
2. Pat O'Boyle: Sanitary Landfills (5:53).
3. Megan Bergman: Resource library (4:37).
4. Betty Wilkinson: Library report (5:11).
5. On the street interviews on local housing (11:45).
6. On the street interviews on local housing (4:54).
7. Ann Lannan: About Art Track (5:59).
8. Paul...
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Longtime Fruita residents and photographers Will Minor and Lee Warner discuss their experiences in the Colorado National Monument and the surrounding areas of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. They also talk about meeting John Otto, and about Minor’s discovery of the rare Papilio Indra Minori butterfly on the Monument. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of...
