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- Description:
- Handwritten letter of introduction for William D. Purdy, with envelope, written by C.E. Applegate, the Chief Steward of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado, dated November 5, 1906. The note is on Brown Palace Hotel stationery, and the envelope is printed with an image of the exterior of the hotel. The letter reads: Introducing Mr. Wm. D. Purdy, who for several years, was associated with The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colo., first, as store keeper and wine room superintendent from which two positions, he later on, was promoted to the position of Assistant Steward which latter position, he held when he, in order to better his conditions, resigned and accepted a position as Steward of The Hotel Chamberlain, Des Moines, Iowa. We found him to be at all times intelligent, faithful and painstaking in the discharge of his duties. Respectfully C.E. Applegate, Chief Steward, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colo.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- This collection includes three photo albums and several loose photographs from the Leonard family of Lansing, Michigan. Chauncey Bloomfield Leonard (1860-1941) was born near Ann Arbor and came to Lansing as a child. He began work in the grocery business when he was 13 under John Whiteley. In 1881 he married Emma E. Parker, the daughter of Daniel Parker, Civil War veteran and builder of Buck's Opera House among other buildings and homes in Lansing. They had one daughter Iva May. Mrs. Leonard, who perhaps went by the nickname Effie, was involved with many social clubs in Lansing and served as president of the Club House Association for two years. Iva May married Walter M. Goodrich, an executive at the Reo factory. C. B. Leonard, as he was known, used either Chauncey or Chester as his first name. His own grocery store, known as C. B. Leonard Cottage Grocery, was at the side of a home in the 300 block of South Butler Boulevard in Lansing until 1901 when he sold to Shank & Reynolds. It was then in a couple of locations on West Lenawee until his retirement from the grocery business in 1920. Under him, several successful Lansing grocers were trained, such as Maynard W. Wise, Ora H. Bailey, and Fred Weaver. Following retirement, Leonard became a salesman and collector for the Lawrence Baking Company. The photograph albums in this collection mostly contain family snapshots, as well as photos from travel out west to Colorado, Utah, California, and Mexico, or to Washington, D. C. and New York. There are several from trips to smaller lakes in Michigan as well as Traverse City or Grand Haven. Most photographs date from the 1910s and 1920s. The photographs in the albums slightly duplicate one another in that all the same events and activities are pictured in all three, but variations of scenes and events, as well as unique images, are in each album. Subjects pictured include boating, fishing, and swimming; picnics; cats and dogs; family and friends; homes on Butler Boulevard or West Washtenaw Street in Lansing. The Cottage Grocery appears in a few of the older loose photographs.
- Date Created:
- [1907 TO 1955]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Leonard Family Collection
- Description:
- Handwritten letter of introduction for William D. Purdy, with envelope, written by C.E. Applegate, the Chief Steward of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado, dated November 5, 1906. The note is on Brown Palace Hotel stationery, and the envelope is printed with an image of the exterior of the hotel. The letter reads: Introducing Mr. Wm. D. Purdy, who for several years, was associated with The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colo., first, as store keeper and wine room superintendent from which two positions, he later on, was promoted to the position of Assistant Steward which latter position, he held when he, in order to better his conditions, resigned and accepted a position as Steward of The Hotel Chamberlain, Des Moines, Iowa. We found him to be at all times intelligent, faithful and painstaking in the discharge of his duties. Respectfully C.E. Applegate, Chief Steward, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colo.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Notes:
- Colorado River near Sulphur Springs.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Flooded mine at Silverton.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Sun Temple at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Ruins at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Locomotive on Pike's Peak.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Royal Gorge is a 10-mile-long canyon through Fremont Peak on the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Silverton, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Field notes from trips to Colorado and Nebraska to assess programs supported by W.K. Kellogg.
- Date Created:
- 1965-04-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- North of Leadville.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Snow on Fall River Pass, August 1928.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Mesa Verde National Park is located in Montezuma County, Colorado. It was established as a national park on June 29, 1906 to protect the cliff dwellings built by the Anasazi. It was designated a World Heritage Site on September 6, 1978. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a trip in 1932. [9:06]
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Western Trip. Wolf's Creek Pass and unidentified areas.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Resort in Estes Park.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- View of the city from the mountains in Durango, Colorado (?).
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Balcony House at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Canyon North of Leadville.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Between Silverton and Ouray.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Ruins at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Trail to Balcony House at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Colorado River below Shoshone.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- South from Pike's Peak.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Shoshone Dam on Colorado River above Glenwood Springs.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Royal Gorge, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Between Salida and Colorado Springs.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Hanging Bridge at Royal Gorge, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Garden of the Gods.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Mesa Verde National Park is located in Montezuma County, Colorado. It was established as a national park on June 29, 1906 to protect the cliff dwellings built by the Anasazi. It was designated a World Heritage Site on September 6, 1978. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a trip in 1932. [9:06]
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- F.C. Angus and Robert Annis at the top of Pike's Peak.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Camping near Estes Park.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Western Trip. Unidentified areas.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- View of the city from the mountains in Durango, Colorado (?).
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Great Pagosa Hot Mineral Spring Baths in Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Sulphur spring at Steamboat Springs
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Western Trip. Unidentified areas.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cactus near Maybelle, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Near Wolcott, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Royal Gorge is a 10-mile-long canyon through Fremont Peak on the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Ranch near Craig, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Colorado River North of Shoshone power plant.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Angus and Annis at a cabin at the start of their southwest trip.
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Shelter house on Fall River Pass.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- D.J. Angus and Robert Annis overlooking a valley at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Western Trip. Wolf's Creek Pass and unidentified areas.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries