Eagle Valley Manuscripts

: Pando Echo Newsletter; The Pando Echo was a newsletter produced for "Pandoites", or the citizens and construction camps that were readying the area for Camp Hale. This particular issue is the last one produced dated November 18, 1942 and commemorates all the effort that has gone into creating Camp Hale and the joining of this military endeavor with the town of Pando. This newsletter describes the logistics and challenges of building a town in a mountainous area, as well as the departments, towns, and people that came together to make the project happen. The newsletter ends as Camp Hale was just hitting its stride (1942), representing an interesting time in the fledgling unit's history.

: Pando Mountain Ear; This is the last issue of the Pando Mountain Ear. Pando, Colorado is now another remnant of another era in the Colorado high country. The name "pando" is Spanish for "slow of motion" when related to running waters; many think it is named after the Eagle River, although there is no definitive answer. Pando was a small pioneer town until the 1940s, when Camp Hale was built just north of the town during World War II. For many years, it boasted its own school, post office, and as seen here, newsletters and newspapers. The area is still open to recreation., Included in YCL Scrapbook Collection

: Prom Invitation; An invitation to the formal Promenade in honor of the graduating class of 1946 held at Red Cliff Union High School in Red Cliff, Colorado.

: Quartzite Transportation Company Bus Pass; A Quartzite Transportation Company bus pass [No. 145] from Red Cliff to Gilman, purchased by Earl Beck. Good for dates between January 5, 1939, and January 20, 1939. Six dates (5,6,7,9,10,11) punched. The Red Cliff line was started in the 1930s by Mickey Walsh. Ione Kutz, Mr. Neff, and Pear and Harry Mize were all involved with the bus, either driving or selling tickets.

: Rambling Recollections of Mid-Early Eagle; "To commence these recollections, I must state that they are done out of a feeling of concern that many of the chronicles of the great little town of Eagle could go unrecorded..." -- Harold Koonce

: Ranches on Brush Creek; A description of ranches, owners, and families that first settled along Brush Creek in the Eagle Valley, including east and west ranches. This is a section from the Laurene Knupp Collection, which can be viewed at the Eagle Public Library.

: Recollections of the Eagle Theatre Building; "The first recollection I have of the Eagle Theatre Building at 241 Broadway is the summer of 1933 when I came over with my Dad, John Greve, to run a move on Thursday night..." -- Lloyd Greve An early first-hand account of downtown Eagle and the Eagle Theatre.

: Report Card; A report card from Leadville Public Schools for Hugh Luby in his 5th grade year. The report is signed by his teacher, Miss Emma Greer, and grades for many subjects: reading, spelling, grammar, georgraphy, writing, drawing, German, music, and arithmetic (not his strong suit). The back of the card requires a parent signature and an explanation of grade percentages. The Luby family came to Colorado around 1879, first landing in Golden and then settling in Leadville for a period. Hugh would work for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company before he graduated from high school and was an engineer before he ended his employment. The Luby family settled in Eagle County for many years and were influential in local government.

: Reunion of the D. C.-W. Club; An invitation to dinner for the "reunion of the D. C.-W. Club," held on September 18, 1888 at Elitch's in Denver. This "club" was a hunting party that came to Eagle County from August 18-September 3, 1888. Alfred Borah served as their chief guide, and writes about the hunting trip in his journal. Doctor H. A. Lemen, F. E. Edbrooke, J. H. Brown, C. S. Gilmore, and W. H. Lawrence were members of the hunting party. Their guests for the dinner party were Avery Moore and T. B. Oroke. Alfred Borah, James Knight, and Ed Miles served as their guides. Henry J. Foster cooked for the group.

: Robert Trezise's Elementary School diploma; Elementary school diploma for Robert Trezise dated 05/17/1920

: Robert Webb diploma, 1928; Robert Webb's eighth grade graduation diploma from the Eagle School, dated May 25, 1928. "Be It Known, that Robert Webb of School District No. 4 in the County of Eagle has completed the course of elementary study prescribed for the Public Schools of Colorado. In Testimony Whereof, This Diploma is given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of May A.D. 1928." Signed by County Superintendent Anna M. Anderson, and Webb's teacher, Mrs. George Ferguson, Jr.

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