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Our History - The Objects and Records

It is the Aspen Historical Society's ultimate goal to be able to provide electronic access to our collections database. We are currently inventorying our collection in order to present it on the website. Our database currently lists 4933 archival records, 978 books in our speciality library, 5579 3-D objects, 19,958 Photograph records (16,893 attached images). We have thousands more to add, so we thank you for your patience.

Explore Our Collection: The electronic pieces of our collection are available with thanks and support from BCR and from partnerships with the Pitkin County Library and the Aspen Times as well as many generous contributions from local individuals.

In person: you may contact us by calling 970-925-3721 ex 103 or emailing archives@aspenhistory.org to make an appointment.
To search electronically: a few collections are available on line.
- Pitkin County Newspapers- digitized and on-line, from 1881 through 1923 can be found at www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
- Oral Histories- 25 hours of local oral histories have been digitized and the transcripts put on-line through a grant from CDP (Collaborative Digitization Program) with BCR. Please visit http://www.bcr.org/cdp/search.html to listen to these histories or to search the transcripts.
- Searchable PDF Records- of locally compiled census, cemetery, marriages from 1881-1930, and naturalization records. Please see links below.

Marriage Records: 1882-1930
Census Records: 1885, 1900 part I, 1900 part II, 1910, 1920, 1930

City Directories & Phone Books: 1885 to present day

Searchable PDF's

1885	1889-90	1892	1893	1897
1903 Jan.	1903 Mar.	1908	1910	1913
1926	1927	1928 Spring	1928 Fall	1929 Spring
1929 Fall	1932 Spring	1932-33	1933-34	1935-36
1942	1945	1949 Jan	1949 Aug	1950 Aug

Cemetery Records for Red Butte, Aspen Grove, Ute and Basalt Cemeteries; compiled in the early 1990’s
Naturalization Records
Fellowship Research Papers:
Photographs organized by subject
Area maps
Biography & Written Material Files organized by subject
Ledgers with varying degree of helpfulness
Resource Library (in-house only) including out of print local books

Litchfield Collection
Number:      2004.020
Title:          Litchfield Collection
Creator:      John Litchfield
Dates:        1946-2004
Media:        Papers, letters, caricatures, photographs, medals, awards
Quantity:    2 c.f.

Aspen Times collection
Number:      1998.034
Title:          Aspen Times Collection
Creator:      Aspen Times
Dates:        1965-1990
Media:        Photographs
Quantity:    10,249 Photographs and written material

Aspen Times collection
Number:      2005.041
Title:          Aspen Times, Year in Review
Creator:      Aspen Times, Mary Eshbaugh Hayes
Dates:        1991
Media:        Photographs
Quantity:    155 Photographs

Carrasco Collection
Number:      2000.026
Title:          Carrasco Collection
Creator:      Carrasco Family
Dates:        1904-1998
Media:        Papers, letters, documents
Quantity:    31 items

Dunsdon Collection
Number:      2005.004
Title:          Dunsdon Collection
Creator:      Bernard D. Rohlfing and Myrtle Rohlfing
Dates:        Circa 1910 to 1945
Media:        Clothing & accessories, photographs, trunk, dolls
Quantity:    9.55 c.f.

League of Women Voters Collection
Number:      2002.011
Title:          League of Women Voters Collection
Creator:      League of Women Voters
Dates:        1971-1994
Media:        Papers, documents, bylaws
Quantity:    16 Folders

Mining Deed Collection
Number:      2009.029
Title:          Mining Deed Collection
Creator:      Pitkin County
Dates:        1884-1955
Media:        Papers, documents, maps
Quantity:    700 items

Ryan Collection
Number:      1995.094
Title:          Ryan Collection
Creator:      Ted Ryan
Dates:        1935-1990
Media:        Papers, deeds, documents, maps
Quantity:    5 boxes (10x12x16)

Smuggler- Durant Mining Corporation
Number:      1998.029
Title:          Smuggler-Durant Mining Corporation Documents
Creator:      Smuggler- Durant Mining Corporation
Dates:        1900-1940
Media:        Documents, Mining claims, stock certificates, maps
Quantity:    15 Folders

Whip Jones Collection
Number:      2006.005
Title:          Whipple Van Ness Jones Collection
Creator:      Whipple Van Ness Jones, Aspen Highlands Skiing                  Corporation, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, PC.
Dates:        Circa 1985 to 2003
Media:        Records, court documents, building plans, architectural                  drawings, research material.
Quantity:     34 c.f.

Zupancis Collection
Number:      2004.011
Title:          Zupancis
Creator:      Zupancis/Callahan/Homeyer
Media:        Papers, photographs, furniture, clothing, 3-d objects
Quantity:    10 c.f.

To search our collection in person you may contact us by calling 970-925-3721 ex 103 or emailing archives@aspenhistory.org to make an appointment.