Maag family collection on Dearfield
Collection Scope and Contents
Carl and Gloria Maag owned and operated the Dearfield service station and store sometime after the prime of Dearfield, the specific dates are unknown. This collection was donated by the Maag family in 2010. The collection on Dearfield contains; multiple copies of a poster and letter promoting Dearfield, a book of blank Dearfield purchase contracts, checkbook binder with stubs of checks, checks of purchases made by O.T. Jackson, receipts, photograph of O. T. Jackson, letter draft by O.T. Jackson writing to sell Dearfield, correspondence to Miss J. Jackson dated 1950s, one publication, newspaper articles about a murder, and the town of Dearfield, and Colorado specific materials such as a rainfall map and the Colorado Bar Association report for 1923.
Dates
- 1920 - 2001
- Majority of material found within 1920 - 1929
- Existence: 2010-09-27
Creator
- Maag, Carl Walter, 1916-1996 (Person)
- Maag, Gloria Elsie, 1926-2010 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Please contact the UNC University Libraries Archives and Special Collections Services Department at library.archives@unco.edu or 970-351-2854 for further information.
Extent
1.92 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence, receipts, memorabilia, newspaper clippings and publications regarding Dearfield.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 6 series; finacnial records, Dearfield promotional material, correspondence, memorabilia, Colorado material, articles. Each series attempts to follow a chronological order where dates are given.
Source of Acquisition
Carl "Bill" Maag, son of Carl and Gloria Maag, donated the collection in 2010.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Eve Measner, Shirley Soenksen, Melissa Gurney-Schultz, Aria Princehorn.
Processing Information
This collection was re-appraised with a new arrangement of 6 series. A letter draft was found on the back of a financial account by O.T. Jackson writing to the governor trying to sell Dearfield, in box 1 series 1 folder 2.
Source
- Maag, Carl (Person)
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Eve Measner. Updated by Shirley Soenksen, Melissa Gurney-Schultz, Aria Princehorn
- Date
- 2023-02-16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 2010-09-29: Inventory and finding aid prepared by Eve Measner
- 2012-02-14: Inventory revision by Shirley Soenksen
- 2019-11-06: Finding aid updated by Melissa Gurney Schultz
- 2023-02-16: Updated finding aid to conform to DACS, collection arrangement was updated to new series, and title changed to reflect relationship of donor and the material by Aria Princehorn
Repository Details
Part of the University of Northern Colorado Repository
University Libraries
James A. Michener Library L119
Campus Box 48
Greeley CO 80639
library.archives@unco.edu