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*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064441710;view=1up;seq=1 Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, pt. 1], e-book, and [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064441744;view=1up;seq=7 pt. 2] | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064441710;view=1up;seq=1 Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, pt. 1], e-book, and [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064441744;view=1up;seq=7 pt. 2] | ||
The best collection of published biographies in [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]] is at the Colorado Historical Society. They also have a biographical vertical file and the ''Bromwell Index ''(Family History Library {{FHL|342573|title-id|disp=films 1688547-8}}), which is a five-volume alphabetical list of prominent people in Colorado up to 1933. | The best collection of published biographies in [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] is at the Colorado Historical Society. They also have a biographical vertical file and the ''Bromwell Index ''(Family History Library {{FHL|342573|title-id|disp=films 1688547-8}}), which is a five-volume alphabetical list of prominent people in Colorado up to 1933. | ||
Two representative biographical encyclopedias are: | Two representative biographical encyclopedias are: | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Encyclopedia of biography of Colorado: history of Colorado ($)
- County and Town Histories, with biographies.
- Representative men of Colorado in the nineteenth century, e-book
- Representative women of Colorado, e-book
- Progressive men of western Colorado e-book
- Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, pt. 1, e-book, and pt. 2
The best collection of published biographies in Colorado is at the Colorado Historical Society. They also have a biographical vertical file and the Bromwell Index (Family History Library films 1688547-8), which is a five-volume alphabetical list of prominent people in Colorado up to 1933.
Two representative biographical encyclopedias are:
Stone, Wilbur Fiske. History of Colorado. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918-19. (Family History Library book 978.8 H2sw; film 1320948 items 1-3.) Volumes 2-4 contain biographies.
Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado. . . . Two Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1899. (Family History Library book 978.8 D3p; film 1000142.)
Other Resources
- Mardos Memorial Library, Colorado Selections
- Colorado State Archives, Colorado Biographies
- State Biographies, Colorado from GeneaSearch