MARIJUANA: From Grassroots to Mainstream

The history of marijuana use in the United States is embedded in the grassroots movement – no pun intended. For many Americans today, the idea of marijuana as a forbidden substance is nearly as inconceivable as the prohibition of alcohol in the United States between 1920 and 1933. The collection consists of 103 items or groups, ranging from Smoke In flyers of the 1960s to the extensive archive of a marijuana activist in Oregon. The materials were collected over a period... Read More

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WOMEN'S PROPERTY RIGHTS IN COLORADO

by [Western Americana] [Women's Studies]

Four quit-claim deeds dating from the 1880s involving women in property transfers at a time when women’s property rights were severely restricted nationwide. A deed dated September 17, 1885, recorded the purchase of a lot in Aspen by Mrs. Rilla Patten, who paid $150 to J.C. Dodge for lot “L” in Block 99 in the town of Aspen. The city’s population exploded from 500 to 3,500 between 1883 and 1885, reflecting the rapid development driven by the silver... Read More

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