Name/Title
Transcription of Mitze Family and Broomfield Heights History Told by June HarperEntry/Object ID
2016.19.2Scope and Content
Transcription of a spoken history of the Mitze family and Broomfield Heights as told by June Harper, August 3, 2016. The transcription is one typed page on 8.5" x 11" copy paper. Harper's recollection of the history was originally recorded at a talk organized by the Broomfield Depot Museum Friends, called "When the President Came to Town: The Eisenhowers in Broomfield," held at the Crescent Grange in Broomfield. Harper spoke after the talk became open to comments, sharing her own experience seeing Dwight Eisenhower and his wife Mamie at the opening of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library in 1963. She continued with her recollections of how Broomfield Heights was formed starting with the efforts of businessmen and investors such as Bal Swan, who was president of Empire Savings, in 1955. Harper recalled that her father, Henry G. Mitze, played a crucial part in developing Broomfield as a city, as well. Mitze was the superintendent of the Dry Creek Ditch Company at the time, and became the purchasing agent for the growing city's water rights. Harper noted her father's close relations with Broomfield's farmers and ranchers, and the integral role Mitze played in ensuring Broomfield had sufficient water to become the city it is today. Harper concluded her recollections by sharing her memories of her family and other Broomfield residents, like Bal Swan, whom her sister Sandy had worked for at Empire Savings as a secretary.Collection
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Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library, Broomfield Heights, Dry Creek Valley Ditch Company, Empire Savings, History, BroomfieldArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
2016 - 2016Archive Size/Extent
One legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 2016 August 3
Date(s): 2016/08/03
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Person or Organization
Mitze, HenryPerson or Organization
Swan, BalPerson or Organization
Dwight D. EisenhowerPerson or Organization
Mamie Doud EisenhowerPerson or Organization
Kenton EnsorPerson or Organization
Neilson, AkselPerson or Organization
Knight, RogerPerson or Organization
Sullivan, John. J.