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Colorado State Archives exists to ensure the preservation of the State’s permanent legal records and information and to promote their use by the citizens of Colorado. They are the legal repository for selected historical and contemporary records and information generated by state and local governments in Colorado.

Colorado State Archives mission is safeguarding the administrative and documentary history of Colorado by managing, collecting, preserving, and providing access to state and local government records.

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Congratulations
Denver Nuggets

Our 2023 NBA champions! In keeping with the basketball theme, this image from our collection shows a game from the early 1950s at Western State College (now Western Colorado University).

A black and white photo of a basketball game in a college gymnasium. Image courtesy of the Colorado State Archives.

A black and white photo of a basketball game in a college gymnasium. Image courtesy of the Colorado State Archives.

News

State Archives & Access Changes as of October 2023

As of April 1, 2020, Colorado State Archives has been closed to in-person assistance without an appointment and the 1313 Sherman building has been locked down. While our building is closed to the public, we are still open for business for Coloradans.

Leaks Send Archives, Capitol Complex Scrambling

Capitol Complex and the Colorado State Archives staff had an interesting Christmas Eve during our recent record-setting cold snap, when they were notified in the middle of the night that a heating coil was leaking and causing damage to important and historic documents on all four floors of its downtown Denver facility.
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