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Plains to Peaks Collective

The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) is the Colorado and Wyoming Service Hub of the Digital Public Library of America, or DPLA. The Plains to Peaks Collective helps libraries, archives, and museums share unique digital collections with a wider audience.

This page features news about the Collective and the digital collections of Colorado and Wyoming. To learn more about the Plains to Peaks Collective, and how your institution can participate, visit the website PPC.cvlsites.org.

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Free Online Access to Aspen History

Aspen may be known as a destination for the rich and famous but its history is rooted in the humble …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

March 7, 2023

DEI in Libraries and Archives: Lessons Learned from a Reparative Description Project

This guest post is written by Nancy Henke. Henke earned her MA in Literature from Colorado State University and taught …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

June 9, 2022

Locally Created Primary Source Education Set – Notable Colorado Women

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), an online portal of digitized historic collections from …

CSL News, Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

March 8, 2022

New Online Discovery Tool to Search and Explore Colorado-Wyoming’s Historic Collections

The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently launched a new search and discovery interface (ppc.dp.la) providing a single point of …

CSL News, Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

November 1, 2021

Evaluating Copyright and the Use of Standardized Rights Statements

The Plains to Peaks Collective, the Colorado-Wyoming Service Hub of the Digital Public Library of America, works with its partners …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

August 10, 2021

Touring Wyoming’s Collections: Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center Finds Support for Collection Digitization

The Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center recently became a partner of the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) sharing …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

August 2, 2021

Touring Colorado’s Collections: University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries Joins the DPLA

The University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries recently joined the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), the Colorado-Wyoming Service Hub of …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

January 27, 2021

Touring Colorado’s Collections: What’s in a Wildlife Researcher’s Toolbox?

This guest post was written by Sara Szakaly, MLS, Archivist & Records Manager for the APHIS Wildlife Services, WS National …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

November 3, 2020

Touring Wyoming’s Collections: New Wyoming Collections join the DPLA

Wyoming Historic Landscape Expands The Wyoming State Archives and the Campbell County Rockpile Museum recently became partners of the Plains …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

July 30, 2020

Get To Know CSL: Leigh Jeremias on Archives, Digital Collections, and Our Connections to History

In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the people of Colorado State Library (CSL) derive meaning …

Colorado Historic Newspapers, CSL News, Plains to Peaks Collective

Michael Peever

July 7, 2020

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Front Range Community College Digital Archive

Originally the North Campus of the Denver Community College system, which was created in 1967 by an act of the …

CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective

Marisa Wood

May 12, 2020

Touring Colorado’s Collections: The Art of Eugene George Standingbear

This guest post was written by Bethany Williams, Collections Access Coordinator, History Colorado. Content from “Between Two Worlds: The Life and …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

October 31, 2019

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Clear Creek County Digital Collection

For a lot of Coloradans, Clear Creek County is a place that you spend a lot of time while you …

CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective

Marisa Wood

October 28, 2019

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Early Denver Dental School Featured in Medical History Collection

This guest post was written by Paul Andrews, Collection Development Technician, The Strauss Health Sciences Library. The Strauss Health Sciences …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

September 17, 2019

Our Historic Story Keeps Growing…..

The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently grew to over 260,000 historic items now available for searching in the national …

Digital Colorado, Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

July 25, 2019

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Voices of Ignacio Digital Collection

If you haven’t spent time exploring the southwestern part of our state, you may not be familiar with Ignacio Colorado. …

CVL Collections, Plains to Peaks Collective

Marisa Wood

July 24, 2019

New Wyoming Collections added to the Digital Public Library of America

The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently added new historic Colorado and Wyoming collections to the Digital Public Library of …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

May 8, 2019

New Colorado and Wyoming Collections Join the DPLA

The Plains to Peaks Collective – a partnership of the Colorado State Library and the Wyoming State Library – is …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

January 29, 2019

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Historical Publications from the State of Colorado

You may not realize that one of the State Library’s own divisions is a treasure trove of historical information on …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Amy Zimmer

July 30, 2018

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Greetings from Southwest Colorado!

Today quick messages and family updates are sent by text message, Facebook, Instagram or other social media posts.  But before …

Plains to Peaks Collective

Leigh Jeremias

July 9, 2018

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