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Regis Groff Papers

Blair-Caldwell
African American Research Library
Denver Public Library
2001

Provenance:	The collection was donated to the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library by Regis Groff.
Ownership:	Literary and copyrights have been assigned to the Denver Public Library.
Call Number:	MS-ARL34
Size:	13 boxes (11.25 linear feet), 3 oversize folios Additional material expected
Processed By:	Tammi E. Haddad
Date:	August 2001

Biographical Information | Scope and Content | Series | Container Listing

Biographical Information

1935	Born 08 April in Monmouth, Illinois
1953	Graduated from Monmouth High School
1953-1957	United States Air Force (Honorably Discharged A/lc Oct. 1957
1962	June graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, Illinois) (Bachelor of Science in Education: Social Science)
	28 September married to Ada Brooks
1962-1963	Case worker for Cook County Department of Public Aid (Chicago, Illinois)
1963-1966	Teacher for Denver Public Schools, Smiley Jr. High School (American History and United States Government)
1966-1967	Teacher for Rockford Public Schools (Illinois), Washington, Jr. High School (American History and United States Government)
1967-1977	Teacher for Denver Public Schools, East Senior High School (Afro American History and American History)
1967-1971	Board member of Denver Federation of Teachers
1968-1970	Vice-President of Denver Federation of Teachers
1969	Staff and Participant in the History of Minorities University of Denver
1970	Participated in Black Studies Seminar, San Francisco, California (Dec.)
1970-1972	Board member of the Colorado Department of Education Steering Committee
1970-1972	President of Black Educators United
1971	Board member of the Black Education Advisory Committee
1971	Instructor at the National Conference of Christians and Jews Annual Summer Youth Conference
1971-1972	Facilitator Police - Community Relations Workshop and Advisory Committee member (East Area - Fort Collins)
1972	Instructor at the National Conference of Christians and Jews Annual Summer Youth Conference
1972	August Graduated from University of Denver (Master of Arts in Secondary Education - History)
1972	Delegate to National Black Convention (March)
1972	Member of Board of the Black Educators United
1972	Summer Instructor of Black History Black Humanities Seminar, University of Denver
1972	Graduated from Urban Affairs Institute, Los Angeles, California Certificate in Urban Studies
1972-1973	Instructor, Black Politics Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
1972-1973	Instructor, Black History Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
1973	Chairman of the Rachel Noel Scholarship Fund
1973	Instructor at the National Conference of Christians and Jews Annual Summer Youth Conference
1973	Visiting Instructor at Santa Clara University Extension - Special and Ethnic History of Colorado (April) (Denver, Colorado)
1973	Summer Instructor of Black History Black Humanities Seminar, University of Denver
1974	Member of Board of the Park East Mental Health Center
1974-1981	Elected to the Colorado State Senate Served as a member on the following Senate Committees: Finance; Judiciary; Health, Education, Welfare, and Institutions; Procedures; and Legislative Council
1974-1975	Instructor, Black History University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
1975	Summer Instructor of Black History Black Humanities Seminar, University of Denver
1976	Delegate to National Democratic Convention
1977	Legislative Liaison, Federal Projects Office Denver Public Schools
1978	14 November elected Senate Minority Leader

After retirement from politics, Regis Groff worked in the Juvenile Correctional System in an administrator position. He set up programs for young people who were considered "at-risk."

Other Community Organizations involvement includes:

Advisor to the Greater Park Hill Secondary Education Committee
Northeast Denver Optimists Club
American Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
Board of American Civil Liberties Union
Board of Denver PUSH
Community Advisory Council, Auraria Campus Complex
Board of Park Hill National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Education Association

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Scope and Content

The Regis Groff Papers (1968-1994) include information acquired throughout his work in the educational field and political life. The collection possesses material that reflects his involvement in the Colorado Senate and experiences as an educator. This collection is rich in personal papers, political material, and photographs.

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Series

1. Personal Papers
2. Clippings

Material from: 1960s-1990s

Boxes 1-5 (5 cubic feet)

The Regis Groff personal papers have been organized alphabetically and range in years from 1968-1994. They include files gathered during Groff's time in the Colorado Senate as well as from his experiences as an educator.

The clippings are organized into two categories: Groff (articles that pertain directly to Groff) and political issues (topics that were of interest to Groff during his time in the Senate). They are organized chronologically.

3. Publications
4. Memorabilia

Material from: 1960s-1990s

Boxes 6-7 (2 cubic feet)

The publications are organized alphabetically and range in years from 1969-1994. They include various publications obtained by Groff throughout his professional career.

The memorabilia includes various items obtained by Groff throughout his professional career, both political and in the educational system.

5. Photographs
6. Certificates and Awards

Material from: 1960s-1990s

Boxes 9-11 (5 cubic feet)

The photographs are arranged alphabetically. They include many of Groff in the Senate, on various political trips (Israel, Taiwan, and South Africa), and several personal photographs.

The certificates and awards are those that were gathered by Groff throughout his professional career, both in the educational system and in politics.

7. Audio / Visual Materials
8. Political Campaign Material

Material from: 1960s-1990s

Boxes 12-13 (2 cubic feet)

The audio / visual materials include various videocassettes and audiocassettes obtained by Groff. They reflect both political and educational issues. They are all from the 1990s.

The political campaign material includes various items obtained by Groff throughout his political career. It includes material from Groff's campaigns, as well as other democratic candidates.

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Container Listing

Series I: Papers

Boxes 1 - 4

Box 1	FF1	Adoption	1977
Box 1	FF2	Affirmative Action Plan Section 1-8	1990-1991
Box 1	FF3	Affirmative Action Plan Section 9-Attachment 1	1990-1991
Box 1	FF4	African Affairs	1984, 1983, 1992-1994
Box 1	FF5	African Development Bank	undated
Box 1	FF6	AIDS and HIV	1992-1993
Box 1	FF7	Air and Space West	1990
Box 1	FF8	Amendment I: Pro and Con	1993-1994
Box 1	FF9	American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado	1993-1994
Box 1	FF10	America's Watch Party	1992-1993
Box 1	FF11	Senator Bend's Budget Summary	1986
Box 1	FF12	Beverage Retailers Against Driving Drunk	1986
Box 1	FF13	Biographical Sketch	undated
Box 1	FF14	Black Caucus Week	1983
Box 1	FF15	Black Churches	undated
Box 1	FF16	Black Male Symposium	1990
Box 1	FF17	Black Men Working Group, Inc.	1991
Box 1	FF18	Calendar	1986
Box 1	FF19	Calendar	1993-1994
Box 1	FF20	Call for Second Extra Ordinary Session	1986
Box 1	FF21	Caucus of Black Democrats: Issues Conference	4/30/1976 to 5/2/1976
Box 1	FF22	Census Tracts - Montbello	undated
Box 1	FF23	Centennial Bi-Centennial	12/16/75
Box 1	FF24	Children and Youth Program	1986
Box 1	FF25	City Council	1/20/76
Box 1	FF26	City Council	5/19/81
Box 1	FF27	Civil Rights Commission	8/30/76
Box 1	FF28	Civil Service Commission	9/16/68
Box 1	FF29	Coffees for Groff (Deltas)	1986
Box 1	FF30	Coffees for Groff (Southeast Denver)	1986
Box 1	FF31	Coffees for Groff (Tanner) (Master Lists)	1986
Box 1	FF32	Colorado Black Women for Political Action	1984, 1983, 1992-1994
Box 1	FF33	Colorado Black Women for Political Action	1988
Box 1	FF34	Colorado Economic Development Association	7/11/80
Box 1	FF35	Colorado Education Class - Speech Material	4/20/85
Box 1	FF36	CSG - IGA Comm.	1988
Box 1	FF37	Community Forum Forms	undated
Box 1	FF38	Concerning the Use of Physical Force by Peace Officers	1991
Box 1	FF39	Correspondence	1980s
Box 1	FF40	Correspondence	1990-1991

Box 2	FF1	Correspondence	1992
Box 2	FF2	Correspondence	1993
Box 2	FF3	Correspondence **RESTRICTED UNTIL THE YEAR 2030**	1994
Box 2	FF4	Correspondence **RESTRICTED UNTIL THE YEAR 2030**	1994
Box 2	FF5	Correspondence	undated
Box 2	FF6	Council for Self Development	7/7/76
Box 2	FF7	Davis, Abe H.	5/6/81
Box 2	FF8	Debutante Coalition - Delta Sigma Theta	1987
Box 2	FF9	Democratic Party Materials	1983
Box 2	FF10	Denver Employers	1/1981
Box 2	FF11	Denver Mental Health Advisory Board (minutes)	12/13/76
Box 2	FF12	Denver's Community Development Program	1981
Box 2	FF13	Douglas, Mary Alice	2/9/81
Box 2	FF14	Duwayne Brooks Poetry	1978
Box 2	FF15	East Motivational Cooperative Action Prog. (EMCAP)	10/19/77
Box 2	FF16	ECS	1988
Box 2	FF17	Educational Grant Application / Metro and Community College Administration App.	1977-1978
Box 2	FF18	Election Stats	1980, 1984
Box 2	FF19	Energy	3/8/77
Box 2	FF20	Expansion Unlimited	12/29/81
Box 2	FF21	Five Points Businessmen Association	6/22/77
Box 2	FF22	Fort Logan Mental Health Center	1980, 1984
Box 2	FF23	Gaming Receipts for Public Education	1992-1993
Box 2	FF24	General Election - Campaign Material	1984, 1983, 1992-1994
Box 2	FF25	G.H.I.T.A. Board of Directors Meeting	1982
Box 2	FF26	Gramm-Rudman Overview	1985
Box 2	FF27	Sen. Groff - Vita	undated
Box 2	FF28	Hamblin Letter	1993-1994
Box 2	FF29	Handicapped	1978
Box 2	FF30	Happy Haynes - Garden Project	1981
Box 2	FF31	Harvard University - JFK School of Government	1982
Box 2	FF32	Health	4/19/78
Box 2	FF33	Huber, Ernest vs. PUC/PSC	3/17/76
Box 2	FF34	HUD	1979-1987
Box 2	FF35	Information from Newspapers, Inc. (Groff, Regis State Senator)	11/17/78
Box 2	FF36	Investment in Excellence	1986
Box 2	FF37	ITL - Renard Euell	4/12/78
Box 2	FF38	Jamaica	1980

Box 3	FF1	Jazz Fund 1984 - Parkside Suite	1984
Box 3	FF2	Joint Center for Political Studies	8/17/77
Box 3	FF3	Juneteenth	undated
Box 3	FF4	Knight, Ralph	5/20/76
Box 3	FF5	Legislative Issues	1981
Box 3	FF6	Lighon, David N.	9/2/80
Box 3	FF7	Lt. Gov. And Election Info.	1986
Box 3	FF8	Lt. Gov. Materials	1985
Box 3	FF9	Lowry Air Force Base Redevelopment Plans	1993
Box 3	FF10	Malcolm X Mental Health Clinic	4/14/77
Box 3	FF11	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	1987
Box 3	FF12	Matthews, James	10/21/81
Box 3	FF13	Membership for Newsletter (PTSA)	undated
Box 3	FF14	Memorials	1980-1990s
Box 3	FF15	Middle East Trip Materials	1990
Box 3	FF16	Minority Contractors	undated
Box 3	FF17	Minority List for Carter Administration	4/22/78
Box 3	FF18	Miscellaneous	1989
Box 3	FF19	Miscellaneous Notes	undated
Box 3	FF20	Miscellaneous Papers	undated
Box 3	FF21	Miscellaneous Papers	undated
Box 3	FF22	Mitchell, Marian G. (Police Brutality)	3/12/80
Box 3	FF23	Moore, Patricia H.	8/12/77
Box 3	FF24	Namibia	1982
Box 3	FF25	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	12/17/81
Box 3	FF26	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	1990
Box 3	FF27	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	1992
Box 3	FF28	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	1993
Box 3	FF29	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	1993
Box 3	FF30	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - Board of Directors	6/3-4/1978
Box 3	FF31	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - Executive Committee Meeting	1992
Box 3	FF32	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - Officers and Membership Directory	1991
Box 3	FF33	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow	1994
Box 3	FF34	National Conference of State Legislators	12/10/11/81
Box 3	FF35	National Conference of State Legislators - May S7A	1989
Box 3	FF36	National Conference of State Legislators - Energy Committee	1985

Box 4	FF1	National Conference of State Legislators - Materials	1988
Box 4	FF2	National Conference of State Legislators - Materials	1988
Box 4	FF3	Newland, Carl (National Urban Coalition)	2/24/78
Box 4	FF4	Trip to Nigeria	1/31/81
Box 4	FF5	Norman, Debra	11/29/79
Box 4	FF6	Panama Canal	undated
Box 4	FF7	Party Caucus Positions	undated
Box 4	FF8	Phone Book	undated
Box 4	FF9	Possession of Handguns by Juveniles	1993
Box 4	FF10	Preventing Accidental Shooting	1993
Box 4	FF11	PSCO	1985
Box 4	FF12	Public Media	6/1978
Box 4	FF13	Public Policy	9/2/77
Box 4	FF14	Reelection	1984
Box 4	FF15	Requests for Membership Applications	7/1983
Box 4	FF16	Rhambo, Edna	7/29/77
Box 4	FF17	Ridge Home	1/26/81
Box 4	FF18	Robinson, Annette	2/24/79
Box 4	FF19	Rockwell International	2/15/78
Box 4	FF20	Royal Foreman Case	6/10/80
Box 4	FF21	Sale of Firearms	1993
Box 4	FF22	Small Business Administration	2/17/78
Box 4	FF23	South Africa and Namibia	1990
Box 4	FF24	South Africa Information	1984
Box 4	FF25	South Africa Task Force	1990
Box 4	FF26	South African Trip	1990
Box 4	FF27	Speeches	undated
Box 4	FF28	State Local Task Force	12/9/81
Box 4	FF29	Unemployment	undated
Box 4	FF30	Water Development	undated
Box 4	FF31	Watson Associates	1981
Box 4	FF32	Weapons in School Zones	1993
Box 4	FF33	Ways to Improve Minority Student Enrollment and Retention	1984
Box 4	FF34	Zoning	undated

Series II: Clippings

Box 5

Box 5	FF1	Groff	1970s
Box 5	FF2	Groff	1980-1985
Box 5	FF3	Groff	1985
Box 5	FF4	Groff	1987-1989
Box 5	FF5	Groff	1990s
Box 5	FF6	Groff	undated
Box 5	FF7	Political Issues	1954
Box 5	FF8	Political Issues	1970s
Box 5	FF9	Political Issues	1970s
Box 5	FF10	Political Issues	1970s
Box 5	FF11	Political Issues	1980-1984
Box 5	FF12	Political Issues	1985
Box 5	FF13	Political Issues	1986
Box 5	FF14	Political Issues	1987-1989
Box 5	FF15	Political Issues	1990s
Box 5	FF16	Political Issues	undated

Series III: Publications

Box 6

Box 6	FF1	About Black Americans	1969
Box 6	FF2	Afro-Guide	1990
Box 6	FF3	AIDS and HIV materials	1993
Box 6	FF4	An Analysis of 1980 Budget Proposals	1980
Box 6	FF5	An Economic Analysis of State Medicaid Formularies	12/89
Box 6	FF6	Arizona Informant	undated
Box 6	FF7	Black Judgment - Nikki Giovanni	1968
Box 6	FF8	The Black Pages	1981
Box 6	FF9	The Black Vote and The Reagan Factor	1981
Box 6	FF10	Black Words that say: Don't Cry, Scream - Don L. Lee	1969
Box 6	FF11	Cabazon Circle Summer	1995
Box 6	FF12	Chicago	undated
Box 6	FF13	Child Support and Alimony	1985
Box 6	FF14	Children and Drugs...the Next Generation	1988/1989
Box 6	FF15	Colorado: Abstract of Votes Cast	1974
Box 6	FF16	Colorado Black Women for Political Action	1992
Box 6	FF17	Colorado Capital	undated
Box 6	FF18	Colorado Rockies	1997
Box 6	FF19	Colorado Rockies: Inaugural Spring Training	1993
Box 6	FF20	Creating Family Life	1985
Box 6	FF21	Dealing with Diversity in the Workplace	1992
Box 6	FF22	Directory of African American State Legislators	1992
Box 6	FF23	ECS Working Papers: Focusing on Relearning	12/89
Box 6	FF24	Education in the 1990s: Let's Deal with What's Real	11/29/89
Box 6	FF25	Education that Works: An Action Plan for the Education of Minorities	1/1990
Box 6	FF26	Essence	3/78
Box 6	FF27	Focus	2/1986, 4/1986, 3/1982
Box 6	FF28	Governing	1/1988
Box 6	FF29	A Guide to Black Organizations	1984, 1983, 1992-1994
Box 6	FF30	Haifa Israel (with banner)	1983
Box 6	FF31	Harriet Tubman: Freedom's Angel	undated
Box 6	FF32	Investing in People	1989, 1994
Box 6	FF33	Israel	1980s
Box 6	FF34	Jacksonian Democracy	1971
Box 6	FF35	The Measuring Cup: Publication of Public Information and Research Services	1/1979
Box 6	FF36	Model Legislation for the States	1984
Box 6	FF37	A Model State Law	1979
Box 6	FF38	More About Black Americans	1982
Box 6	FF39	A Multicultural Curriculum	1990
Box 6	FF40	NAACP Basketball Championship	1985
Box 6	FF41	National Black Caucus of State Legislators	1981, 1989 1991-1994
Box 6	FF42	NBCSL Official Policy Positions	1992-1993
Box 6	FF43	National Geographic	3/1979
Box 6	FF44	Neoplan	1980s
Box 6	FF45	Odyssey West	2/1986 and 3-4/1986
Box 6	FF46	Point of View	1987
Box 6	FF47	Poetic Cry of a Female Slave - Nilene Foxworth	1973
Box 6	FF48	Pueblo Chicano Democratic Caucus	1986
Box 6	FF49	Registered Lobbyists: Colorado	1981
Box 6	FF50	The Review of the News (an article: Slavery in Black Africa Ignored by Andrew Young)	4/20/77
Box 6	FF51	Shorter African Methodist Episcopal Church - 117th Anniversary	2/9/86
Box 6	FF52	South African Materials	5/84 and 9/27/85 to 11/1/85
Box 6	FF53	State Government News	5/92, 8/89
Box 6	FF54	Sub-Saharan Africa	1991
Box 6	FF55	Teenage Pregnancy	1986
Box 6	FF56	Unless the Lord Builds...The Shorterite	9/1980
Box 6	FF57	The Washington Monthly: The Best and the Worst of the U.S. Senate	1/1982
Box 6	FF58	We the People - United States House of Representatives Calendar	1985
Box 6	FF59	The Weekend Book: A Guide to Small Adventures in Illinois	undated
Box 6	FF60	Welcome to the 21st Century: DIA	undated
Box 6	FF61	The West Comes of Age	1993
Box 6	FF62	Western Illinois University: 6th Annual Commencement	1962

Series IV: Memorabilia

Box 7

(Container List At Blair-Caldwell Library)

Series V: Photographs

Box 8

Box 8	FF1	China (album of trip)	undated
Box 8	FF2	Colorado State Senate Reunion	2/10/87
Box 8	FF3	Groff (8 x 10s)	undated
Box 8	FF4	Groff	undated
Box 8	FF5	Groff: Photocopies of	undated
Box 8	FF6	Groff: South Africa	undated
Box 8	FF7	Groff: Taiwan	1988
Box 8	FF8	Groff with Group	undated
Box 8	FF9	Groff with Group	undated
Box 8	FF10	Groff with Group	undated
Box 8	FF11	Groff with Group (8 x 10s)	undated
Box 8	FF12	Group	undated
Box 8	FF13	Group (8 x 10s)	undated
Box 8	FF14	Isreal: Trip	undated
Box 8	FF15	NBCSL Conference (proof sheets)	1991
Box 8	FF16	Postcards (Harvard, China, etc.)	undated
Box 8	FF17	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1977-1978
Box 8	FF18	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1979-1980
Box 8	FF19	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1981-1982
Box 8	FF20	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1983-1984
Box 8	FF21	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1987-1988
Box 8	FF22	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1989-1990
Box 8	FF23	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado	1991-1992
Box 8	FF24	Senate - General Assembly of Colorado (59th)	1993-1994
Box 8	FF25	Pat Schroeder (8 x 10s)	undated
Box 8	FF26	South Africa: Trip	undated
Box 8	FF27	Taiwan	1988
Box 8	FF28	Unidentified	undated

Series VI: Certificates and Awards

Boxes 9 - 10

(Container List at Blair-Caldwell Library)

Series VII: Audio and Visual Materials
Subseries: Audiocassette

Box 11

Box 11	FF1	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - W. Fauntroy	1981
Box 11	FF2	National Black Caucus of State Legislators - P. Mitchell	1981
Box 11	FF3	NCAA - Threats of Outside Intervention (2 tapes in set - sides 1-4)	1991
Box 11	FF4	Class Master	1990
Box 11	FF5	Pfitzer Portfolio of State issues (Volume 9, No. 1) (2 copies)	1992
Box 11	FF6	Ronnie Laws	undated
Box 11	FF7	Money talk - Regis Groff	undated
Box 11	FF8	Amazing Grace - Hubert Laws - Poets by Clarke Watson	undated
Box 11	FF9	Property Tax Hearing	undated

Subseries: Videocassette

Box 11

Box 11	FF10	Juneteenth	1991
Box 11	FF11	Why Are the Arts Essential to Education Reform	1993
Box 11	FF12	The Art of Learning	1993

Series VIII: Campaign Materials

Boxes 12-13

Box 12	FF1	Groff	undated
Box 12	FF2	Groff	undated
Box 12	FF3	Groff: Senate Letter head	undated
Box 12	FF4	NBCSL: Letter head	undated
Box 12	FF5	Various	undated
Box 12	FF6	Various	undated

BOX 13 IS NOT PROCESSED
Three oversize folios	2 portraits and 1 campaign poster

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