Blair-Caldwell African-American Research Library

Located in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, the Blair-Caldwell library is one of just a handful of Black research libraries in the country. Its name honors Omar Blair, the first Black president of the Denver school board, and Elvin Caldwell, the first Black city council member.

Part of the Denver Public Library system, the second floor of this branch is home to a sprawling archive of research materials featuring thousands of rare books, diaries, manuscripts, photographs and a repository of oral history recordings from a variety of Coloradans. The library’s third floor houses an artifact-filled museum that follows the Black Americans who settled the West. 

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