The Governor Stephen McNichols collection comprises approximately 230 cubic feet of material spanning his term as governor from 1957-1963. The collection is described down to the file folder level.
Correspondence makes up the bulk of the collection.
Governor McNichols' entire administration is well documented through the 230 cubic feet of records in custody at the Colorado State Archives. The strengths of the collection include documentation concerning water reclamation, highway building, and legislative topics. Atomic energy development in Colorado is also well documented. By Jason Brockman Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols, Colorado's Democrat Governor from 1957 to 1963, was born in Denver on March 7, 1914. McNichols' father William H. McNichols, Denver's well-respected auditor for over thirty years, was undoubtedly influential in steering his two sons Bill and Stephen toward their success in state politics.