Shelby Carr CV

E-Mail: shelbyncarr@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Fall 2021 

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Ph.D. student, History 

University of Colorado Denver, 2019

M.A., American History/Public History, high distinction

Thesis: Changing of the Guard: Louise Sneed Hill and the Emergence of Modern High 

Society in Gilded Age Denver

Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation

University of Colorado Denver, 2019

Certificate in Genealogical Research 

Boston University, 2018

Certificate in Antiques, Collectibles, and Appraising

Asheford Institute of Antiques, 2018

University of Colorado, 2016

B.A., in History, magna cum laude 

BOOKS 

The Queen of Denver: Louise Sneed Hill and the Emergence of Modern High 

Society. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2020. 

With Tom Noel. Charlie Davis Vail: The Highway Engineer Who Transformed 

Colorado Roads. Denver, CO: Colorado Studies Center at University of Colorado Denver, 2019. 

PUBLICATIONS

"Alice Hale Hill," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified February 16, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/alice-hale-hill.

"Bulkeley Wells," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 15, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/bulkeley-wells.

“Crawford Hill," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 15, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/crawford-hill.

"Crawford and Louise Hill Mansion," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 16, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/crawford-and-louise-hill-mansion.

"Country Club Historic District," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 15, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/country-club-historic-district.

“The Dazzling Doyenne of Gilded Age Denver: Louise Sneed Hill, A Biography,” 

University of Colorado Historical Studies Journal, Spring 2018. 

"Denver Country Club," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 15, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/denver-country-club.

“Denver’s ‘Dowager Queen’: Louise Sneed Hill and Gilded Age Denver’s Sacred 

Thirty-Six,” Colorado Heritage, Spring 2019. 

"Kate Ferretti," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified November 01, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/kate-ferretti.

"Katharine Grafton Patterson," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified October 11, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/katharine-grafton-patterson.

"Lena Stoiber," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified October 28, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/lena-stoiber.

"Louise Bethel Sneed Hill," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified September 15, 

2020, https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/louise-bethel-sneed-hill.

"Mary Hauck Elitch Long," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified June 18, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/mary-hauck-elitch-long.

“Mary Lord Pease Carr,” Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified December 01, 2021, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/mary-lord-pease-carr.

"Nathaniel P. Hill," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified September 02, 2020, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/nathaniel-p-hill.

"William Gray Evans," Colorado Encyclopedia, last modified May 18, 2022, 

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/william-gray-evans.

“Louise Sneed Hill” in The Denver Posse of Westerners Roundup, Fall 2018. 

PRESENTATIONS

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mary Washington Colonial Chapter guest speaker, June 2021

·  Louise Sneed Hill and Gilded Age New York City

Questers, Colorado Springs, Colorado luncheon guest speaker, May 2021

·  The Queen of Denver: Louise Sneed Hill 

The Colonial Dames of America Fall Benefit keynote speaker, October 2020

·  The Queen of Denver: Louise Sneed Hill and the Emergence of Modern High Society

The Colonial Dames of America 17th Century guest speaker, January 2020

·  Denver’s Dowager Queen: Louise Sneed Hill and the Sacred 36

Colorado Corral of Westerners Guest Speaker, November 2019

·  Louise Sneed Hill and Gilded Age Denver’s Sacred 36

Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Guest Lecturer, September 2019

· Colorado Women Lecture: Louise Sneed Hill

University of Colorado at Boulder Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference 2019

· Women in the West panel – “The Mythical Dowager Queen or the Modern, Forward-Thinker: Changing the Narrative of Louise Sneed Hill and Gilded Age Denver’s Sacred Thirty-Six”

The Hill Family Conference May 2019

·  "Denver's Dowager Queen, Louise Sneed Hill"

Colorado Preservation Inc.’s 2019 Saving Places Conference 

·  Graduate Student Speaker – “The Crawford Hill Mansion”

The Denver Posse of Westerners Guest Speaker, September 2018

·  “The Dazzling Doyenne of Gilded Age Denver: Louise Sneed Hill” 

Colorado Preservation Inc.’s 2018 Saving Places Conference

·  Graduate Student Speaker – “The Colorado State Capitol: Restoring and Preserving the Heart of the State”

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS

The Ward Family Prize in Public History 2021, University of Colorado

University of Colorado’s Historical Studies Journal 2019

·  Head Editor

University of Colorado’s Historical Studies Journal 2018 

·  Assistant Editor

The Viola Vestal Coulter Colorado History Scholarship Winner

·  Summer/Fall 2018 

Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society- University of Colorado Denver

Golden Key International Honor Society- University of Colorado Denver

·  Vice-President, Marketing and Communications CU Denver Chapter 2018-2019

·  Outstanding officer of the year award recipient 

Salutatorian- Cornerstone Christian Academy, Class of 2011

Research and Teaching Experience 

01/2022 – 05/2022

Temple University Philadelphia, PA 

Graduate Teaching Assistant

 09/2018- 06/2021

Discover Denver Denver, CO

Building Research Intern

Assist the Project Director in the planning and coordination of building research efforts for the Discover Denver project; Perform historical research on buildings identified through the Discover Denver survey, help review the work of building research volunteers, and assist in the completion of architectural inventory forms.

02/2019 – 05/2019

CU Denver Denver, CO

Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Assist Professor Greg Whitesides with class HIST 3349 “Social Movements 20thCentury.”

01/2019 – 05/2019

CU Denver Denver, CO

Research Assistant 

Assist Professor Tom Noel with research duties as well as compose a book chapter on the topic of “Boom and Bust” in Colorado during the Gilded Age. 

06/2018 – 02/2019

Co-Author and Researcher

Responsible for researching and composing the first draft of Dr. Thomas “Colorado” Noel’s newest book about Charles Davis Vail and the Vail family in Colorado.

01/2017- 05/2017

History Colorado CenterDenver, CO

Oral History Research Assistant – Internship 

Research and interview influential members of the modern arts and culture community in Colorado for the oral history archival project entitled the “Contemporary Colorado Endeavor”

01/2016- 11/2016

Research Assistant Denver, CO

Conduct interviews, code interview transcripts, and interpret data for CU Boulder PhD student Josephina Chang-Order’s doctoral thesis. 

Work Experience 

11/2021– present

Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York

Membership Coordinator 

10/2020 – 04/2021

History Colorado Center Denver, CO

AmeriCorps K2H Civic Futures Mentor

Work together with staff teams throughout History Colorado to provide direct support by giving educational tours to visitors, assisting in museum operations, and in the planning and implementation of programs, talks, and activities as well as aid in researching sustainability of these programs.

08/2019 - present

Center for Colorado Women's History and Molly Brown House Museum

Consultant 

Working with the education directors and other individuals at the Molly Brown House Museum and the Center for Colorado Women’s History in a collaborative effort to develop the program series Myth on Trial. The program delves into the myths perpetuated about women in the west with a specific focus on the lives of Margaret Brown and Louise Sneed Hill. 

06/2019 – 08/2019

Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum 

AmeriCorps Vista Summer Associate 

Tasked with conducting research to support the Women’s Centennial Vote Commission in Colorado in order to develop programming and exhibits for the 100thanniversary of the 19thamendment. Also responsible for performing other duties including acting as docent for tours of Byers-Evans House Museum, running the front desk/exhibit area for visitors to the museum, and scanning/digitizing the collection of Ellis Meredith for History Colorado Center for use in their upcoming exhibit “What’s Your Story?”

12/2018– 08/2020

Denver OutlawsDenver, CO

Denver Outlaws Dancer

Responsible for performing in-game entertainment for all Denver Outlaws home games at Mile High Stadium. Also responsible for representing the organization at community events.

09/2017- 05/2018

History Colorado CenterDenver, CO

Communications Intern – Communications and Marketing

Responsible for assisting the communications and marketing manager with the composition of press releases, social media posts, and various other tasks within the communications and marketing department as well as museum event and programming development and exhibit installation assistance.

01/2017-05/2017

Colorado State Capitol Denver, CO

Governor’s Executive Intern - Communications

Report directly to Governor Hickenlooper’s senior advisor/chief speechwriter. Responsible for composing briefs for events, researching topics for background information for speeches as well as writing the actual content of the Governor’s speeches. Also involved in event planning for Women’s history month as well as various other projects.

01/2017- 05/2017

Byers-Evans House Museum Denver, CO

Museum Intern

Responsible for various museum tasks including but not limited to giving tours, conducting research for new exhibits and tours, coordinating museum programs, and maintaining front desk, gift shop, and carriage exhibit area. 

08/2016- 05/2017

Colorado Eagles Windsor, CO

Eagles Chick

Dancer for the Colorado Eagles hockey team. Responsible for game day activities including dance performances as well as crowd interactions and promotions.

01/2016- 06/2016

History Colorado Center Denver, CO

School Programs Facilitator - paid internship

Facilitate field trips for groups of students at the museum, lead groups through the different exhibits and educate them about the rich history of the state of Colorado.

01/2016-05/2016

National History Day ColoradoDenver, CO

Mentor – paid internship

Assist students with narrowing their thesis, aiding in their research, helping to find primary sources and prepping them to present their projects for judging at the National History Day competition. 

01/2015- 02/2016

Miller’s Dance StudioDenver, CO

Educate children ages 5-18 in the technique of dance. Responsible for overseeing the senior level competition team and choreographing dances.

12/2012- 02/2020

Insomniac Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA

Featured dancer/performer at local and international music festivals including Beyond Wonderland Mexico, EDC Brazil, UK, Japan, India, Mexico, Las Vegas and Decadence NYE. 

09/2012 – 04/2017

Gayton Dance StudioNorthglenn, CO

Dance teacher/choreographer  

Educated children ages 7-18 in the technique of dance.Responsible for overseeing the senior level performance team and choreographing dances.

09/2013-01/2014

MTV New York, NY

Hired as a contract performer to film a pilot for a dance competition reality series, “Beyond Dance.”

10/2012- 02/2015

Princess Parties of the RockiesDenver, CO

Party and Community Event Entertainer  

Responsible for portraying beloved princess characters, created educational activities and games. Required interaction with children of all ages.

SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Fort Mifflin on the Delaware 

· 2022 Board Member

Denver Woman’s Press Club

·  2021-2022 Board Member

·  Archives Committee 

·  Digital Asset Committee 

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 

Organization of American Historians

Women Writing the West

National Association for Interpretation

Colorado Author’s League

The Colonial Dames of America

· Book Award Committee

· Junior Dames Committee

·  Chapter II Philadelphia Board Member

Daughters of the American Revolution

·  Junior Membership co-chair

·  Historic Preservation Committee

·  Lineage Research