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Mary Reed Building (Denver, Colo.)

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Biography

University of Denver. 2199 S. University Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80208. Date built: 1931. Gross square feet: 77,293. Use Mary Reed Library 1931-1971. Use Mary Reed Building 1972-. Built in 1931 as the library for the University of Denver.

Biography

Groundbreaking for Mary Reed Building on September 5th, 1931.

Sources

University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. Card Catalog. Buildings- Mary Reed Library.

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Cornerstone for Mary Reed Building on February 11, 1932.

Sources

University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Contents list of Cornerstone. [U123.01.0005.0002]

Biography

Dedication of Mary Reed Building on October 26-28, 1932.

Sources

University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Contents list of Cornerstone. [U123.01.0005.0002]; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Dedication program. [U123.01.0005.0005].

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Cherrington at Reception in Renaissance Room, between 1943-1946

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0029.00002
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Ben Mark Cherrington talks with three unidentified persons at a Founders Day reception in the Renaissance Room in Mary Reed Building on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1943-1946

Chester Alter and Lucy Marsh, 1980 July 7

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Identifier: U201.02.0138.0003.00001
Abstract

Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet depicting former University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and professor Lucy Marsh in Harper Humanities Gardens near Evans Memorial Chapel.

Dates: 1980 July 7

Chester Alter and Lucy Marsh (Frame 31), 1980 July 7

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Identifier: U201.02.0138.0003.00001.00001
Abstract

Black and white image depicting former University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and professor Lucy Marsh talking in Harper Humanities Gardens, with Mary Reed Building in the background.

Dates: 1980 July 7

Chester Alter in Humanities Gardens, 1959

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Identifier: U201.02.0138.0004.00007
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter seated on a chair in the Harper Humanities Gardens on the campus of the University of Denver, with Mary Reed Building in the background.

Dates: 1959

Chester Alter Opening Time Capsule with Russell Porter, 1964

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Identifier: U201.02.0138.0004.00004
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and Professor of Theatre Russell Porter open a time capsule, placed in 1951, at the university's centennial celebration in 1964, in front of Mary Reed Building.

Dates: 1964

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0011.00003
Abstract Black and white print of the groundbreaking ceremony for Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Ben M. Cherrington, center, sits on the stage with Joseph Korbel, applauding, at left, as Chancellor Chester M. Alter, right, speaks from the podium during the ceremony, with Mary Reed Building in the background. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style...
Dates: 1966