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Ricks Center for Gifted Children (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

University of Denver. 2040 South York Street, Denver, Colorado 80208. Date built: 1991. Major renovation: 1997. Gross square feet: 30,225. "A major fundraising drive in 1990 resulted in funding for a new facility. The parent body alone raised more than $100,000 for this project. The Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, Mrs. Ruth 0.W. Johnson, and several anonymous major donors were also essential to the success of the drive. In November 1991, Ricks Center for Gifted Children was dedicated and named after Alta Merle Ricks, our major benefactress. The new addition was completed in 1996 adding ten classrooms. An early childhood wing and a middle school wing now house the youngest and oldest students. A science lab, music recording studio, art lab, media and technology center are new, special features of the Ricks Center facility. The new facility was designed by architects who encouraged the children to contribute their ideas, and today it stands as a reflection of the unique learning needs of its students. Classrooms, a science and visual arts laboratory, media services, a foreign language lab, a multi-purpose room (for physical education, drama, music), and administrative office space are all housed in one building. Outdoor playgrounds are located on the site, and students also have access to many University of Denver facilities." Brick with copper roof and limestone trim?

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, Family Photos, 1882 - 2005

 File — Box M454.0001: Series M454.01 [Barcode: U186023276133]
Identifier: M454.01.0001
Abstract

Box 1 contains several photographs, some from the sixties and seventies, and several of Alta Merle Ricks' family. Some of these photographs are very old, and fragile. Also inlcuded is a few old documents and one (1) program from a Ricks' Center memorial of her death. One of the folders is full of photographs of Alta's son Jerry. Some photos are labeled, most are not.

Dates: 1882 - 2005

Box 2, Photos, 1910 - 1946

 File — Box M454.0002: Series M454.01 [Barcode: U186023276141]
Identifier: M454.01.0002
Abstract

Box 2 contains a framed photograph of Alta's son Jerry, a large photograph of Alta as a child, and a group photograph inside a restaurant folder.

Dates: 1910 - 1946

Box 35, 1982 - 2003

 File — Box U338.0035: Series U338.07 [Barcode: U186023283465]
Identifier: U338.07.0035
Abstract

Photographs from disassembled scrapbooks. Photos in well-labeled folders in chronological order of student activities from years 1985-2003; labels correspond with scrapbooks from which photos were removed. Box also contains photos of groundbreaking, construction, and move-in of the Ricks Center building, 1991. Many of the photos are identified; most are not.

Dates: 1982 - 2003

Box 36, 2003 - 2012

 File — Box M338.0036: Series U338.07 [Barcode: U186023283473]
Identifier: U338.07.0036
Abstract

Box 36 contains photos disassembled from scrapbook of student activities dated 2003-2012; labels correspond with scrapbooks from which photos were removed. Many photos are identified, most are not.

Dates: 2003 - 2012

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