Chamberlin Observatory
Scope Note
Use for: University of Denver. Chamberlin Observatory.
Biography
Ground Breaking for Chamberlin Observatory (H.B. Chamberlin, donor; Cost, about $40,000) in June 13, 1888.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76); Steve Fisher, "University Park's Utopian Start," University of Denver magazine, Winter 2008; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Certificate. [U123.01.0002.0016]
Biography
Cornerstone for Chamberlin Observatory in 1890.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76).
Biography
Chamberlin Observatory completed in 1894.
Biography
University of Denver Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1923, page 15.
Biography
On March 27, 1980, Chamberlin Observatory is added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Citation:
University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. NHRP Certificate.Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Astronomy Students Using Telescope in Chamberlin Observatory, 1947
A male student looks through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, while a female student looks on.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1956 September
Black and white print of a boy looking through a telescope at the Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, while a woman walks up the steps to the platform. The sign on the platform reads, "Caution Platform holds 2 persons only".
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1986 February
Interior view of a telescope under the partially opened dome of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1986
View of a telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from below, looking up towards the opening in the dome, showing the photographic guide tube alongside the main tube.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-2008
View of the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1985
Interior view of the telescope and viewing platform inside the dome of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1948
University of Denver student Nancy Mossman looks through a sextant while sitting on the steps of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23
An unidentified man speaks to a crowd from a podium in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado for the observatory's 100th anniversary celebration.