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Chamberlin Observatory

 Organization

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 61 Collections and/or Records:

Orion Nebula Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1917

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00001
Abstract

Black and white print of the Orion Nebula viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in 1918.

Dates: 1917

Starfield Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1948

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00004
Abstract

Black and white print of star in the constellation Auriga viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1948

The Life and Times of Julian Osgood Howe, 1992 February

 Item
Identifier: M010.04.0005.00020
Abstract

Biography of Herbert A. Howe's son.

Dates: 1992 February

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0032.00019
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado. The observatory is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a local land developer who donated $50,000 toward the project. The observatory was designed by Denver astronomer Herbert A. Howe, and the architect was Robert Sawyers Roeschlaub. Howe based the design on the Goodsell Observatory in Northfield, Minnesota. A dirt road and prarie grass are visible in...
Dates: 1913

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 2000

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0029.00022
Abstract

Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of various unidentified persons viewing a lunar eclipse through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2000

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1932

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00004
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1894-1932

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1910

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with two people standing on the balcony above the south entrance.

Dates: circa 1910

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Colorado 59
Denver (Colo.) 58
Astronomy 57
Astronomers 45
University Park (Denver, Colo.) 45