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Mary Reece Harper Humanities Garden (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

University of Denver. Garden on the University of Denver campus located west of the Mary Reed Building. Dedicated September 5, 1965. Dedication attended by First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson.

Biography

The Denver Clarion (Volume 70, Number 1) states that the Garden was completed and dedicated on September 10, 1965 by the First Lady of the Nation, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (aka Lady Bird Johnson).

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Students in Humanities Gardens, 1981 October 14

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Identifier: U201.01.0130.0004.00007
Abstract

Three unidentified students sit on the grass in the Harper Humanities Gardens on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mary Reed Building in the background.

Dates: 1981 October 14

University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1965

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0020.00018
Abstract

Newspaper clipping from the Rocky Mountain News (Sep. 9, 1965), with exterior view of the Harper Humanities Gardens under construction on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Evans Memorial Chapel in the background. The article headline reads, "DU Garden Splendor Only Matter of Time."

Dates: 1965

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00001
Abstract

Print of pencil drawing of artist's concept of the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00002
Abstract

Photo of mock-up of an early proposed design for Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00003
Abstract

Five unidentified persons pose with a mock-up of an early proposed design for the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959