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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

International Students in Humanities Gardens, between 1948-1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0130.0016.00004
Abstract

Six unidentified international students wearing various international costumes, including Japanese kimonos, talk and laugh in the Mary Reece Harper Humanities Gardens on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1948-1959

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Construction, 1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0010.00007
Abstract Exterior view, from the north, of Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO, with the Harper Humanities Gardens in the foreground. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard Construction Company. Perkins and Will Architects took...
Dates: 1966