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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 123 Collections and/or Records:

Student Protesters in Front of Evans Memorial Chapel, 1969 February 21

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Identifier: U201.01.0132.0004.00007.00001
Abstract

Black and white contact sheet image of students sitting on the lawn in front of Evans Memorial Chapel during a student demonstration at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1969 February 21

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

The Denver Clarion, vol. 70, issue 1, 1965 September 19

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Identifier: clarion_v070i01_19650919
Abstract

Lady Bird Dedicates Humanities Garden. Mertz Appointed Dean of Students. $900,000 Space Lab – NASA Gives Grant for New Building.

Dates: 1965 September 19

University of Denver Campus, between 1980-1999

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0029.0022.00040
Abstract

View of a portion of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, including a sculpture in the Mary Reece Harper Humanities Gardens.

Dates: between 1980-1999

University of Denver Cherrington Hall and Harper Gardens, 1980

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Identifier: U201.01.0031.0020.00024
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver Harper Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Cherrington Hall can be seen in the background.

Dates: 1980

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

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00043
Abstract Exterior view 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 over the project...
Dates: between 1966-2008

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, 1981

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00045
Abstract Exterior view, from the northwest, 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...
Dates: 1981

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00060
Abstract Exterior view, from the west, of Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, 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...
Dates: between 1966-2008

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00062
Abstract Exterior view, from the north, of Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the 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: between 1966-2008