Penrose Library (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
In 1970, a 4.5 million gift for new Penrose Library is given by El Pomar Foundation.
Biography
In 1971, construction of Penrose Library begins and on October 14, 1972 the dedication for Penrose Library takes place.
Citation:
Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume S: page 32, 34-35.Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 178); “Dedication service marks completion of library,” The University of Denver Clarion, vol. 77, no. 21, October 16, 1972, 1, 7; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Dedication invitation. [U123.01.0006.0031]
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Anderson Academic Commons (Denver, Colo.)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2008
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel tower in Denver, Colorado. Penrose Library in the background and three students on the terrace in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2008
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel tower in Denver, Colorado. Students on sidewalk in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1970-2008
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Panoramic view of the tower with Penrose Library behind it. Students walk on sidewalks in front of the Tower.
University of Denver General Classroom Building - Slides, between 1969-2000
Students play games on the athletic fields at the University of Denver's University Park Campus in Denver, Colorado, with the General Classroom Building (later part of Sturm Hall), Penrose Library, and Mary Reed Building in the background.
University of Denver Penrose Library, between 1972-1988
Interior view of Penrose Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. Students study. The library's original orange carpeted bench platforms are visible.
University of Denver Penrose Library, between 1972-1988
Students study in orange chairs in Penrose Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Penrose Library, 1972
A female student reclines in a Herman Miller Egg Chair in Penrose Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Penrose Library, between 1972-1980
Students study in Penrose Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
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