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Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924

 Person

Biography

Henry Augustus Buchtel served as Chancellor of the University of Denver from 1899 to 1920. He resigned in 1920 after suffering a stroke, and died 1924 October 22.

Citation:
NUCMC data from Colo. Hist. Soc. for His Papers, 1868-1974 (Henry Augustus Buchtel, 1847-1924; Methodist minister, in Denver, Colo.; gov. of Colo., 1907-1909)
Citation:
Inauguration of Robert D. Coombe ... 2006 : p. 14 (Chancellors of the University of Denver, [3rd] Henry Augustus Buchtel, 1899-1920.
Citation:
Findagrave, accessed 2018 April 3 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7249153/henry-augustus-buchtel

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Administration - Chancellors, circa 1900

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0090.0008.00001
Abstract

This portrait depicts the University of Denver Administration Chancellors: Henry Augustus Buchtel, William Fraser McDowell, and David Hastings Moore, circa 1900.

Dates: circa 1900

Herbert A. Howe 1907 Diary, 1907

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00028
Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1907 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, entertainment of visitors to the Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, as well as his family and religious life. Special mention includes: Chancellor Buchtel's inauguration as Governor of Colorado on January 8; an outbreak of smallpox; Howe's work as acting Chancellor and book...
Dates: 1907

Portrait of Henry A. Butchel, 1899-1920

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Identifier: U201.01.0086.0014.00002
Abstract

Black and white portrait of Henry A. Butchel, Chancellor of University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, between 1899 and 1920.

Dates: 1899-1920

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00027
Abstract

Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00028
Abstract

A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

University of Denver - Students, circa 1900

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0037.00008
Abstract

The image depicts 13 unidentified female students from a sorority pose in front of the Chancellor Buchtel's house for the University of Denver's Chancellor breakfast, circa 1900.

Dates: circa 1900