Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924
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.
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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-buchtelFound in 205 Collections and/or Records:
''S'' Correspondence, 1901 April-November
Scrapbooks, 1873-1920
Series 7 contains scrapbooks, which cover the years 1873 to 1925. They contain primarily newspaper clippings, letters, and event and souvenir programs.
Sixth Annual Commencement, University of Denver, 1886 July 16
Program for the University of Denver (DU) ceremony, Wednesday, June 16, 1886, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado. Commencement address was given by Rev. H. A. Buchtel, D.D.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
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.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
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.
University of Denver Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel, between 1899-1921
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel poses for a formal portrait, seated in an armchair.
University of Denver Commencement Program 50th Year, 1914 June 4
Programs for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony 50th Year Thursday, 4th June 1914. Fifty Honorary Degrees were given out in: Master of Arts, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science and Doctor of Laws. Conferring Degrees: Henry Augustus Buchtel, the Chancellor. Commecement address was given by the Rev. Bethuel Thomas Vincent, D.D.
University of Denver Commencement Program Fifty-Fifth Year, 1919 June 19
University of Denver Commencement Program Fifty-First Year, 1915 June 3
University of Denver Commencement Program Fifty-Fourth Year, 1918 May 22
Programs for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony Fifty-Fourth Year, Wednesday the Twenty-second of May, 1918. Honorary degree recipients: Frederick Johnson Chamberlin, Master of Arts; Nina McCarthy Weiss, Master of Arts; George Hilborn Stuntz, Doctor of Divinity; Irving Peake Johnson, Doctor of Law; Samuel Alexander Lough, Doctor of Laws. Conferring Degrees: Henry Augustus Buchtel, The Chancellor.