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Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926

 Person

Biography

"Serving concurrently as director of Chamberlin Observatory, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and dean of the Graduate College throughout most of the 1890s, he added the duties of acting chancellor when Dr. [William Fraser] McDowell resigned in 1899." Herbert Howe served as acting chancellor from June 1899 to December 1899, when Henry Augustus Buchtel was appointed.

Citation:
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, pp. 80, 277.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Herbert A. Howe Journal, 1909 July-1912 January

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Identifier: M010.03.0004.00002
Abstract Howe's Journal includes copies of letters, drafts of articles, technical notes and clippings of his popular astronomy articles in local newspapers. Found between pages 144-145 (May 1910 observations) are undated astronomical position notes penciled on the back of two class schedules (one undated, the other for 1st Quarter 1909-10) and [March?] 4 [year not given] notes in ink on the back of an [1899?] circular from The Woman's Guild of the University of Denver, which was established in fall...
Dates: 1909 July-1912 January

Lesson Plans Book (Mathematics), Undated

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Identifier: M010.05.0006.00021
Abstract

The book contains outlines for course lectures on mathematics.

Dates: Undated

Notes on Saegmuller telescope, 1890-1894

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00002
Abstract

Howe's notes on the Saegmuller telescope that includes his 1890 trip to see buildings and instruments and the 1894 trip to get the telescope.

Dates: 1890-1894

Transit Observation Notebook, 1881

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00001

Transit Observation Notebook, 1892 October-1893 October

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00003
Abstract

Howe's transit observations

Dates: 1892 October-1893 October

Transit Observation Notebook, 1893 October-1895 August

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00004
Abstract

Howe's transit observations

Dates: 1893 October-1895 August

Working List, 1897-1900

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00012

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