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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 65 Collections and/or Records:

Howe Expense Book, 1895-1913

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Identifier: M010.06.0006.00023
Abstract

Howe's personal and family expenses were recorded daily.

Dates: 1895-1913

Howe Expense Book, 1913-1926

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Identifier: M010.06.0006.00024
Abstract

Howe's personal and family expenses were recorded daily.

Dates: 1913-1926

Howe Family Expenses, 1884-1891

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Identifier: M010.06.0006.00025
Abstract

Howe's family expenses were recorded daily.

Dates: 1884-1891

Howe Family Expenses, 1893-1915

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Identifier: M010.06.0006.00026
Abstract

Howe's family expenses were recorded daily.

Dates: 1893-1915

Howe Family Expenses, 1916-1926

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Identifier: M010.06.0006.00027
Abstract

Howe's family expenses were recorded daily.

Dates: 1916-1926

Observation/Expense Book, 1888-1899

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Identifier: M010.07.0007.00011
Abstract

Howe's recorded his observations from Chamberlin Observatory and his expenditures and receipts.

Dates: 1888-1899

Observatory Account Book, 1904-1925

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Identifier: M010.02.0002.00001
Abstract

Ledger contains expenditures Howe made for instruments, supplies and repairs on the building and instruments of the Observatory, receipts of donations, and periodic reconcilations.

Dates: 1904-1925

Oral History Interview with Lon and Grace McCain, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0002.00006
Abstract Lon and Grace McCain discuss details about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, including the effect that University of Denver has had on the neighborhood, the occupations of their neighbors, and recreational opportunities in University Park. They also provide background information on the neighborhood and its residents including John Wesley Iliff and Rufus Clark. The McCains give a brief history of their home, which was built in 1891 by Herbert Alonzo Howe, the University of Denver...
Dates: 1986

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