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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 167 Collections and/or Records:

Herbert A. Howe 1894 Diary, 1894

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00016
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1894 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver, completion of Chamberlin Observatory, participation in events in University Park and elsewhere in Denver, his family and religious life.

Dates: 1894

Herbert A. Howe 1895 Diary, 1895

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00017
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1895 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, his family and religious life.

Dates: 1895

Herbert A. Howe 1896 Diary, 1896

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00018
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1896 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, his family and religious life.

Dates: 1896

Herbert A. Howe 1898 Diary, 1898

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00019
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1898 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, his family and religious life.

Dates: 1898

Herbert A. Howe 1899 Diary, 1899

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00020
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1899 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, his family and religious life.

Dates: 1899

Herbert A. Howe 1900 Diary, 1900

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00021
Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1900 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, Colorado as well as his family and religious life. With the return of the newly selected Chancellor, Henry Augustus Buchtel, former pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Dean Howe no longer had...
Dates: 1900

Herbert A. Howe 1901 Diary, 1901

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00022
Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1901 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 is made of: reports filtering in about the ''Great Fireball of December 7, 1900,'' but with no definitive location determined; news on January 22 of his...
Dates: 1901

Herbert A. Howe 1902 Diary, 1902

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00023
Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1902 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, his family and religious life. Particular mention is made of: his son Hubert's purchase (for 50 cents) a half-grown coyote for a pet; observations of Perrine's Comet beginning September 4th; the unexpected...
Dates: 1902

Herbert A. Howe 1903 Diary, 1903

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00024
Abstract

Professor Howe's diary for 1903 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.

Dates: 1903

Herbert A. Howe 1904 Diary, 1904

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Identifier: M010.03.0003.00025
Abstract Professor Howe's diary for 1904 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 note is made of: electrical service in the University Park neighborhood being raised to 108 volts; and in September, Julian and Hubert Howe left to attend the...
Dates: 1904

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Universities and colleges 83
Denver (Colo.) 70
Faculty 68
University Park (Denver, Colo.) 65
Astronomy 64