Herbert A. Howe 1910 Diary, 1910
Abstract
Professor Howe's diary for 1910 recounts his brief weather and astronomical observations, administrative and teaching activities at the University of Denver (DU), 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: Howe's mother-in-law's death from pneumonia on January 29; his father-in-law, Joseph C. Shattuck... coming to live with the Howes; the reopening of the Iliff School of Theology in University Park; observing, lecturing and publishing about Halley's Comet and Comet 1910a; and his surveying class staking neighborhood lots, and laying out the grade for a DU gymnasium.
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- 1910
Creator
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Extent
1 Items (book)
Scope and Contents
Howe's daily diaries recording his personal and work-related activities. The diary for year 1897 is missing from the collection.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
1 small diary : black leather bound, all edges gilt 16 centimeters
General
reformatted digital
Title supplied by archivist.
- Astronomers
- Astronomy
- Chamberlin Observatory
- College administrators
- College teachers
- Colorado
- Community life
- Denver (Colo.)
- Faculty
- Families
- Halley's comet
- Howe family
- Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926
- Mathematicians
- Shattuck family
- Suburban life
- Universities and colleges
- University Park (Denver, Colo.)
- University of Denver
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository