Collection: Fred Kruse, Jr. Papers | Archives @ DU Catalog

Abstract

Fred Kruse Jr. (1880-1937) studied at the University of Denver and Columbia University. This collection contains his class notes and notebooks, dated from 1904 to 1907. The notebooks originate from Kruse's courses including Geology, Chemistry, Mechanics, Metallurgy, Minerals, Book Keeping, and Mining Laws.

Dates

1901-1908

Creator

Kruse, Fred Jr. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Frederick Kruse, Jr., born 1880 in Denver, CO, was the son of a German immigrant, Frederick Kruse, Sr.(who immigrated to the US at the age of 16 at the command of this father to avoid being drafted into the Franco-Prussian War), and attended the University of Denver starting in approximately 1901. Kruse, Jr., also attended the Columbia School of Mines in 1907 where he studied mining law and mine bookkeeping. Shortly after graduating, Kruse married Beatrice Mabel Burdick, and would go on to become an engineer of mining in Central City, CO.