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Mary Reece Harper Humanities Garden (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

University of Denver. Garden on the University of Denver campus located west of the Mary Reed Building. Dedicated September 5, 1965. Dedication attended by First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson.

Biography

The Denver Clarion (Volume 70, Number 1) states that the Garden was completed and dedicated on September 10, 1965 by the First Lady of the Nation, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (aka Lady Bird Johnson).

Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1970-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0020.00012
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1970-2008

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1965-1985

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0020.00015
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from the patio of Mary Reed Building, with Aspen Hall, Hilltop Apartments, and Mount Evans in the background.

Dates: between 1965-1985

University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1965

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0020.00018
Abstract

Newspaper clipping from the Rocky Mountain News (Sep. 9, 1965), with exterior view of the Harper Humanities Gardens under construction on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Evans Memorial Chapel in the background. The article headline reads, "DU Garden Splendor Only Matter of Time."

Dates: 1965

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1970-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0020.00019
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mount Evans in the background.

Dates: between 1970-2008

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00001
Abstract

Print of pencil drawing of artist's concept of the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00002
Abstract

Photo of mock-up of an early proposed design for Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0015.00003
Abstract

Five unidentified persons pose with a mock-up of an early proposed design for the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0022.00061
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in summer.

Dates: between 1961-2008

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0022.00062
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1961-2008

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0022.00063
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, at twilight, reflected in the artificial pond in Harper Humanities Gardens.

Dates: between 1961-2008