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CHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedins, 1 897-1910In 1893 the city of Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition, a celebration inspired by the iixtth anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in die Americas. Ute fair attracted global attention and inspired a generation to rethink architecture, science, industry, tile arts. ;uid city p annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedlanning. Eventhe severe economic depression that started that year would not dampen tile enthusiasm awakened by the exposition's displays, performanceannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
s, buildings, anddemonstrations.spurred in part by the aposition, Denver’s most prominent citizensvisited Edwin Carter in his mountain home in BreckenCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedter (fig. 1.2) had come to Colorado during the 1X59 Pikes Peak gold rush and had had modest success. He retired several years later, settled in a tiny cabin in Breckenridge in 1868. and pursued his passion for natural history, particularly the study of birds and mammals. Carter was a wholehearted co annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedllector, as one historian has written:Edwin Carter found such joy in collecting that he too structured his life and work around it. The prospecting anannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
d tanning that filled his summers played second fiddle to the wintertime pleasures of tramping through thefigure 1.1. Eckrin Carter's cabin, BreckenriCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-founded, the tall, thin miner roamed the hills in snowshoes, watching the small movements of the birds in trees and the way live snow dropped from the branches11 DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE ANNALS I No. 4, Docombor 31. 2013Chip Colv/elkChanthophonh, Kristine A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Parrela annals-4-a-museum-here-founded WinemanFigure 1.2. Naturalist Ed-M-I Carter.when bridled by scurrying animals. Carter could scan the horizon fur hours, looking for any sudden motionannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
in the trees or grass. Once he located an animal nr bird, he watched even more closely. Each spring, for weeks on end. he would take his field glasseCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-founded0 specimens, and the Denver group wanted to see if he would agree to sell it. Colorado's business and political leaders believed that the assembly of birds and mammals should be moved to Denver, where it could be seen and enjoyed by more people. Carter, too. wanted to guarantee tile future of his li annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedfe’s work. A museum in the state’s capital seemed the culmination of a dream for Carter. “.As Denver is destined to be among the great cities of the Cannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
ontinent," Carter predicted, “so will a museum here founded ... grow up to he one of the great entertaining and educational institutions of the countrCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedy planning. The City Beautiful movement was a philosophy ofurban planning reform that focused on the monumental magnificence and beautification of cities. .As demonstrated in Chicago, a city shaped with Greek Revival architecture, parks, gardens, and public art could rouse civic virtue and enhance t annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedhe quality of life of all citizens.One visitor to the exposition was Robert w Speer, then working as theDenver city auditor. Stirred by the vision ofannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
Chicago's “White City." Speer encouraged Denver to incorporate the City Beautiful movement into its planning when he became mayor in 1904. Mayor SpeerCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedh in 1918. the Museum’s annual report relayed, “Though not on our Board except in an official capacity. Mayor Robert w. Speer was ever the Museums unfailing friend, whose goodwill and backing so greatly helped to complete thebuilding and maintain our work.'’The City Beautiful movement would come to annals-4-a-museum-here-foundeddirectly shape the setting of Demers natural history museum. City Park, the Museum’s future home, was formally founded in 1882- The area was first conannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
sidered to be a “treeless wasteland,” but it was gradually landscaped and filled with trees, fed by water from City Ditch. The City Beautiful movementCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedthe course of the 20th century. City Park became the crown jewel of Denver’s park system, prominent as a place for socializing and play in all seasons. There were sports and picnics in (Ik- summer, skating and sledding in the winter. Music and12 D€NVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE ANNALS I No. 4, Doca annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedmbor 31, 2013CHAPTER 1 — "A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED' A Summalive HistoryFigure 1.3. John F. CcTiplon, Museum founder and first Boo'a president.dance wereannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
featured at the bandstand, placed next til one of the country's first electric fountains, with its dramatic light and dancing water display. The naturCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedes' visit to his museum, Carter agreed to sell his collection to help found a museum in Denver. But years of delay followed. Carter s last conditions for sale required that he receive a one-time payment of $10,000 for his collection as well as a monthly salary of $ I >0 for a lifetime appointment as annals-4-a-museum-here-founded curator. lie also wanted a coqKtra-tion to lie funned and, always fearful of lire destroying his collection, he demanded a fireproof building be erecannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
ted. Sadly. Carter would not live to see his collection installed in the new museum: He died in February 1900, probably the result of arsenic poisoninCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedxt year. Rut an agreement was not reached until December 18.1899. when a group of Denver businessmen formally met for the fourth time to discuss how to establish a museum and library of natural history. The -Museum's incorporators were 15 men of high standing in Colorado: Junius F. Broun. John F. Ca annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedmpion. William Church, Governor James B. Grant, Charles J. Hughes Jr., u illiam II. James. Charles B. Kountze, Elmer w. Merritt. William Byrd Page. Thannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
omas M. Patterson. Henry M. Porter, Albert E. Reynolds. Frank M. Taylor. Joseph A. Thatcher, and Charles s. Thomas. On December 6, 1900. the Colorado CHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundeds death in 1916.Campion was the man most responsible for gening the Museum started during Denver’s exciting time of city growth and civic pride. Campion had done well will) hard ruck mines in the Rockies and. after 1900, had a second successful career growing sugar beets. He had an impressive gold c annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedollection, but his main role in the Museum s founding was as its major champion. He led negotiations with Carter for obtaining the wildlife collectionannals-4-a-museum-here-founded
. Campion knew everybody who was anybody, such as Margaret "Molly" Bniwn and J. J. Brown, w ho were friends and professional associates through miningCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum Origi annals-4-a-museum-here-foundeduseum's founding in 1900 coincided with the signing of a contract with the City of Denver that would provide a building site and funding toward construction. Tire Museum pledged tn raise an additional $25,000 or more from personal contributions. A Board of Trustees was created and empowered to estab annals-4-a-museum-here-foundedlish a museum worthy of the state, whichDENVER MUSEUM Of NATURE & SCIENCE At NNALS I No. 4, December 31, 201313Chip Colv/BU-Chanthophonh, Kristine A,annals-4-a-museum-here-founded
Haglund, Richord K. Stucky, ond Pamela WinemonCHAPTER 1"A MUSEUM HERE FOUNDED" A Summative HistoryChip Colvzell-Chanfhaphonh, Kristin© A. Haglund, Richard K. Stucky, and Pamela WinemanMuseum OrigiGọi ngay
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