Helen Arndt Interview
Scope and Contents
Interview includes discussion about involvement in Junior League, the Art Museum and the Denver Planning Board. Recalls architects such as Alan Fisher and Burnham Hoyt. Involvement in the preservation of local historical buildings.
Dates
- April 19, 1985
Creator
- Witthus, Rutherford W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Helen Arndt became interested in art and archtitecture at an early age. Lived in New York from 1833 to 1940. Became a member of the Denver Planning Board in 1929, concerned with preservation of landmark buildings. April 1967, Denver Landmark Commission was created.
Extent
1 AVEnvelope
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Rutherford W. Witthus, 2004.
Bibliography
General
Formerly part of the Fisher and Fisher collection (WH932).
- Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Colorado -- Denver -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Colorado -- Denver -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic preservation -- Colorado -- Denver -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interviews. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Oral history (discipline) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
