New Digital Collection Documents Pre-Campus Auraria

Digital Collections

The Bill Trimble Collection is now live and accessible via the Auraria Library Digital Collections. The Bill Trimble Collection is composed of several hundred digitized slides of Auraria neighborhood structures prior to their demolition in the early 1970s. The collection's namesake was a longtime employee of AHEC and was tasked with performing a pre-demolition survey to create a permanent…

Auraria neighborhood building prior to its demolition

New Architecture Book Donations from Finn Jorgensen

Karen Sobel

In March 2016, Denver architect Finn Jorgensen pursued his dream of moving to South America to continue his work. He generously gifted his large personal collection of architecture books to the Auraria Library. As part of his work, Jorgensen had traveled the world, seeking out inspiration in buildings around the world, and replicating them in the United States using environmentally sensitive techniques. He collected hundreds of books as he traveled, including beautifully illustrated,…

Architectural books donated by Finn Jorgensen

Auraria Library Newsletter August 2016 No.1

Marketing & Communications

We are pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of the Auraria Library Newsletter. It’s a great way to discover all that Auraria Library has to offer. The first issue features information about many of Auraria Library’s services, resources, and spaces as well as the renovation. New editions will be posted on the Library website at least once each semester.

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Auraria Library Newsletter August 2016 No.1