Take One Capsule and Wait 100 Years
On Oct. 11, university officials filled a time capsule with contemporary items and placed it in the Macky cornerstone to be reopened in 100 years. The previous time capsule was removed last year and was filled with turn-of-the century news clippings and records. Here are a few items, including an iPad, that were included this fall.
2011 Macky Time Capsule content
- iPad with 115 volt wall charger and solar charger
- Macky Auditorium 100th anniversary commemorative holiday ornament
- Macky Auditorium 100th anniversary video in DVD format
- Holiday Festival 2003/2004 CD.
- Photos from 1910 time capsule opening
- Conference on World Affairs photos
- Pamplet: CU Astronauts
- Brochure: Engineering International Programs
- Coloradan alumni magazine September 2011
- Pamphlet: College of Music Fall 2011 calendar
- Brochure: CU Presents 2010-2011 season
- Brochure: Boulder Philharmonic 2011-2012 season
- Program: Conference on World Affairs 63rd season
- Brochure: Colorado Summer 2011
- Brochure: Colorado Winter 2011
- Newspaper: Colorado Daily, 10/12/2011
- Newspaper: Denver Post, 10/11/2011
- Newspaper: Daily Camera, 10/11/2011
- Newspaper: Boulder Weekly, 10/6/2011 – 10/12/3011
- Newspaper: Denver Post, 10/6/2011
- Floyd Walters Postcard
- 1941 postmarked postcard
- Pamplet: Why CU? Graduate Education
- American Music Research Center Journal, Vol. 18, 2010
- PAC12 Inaugural Season 2011 Colorado Football, 10/1/2011
- Center of the American West, Annual Report, 2010-2011
- Program: CU Present, Sep. – Oct. 2011
- AMRC: Nadia Boulanger and American Music, Oct. 7 – 9, 2004
- Magazine: Bylines, School of Journalism, Spring 2010
- Pamphlet: Leeds School of Business
- Brochure: Organic Business Initiative Report 2010
- Deming Center for Entrepeneurship Annual Report, Sep. 2010
- Magazine: Portfolio, Leeds School of Business
- Magazine: Colorado Engineer, Summer 2010
- Brochure: CU Engineering, 2010-2011
- Brochure: Engineering 2010: Vision for Excellence
- Chancellor Phillip DiStefano State of the Campus, 10/11/2011
- President Bruce Benson Budget Update, 1/19/2010
- Governor Bill Ritter State of the State, 1/14/2010
- Magazine: CU Engineering 2010
- Pamphlet: College of Music 2011
The time capsule placed in the Macky cornerstone on October 8, 1910 had these contents:
- University catalogue, 1909-1910
- University View Booklet, June 1910
- Regents Report, October 1908
- Commencement Addresses, 1910
- Register of Alumni, 1882-1906
- University of Colorado Studies, Volume 7 No. 4
- Journal of Engineering, No. 6
- Programs of Commencement Week, 1910
- High-School Day Programs, 1910
- Silver & Gold, October 6, 1910
- Copy of the Will of Mr. Andrew J. Macky
- Photograph of Andrew J. Macky
- Photograph of the building as it is now (1910)
- Photograph of completed building (rendering)
- Photograph of the Regents
- Denver Post, October 6, 1910
- Denver Times, October 6, 1910
- Denver Republican, October 7, 1910
- Rocky Mountain News, October 7, 1910
- Daily Herald, October 6, 1910
- Daily Camera, October 6, 1910
- Proceedings of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A. M. of Colorado
- Program of Cornerstone Laying
- Copy of Contents of box deposited in the cornerstone