Kevin McCarthy’s smooth guitar entertains gala-attendees Thursday evening in the plaza outside the Center of Southwest Studies, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary. The center was imagined and founded in 1964 by Morley and Arthur Ballantine, former publishers of The Durango Herald; college president John Reed; and professor of history Dr. Robert Delaney, to collect and curate all aspects of the history of the Southwest.
People begin to gather Thursday evening in the plaza outside the Center of Southwest Studies, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary. The center was imagined and founded in 1964 by Morley and Arthur Ballantine, former publishers of The Durango Herald; college president John Reed; and professor of history Dr. Robert Delaney, to collect and curate all aspects of the history of the Southwest.
