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The University of Texas took the first step toward building McDonald Observatory on November 23, 1932, when it signed an agreement with the University of Chicago. The 30-year agreement called for Texas to build the Observatory and Chicago, which had a thriving astronomy program, to operate it. The Harlan J. Smith and Otto Struve telescopes are to the right of the sign. The Struve telescope is named for McDonald's first director, who helped put together the Texas-Chicago deal. [Damond Benningfield]
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