College sports

Abstract

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Dana Ruzickova during 1983-1984. It was determined that this scrapbook belongs to Dana due to a large number of photographs of her; there are some of her injured, with a notation that indicates she was preparing for a period of "TV and boredom." There are also photographs of her trip to Denmark. To cross-check, the K-book from 1983 was consulted for photographs of the 1983 tennis team.

Abstract The Division of Athletics and Recreation (formerly Department of Athlietcs, then Department of Athletics and Recreation) is an administrative unit within the University of Denver (DU) that manages collegiate athletics and recreational activities for DU students. The bulk of the records in this collection have been generated by the Media Relations unit, which is an administrative unit within the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation, and serves as the liaison between DU's...

Abstract Ellison Ketchum graduated from the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado in 1930 after winning 10 varsity letters and all conference honors in football and basketball. He served as coach for the University of Denver freshmen basketball and football teams from 1930-1932. He left to coach high school sports and returned in 1936 as head freshman coach. He was named assistant football coach and head basketball coach in 1939. He was appointed Athletic Director in 1942. He left the University...

Scope and Contents

Hockey programs and memorabilia of non-DU hockey teams, mostly collegiate

Abstract

This collection follows the DU college football team from the years of 1927 to 1936. Many pages of a scrapbook contain some newspaper clippings and photographs of Henry Tavener (b 1914?), but mostly of other DU alumnae playing different sports. The scrapbook pages also contain memorabilia from away games and football programs. There are also several reels of film of DU college football games filmed in the 1920's and 1930's.