University of Denver
Biography
The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”
Sources
Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"
Biography
University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
Sources
"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
Biography
First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Iliff School of Theology, between 1892-1950
Exterior view of the main Iliff School of Theology building in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by New York architecture firm Fuller and Wheeler. The Iliff School of Theology was founded as part of the University of Denver (DU), but after a brief closing, reopened in 1910 as a separate institution. A circular flowerbed and bare trees are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913
University of Denver Downtown Denver Campus, between 1902-1911
Exterior view of (left to right) University of Denver (DU) Denver and Gross College of Medicine laboratory building, dispensary, first Colorado Seminary Building, and Haish Building between 13th and 14th Streets on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Football Fans at Broadway Park, 1910
University of Denver (DU) football fans fill the stands at Broadway Park, located at South Avenue and Broadway Boulevard in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Iliff School of Theology and University Hall, between 1893-1899
Exterior view of the Iliff School of Theology (left) and University Hall (right) on the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Science Hall, between 1912-1930
Exterior view of University of Denver (DU) Science Hall in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver University Hall, 1892-1893
Exterior view of University of Denver (DU) University Hall in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver University Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1890 April 3
A crowd watches as a group of individuals lays the cornerstone for University of Denver (DU) University Hall in South Denver, Colorado.