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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Colloquium
Collection contains Colloquium materials from 1966, 1967, 1974 from the University of Denver.
Degrees
Collection contains honoray degrees and PhDs from the University of Denver.
John Hipp Papers
Collection contains 1 framed degree for John Hipp dated July 14, 1884 from the Univeristy of Denver. Hipp was the first student to graduate with a degree from the Unievrsity of Denver. The degree is mostly in Latin and has the seal of the Univeristy in the right hand corner.