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:
Department of History Records
Collection contains slides, programs, booklets, bibliographies, department minutes, memos, and student papers related to the Department of History at the University of Denver.
DU Scrapbook Collection
Collection contains scrapbooks from various organizations at the University of Denver from 1943 through 1980.
DU/Iliff Joint PhD Program Records
Jeanne Abrams Papers
Marcy M. Marconi Papers
Marcy M. Marconi (Class of '89) was a History Major at the University of Denver when she contacted numerous women who had graduated from DU during the 1920s and asked them to fill out a questionnaire about being a female student at DU during that time. This small collection consists of 35 quesionnaires filled out by the alumnae.
University of Denver History
Collection contains files on the history of the University of Denver.