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 6 Collections and/or Records:
Anna Grace Wirt Postcard Collection
Anna Grace Wirt (1860-1955) was a French and German Languages professor at the University of Denver from 1896 until about 1932. She travelled extensively and studied at several European universities. Her collection of post cards contains postcards from Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Japan. Several of the postcards were sent to Ms. Wirt and contain messages for her.
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Records
Collection contains records of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Denver. Includes documents, clippings, memos, correspondence, publications, and financial papers. The records retained are mainly departmental syllabi and event posters.
Languages and Literature Records
Collection contains applications for German professorship from the Department of Language and Literature at the University of Denver.
Office of Internationalization
Collection contains fliers, banners, board minutes, annual reports, financial reports, photographs, photo albums, and web pages related to the Office of Internationalization at the University of Denver from 1988 through 2010.