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
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Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Box 24, Scrapbook, 1939-1945
Scrapbook contains photographic prints, half-tone portraits, clippings, letters and printed ephemera. Kappa Sigma scrapbook.
Box 25, Scrapbook, 1946-1952
Scrapbook contains , half-tone portraits, clippings, letters and printed ephemera, Kappa Sigma scrapbook.
Box 27, Scrapbook, 1957-1963
Scrapbook contains photographic prints, half-tone portraits, clippings, letters and printed ephemera.
Box 29, Scrapbook and Map, 1923, 1970-1971
Scrapbook contains 1970 and 1971 clippings on University of Denver Evans Award to Frances S. Van Derbur, B.A. '29, the Woodstock West anti-Vietnam War protest, Kappa Sigma fraternity, the subsequent university investigations and disciplinary actions, and DU athletics.
Box 49, 1900 - 2005
Box predominantly contains materials relevant to Valerie Gross Horwitz as well as a photo of Florence Mistachkin, photos of Valerie Horwitz, Julian Horwitz, and photos of their children. Other materials include scrapbook pages, certifications, diplomas, and caricature drawings of Valerie, Norman, and Dorothy Gross.