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:
Lowell Thomas and T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), circa 1918
Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas (on right) with T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") taken in Arabia during World War 2. The two men squat on sand in front of a tent.
Lowell Thomas Copies, between 1915-1950
Contact sheet of DU alumnus Lowell Thomas photograph copies.
Lowell Thomas with Soldiers, circa 1945
Photgraphic print of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas in uniform with three unknown men, also in uniform. The group stands in front of a building, location unknown. Believed to be World War II time frame based on style of uniforms.