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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Art Book Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: M290
Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Art Student with Works, 1957 July

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0043.0020.00008
Abstract

Still image of female student seated in front of architectural drawings and curtains hanging in an exhibit. More artworks hang on the wall in the background. At the Denver Art Museum.

Dates: 1957 July

Box 1: Nicholas Anastasi-Shawna Matthews, 2015

 File — Box U335.01.0001: Series U335.01 [Barcode: U186022091001]
Identifier: U335.01.0001
Scope and Contents

Box Contains: Series 1- Anastasi, Nicholas - Crossword Puzzle Dictionary, 2015, mixed media DeFrancia, Shanley - Delivering Happiness, 2015, beads, paper, photographs, thread Holmes, Austin - Untitled, 2015, altered book with mixed media Holmes, Austin - Ball of String Book, 2015, papaer, string Matthews, Shawna - Cakebook, 2015, Epilogue printer, cupcakes

Dates: 2015

Man with Statue, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0043.0020.00006
Abstract

Still image of a man with arms resting on a chest-high platform. On the platform stands a white statue of a giraffe. Other works of art are visible in the background of a room which appears to be a gallery. On the campus of the University of Denver.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00031
Abstract

11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.

Dates: between 1880-1915

University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0013.00058.00001
Abstract

Still image of a statue in a mostly empty, white-walled, brightly lit gallery. Photos and other works of art lean against the wall, waiting to be hung. On the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975.

Dates: 1975 February 6

University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0013.00058.00002
Abstract

Still image of art gallery on the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975. The walls are white and bright lights are overhead. Pieces of art lean on walls and lay on the floor, prepatory to being hung.

Dates: 1975 February 6

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 January

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0019.00031
Abstract

Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the art gallery after the renovation at the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Some images show the gallery empty, with paintings on the white walls. Other images show visitors looking at the artwork.

Dates: 1998 January

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 September

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0019.00032
Abstract

Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting the 20th aniversary celebration of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Some images are of posed groups and some of visitors looking at art. Two frames show a harpist playing her instrument.

Dates: 1998 September

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 June

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0019.00033
Abstract

Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the Art School art gallery while empty. Additional frames show students working on their art projects, looking at slides on a light table. Also shown are file drawers, at the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1996 June