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 11 Collections and/or Records:
Foreign Students Dinner with Art Display, between 1948-1959
Five unidentified University of Denver students, some or possibly all international students, sit at a table set with china and silverware in front of a a large display board with drawings and paintings of various scenes.
Student Activities - Art Show (SPLIBS), 1988
Black and white prints related to SPLIBS and senior art shows at the University of Denver.
University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915
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.
University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
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.
University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
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.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 September
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.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 June
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.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 January
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the renovated art gallery and attendees of the 20th aniversary celebration for the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Interior, between 1978-2008
Interior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building Denver, Colorado. A student artist hides from the camera; paintings are in the background.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Interior, 1978 December 18
Photograph of negatives depicting interior views of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building Denver, Colorado on Art School moving day. Images of studios and students moving shelves and paintings are included.