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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 14 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Construction, 1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0010.00004
Abstract Black and white print of two workers on the roof of Ben M. Cherrington Hall under contrusction on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO, with Johnson-McFarlane Hall and Aspen Apartments in the background. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard...
Dates: 1966

University of Denver Daniels College of Business - Construction, 1997-1999

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0036.00009
Abstract

University of Denver chancellor Daniel Ritchie speaks through at the topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Daniels College of Business building as a group of construction workers in hard hats stand by.

Dates: 1997-1999

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos, 1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0013.00025
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being dismantled from its original location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, next to Grace Church, to be relocated to the University Park campus. Two workers are standing in a basket labeled "Sputnik" suspended from a crane, and all the stone blocks of the walls are labeled in order for reassembly.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0013.00021
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being dismantled from its old location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, next to Grace Church, to be relocated to the University Park campus. Four workers steady a section of the roof as a crane lifts it onto a truck.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0013.00022
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being dismantled from its old location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, next to Grace Church, to be relocated to the University Park campus. Construction workers look on as a crane hoists a section of the roof onto a truck.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0013.00023
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being reconstructed on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, after being relocated from the downtown campus next to Grace Church.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Spruce Hall, between 1945-1950

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00010
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Spruce Hall in the late 1940s. Mary Reed Hall is visible in the background.

Dates: between 1945-1950

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0015.00004
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the foundations of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1957

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0015.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the foundation of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1957

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0015.00006
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the foundation of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1957