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 36 Collections and/or Records:
Business Administration Building Sun Deck, 1940-1959
Still image of large sundeck attached to Business Administration building on downtown campus of D.U. Dozens of students are seated in chairs or at tables; some lean on a railing and are looking down. The Denver County Courthouse is prominent in the background.
Business Administration Students on Sundeck, 1940-1959
Still image of two female and two male business administration students on the sundeck of the business administration building on DU's downtown campus. Three are seated at a white picnic table and the fourth leans over, talking to them. On the table are books and Coca-Cola bottles. In the background Colorado's capital building is prominently featured.
Chancellor Smith and Evans Chapel, circa 1987
Photographic print of Chancellor Dwight Smith sitting on a stone wall with Evans Chapel in the background. On the University of Denver campus, circa 1987.
Iliff School of Theology, between 1892-1950
Exterior view of the main Iliff School of Theology building in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by New York architecture firm Fuller and Wheeler. The Iliff School of Theology was founded as part of the University of Denver (DU), but after a brief closing, reopened in 1910 as a separate institution. A circular flowerbed and bare trees are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Architects, 1999
University of Denver's Architects in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Architects, 1999
University of Denver's Architects in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Architects, 1999
University of Denver's Architects in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Architects, 1999
University of Denver's Architects in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Architects, 1999
University of Denver's Architects in Denver, Colorado.