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 19 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Retaining wall and red tree in the foreground.
University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Snowy winter view of the Boettcher Center at twilight, parking lot and snow covered trees in the foreground.
University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. View of the courtyard with snow on the grass, lamp in the foreground, rose-colored filter used.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1971
Exterior view of the roofline and tower of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Budding tree branches in the foreground on the left side.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 December
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the December 1983 fire. The charred front of the chapel, which is all that remains standing, contrasts against the white snow in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2001
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter picture, snowy bushes in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1975
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter view of the Buchtel Chapel before the fire, pine branches frame the picture, taken with a pink filter.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man (foreign student) stands in one of the towers.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1995
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter picture, snow and pine tree branches in the foreground.