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 9 Collections and/or Records:
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 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.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1995
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Snow in the foreground, Margery Reed Hall in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1983-1998
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter picture, snow on dome of tower.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2008
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. View from road with Margery Reed Building in background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1995
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter view of the tower, snow on the dome.