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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 9 Collections and/or Records:

Iliff School of Theology, between 1892-1950

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0011.00001
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1892-1950

University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932

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Identifier: U201.01.0016.0014.00002
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1908-1932

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0032.00019
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado. The observatory is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a local land developer who donated $50,000 toward the project. The observatory was designed by Denver astronomer Herbert A. Howe, and the architect was Robert Sawyers Roeschlaub. Howe based the design on the Goodsell Observatory in Northfield, Minnesota. A dirt road and prarie grass are visible in...
Dates: 1913

University of Denver Downtown Denver Campus, between 1902-1911

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Identifier: U201.01.0021.0027.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of (left to right) University of Denver (DU) Denver and Gross College of Medicine laboratory building, dispensary, first Colorado Seminary Building, and Haish Building between 13th and 14th Streets on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1902-1911

University of Denver Football Fans at Broadway Park, 1910

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Identifier: U201.01.0033.0017.00005
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) football fans fill the stands at Broadway Park, located at South Avenue and Broadway Boulevard in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1910

University of Denver Iliff School of Theology and University Hall, between 1893-1899

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0012.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of the Iliff School of Theology (left) and University Hall (right) on the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1893-1899

University of Denver Science Hall, between 1912-1930

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Identifier: U201.01.0026.0018.00025
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver (DU) Science Hall in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1912-1930

University of Denver University Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1890 April 3

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0006.00001
Abstract

A crowd watches as a group of individuals lays the cornerstone for University of Denver (DU) University Hall in South Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1890 April 3