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 8 Collections and/or Records:
Alumni - Central City - Photos, 1968-1984
Contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets of University of Denver alumni events in Central City.
Central City Opera House Association Records
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
Grimes, Polly, 1976
Folder contains press material pertaining to Miss Polly Grimes, who served on the DU at CCOH Committee during the 1972 festival season.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
McFarlane, Ida Kruse Photos, 1943-1944
3 black and white prints of portraits of Ida Kruse McFarlane, professor of English at the University of Denver and donor of the Central City Opera House. Also includes 8 black and white prints of the Ida Kruse McFarlane Memorial in Central City, Colo. and 3 black and white halftone copies of a headshot of McFarlane.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
University of Denver Historic Maps Special Collection
This collection contains maps assembled for interpretive use in support of the various collections, and illustration of the areas in which the various University of Denver campus buildings have been located over time.