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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Degree, 1955
Adolph Kiesler, left, and Chancellor Chester Alter stand together holding a degree and wearing cap and gown during the 1955 University of Denver graduation when Kiesler received an honorary degree.
Chancellor Ritchie, circa 1995
Photographic image of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie with unknown man at the University of Denver, circa 1995. The Chancellor is holding a mortarboard and what appears to be a degree while the unknown man places an ornate medallion around his neck. Both wear academic regalia.