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:
Chester Alter with U Thant, 1964
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter in academic regalia with United Nations Secretary General U Thant.
Madeleine Albright with Chester Alter and Daniel Ritchie
Black and white print of U.S. Secretary of State and University of Denver alumna Madeleine (Korbel) Albright with University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie and former Chancellor Chester Alter.