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:
Chancellor Ritchie Skiing with Students, circa 1995
Photographic image of Chancellor Ritchie with six individuals on skis and dressed in winter clothing on a mountain. Location unknown, circa 1995.
DU Championship Ski Team with Chancellor Ritchie and Trophy, circa 2001
Photographic image of Chancellor Ritchie holding a skiiing tropy, standing in front of a group of students. Believed to be one of the DU championship ski teams, perhaps 2000 or 2001. At the University of Denver, circa 2001.