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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 345 Collections and/or Records:

Altar in Buchtel Memorial Chapel

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0095.0007.00001
Abstract

Black and white print of Communion altar in Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado. The altar is covered in a white lace tablecloth and holds a tall candle, a Bible, and another book. A taller shelf behind it holds two candles and a metal cross, and bears the words "This do in remembrance of me."

Dates: 1955-1957

Bldgs - Buchtel Chapel (Exterior)

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0135.0036
Abstract

Black and white negatives of exterior shots of Buchtel Chapel at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Buildings - Evans Chapel, 1970

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0135.0065
Abstract

Black and white negatives related to the Evans Chapel at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1970

Chancellor Smith and Evans Chapel, circa 1987

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0017.00003
Abstract

Photographic print of Chancellor Dwight Smith sitting on a stone wall with Evans Chapel in the background. On the University of Denver campus, circa 1987.

Dates: circa 1987

Evans Chapel

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0135.0066
Abstract

Black and white prints related to religious events in the Evans Chapel at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Students Exiting Buchtel Memorial Chapel, 1952

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Identifier: U201.01.0095.0005.00001
Abstract

A crowd of students walks out the front entrance and down the steps of Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00001
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A girl and boy stand near the raliing and face the cross in the foreground.

Dates: 1953 November

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00004
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants look at people on stage.

Dates: 1940

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00005
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A male and a female kneel behind a railing and look at a cross.

Dates: 1953 November

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00006
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View from behind two seated congregants, showing choir and pipe organ.

Dates: between 1910-1983