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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0004.00006
Abstract

Four black and white contact sheets without negatives of images from the dedication ceremony for the William T. Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1984 May 4

University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0004.00007
Abstract

Five sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets of images from the dedication ceremony for William T. Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1984 May 4

University of Denver Humanities Garden, 1967

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0030.0014.00022
Abstract

Exterior view of the Humanities Garden on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are Chancellor Alter and Lady Bird Johnson. Science Hall in background.

Dates: 1967

University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1959 March 06

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0030.00012
Abstract

University of Denver chancellor Chester M. Alter, College of Law dean Harold Hurst, and trustee Bob Selig hold a tray with a glove and a chunk of sod for the livery of seisin ceremony at the dedication of the Law Center building on the University's Civic Center Campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959 March 06

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0018.00003
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.

Dates: 1977 October 26