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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 312 Collections and/or Records:

Campus Scenes 2, 1979-1998

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0137.0004
Abstract

Black and white prints of various scenes on the University of Denver campus, as well as color slides of stained-glass windows in Whatley Chapel.

Dates: 1979-1998

Campus - Scenes 1980s Folder 2, 1973-1987

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0137.0001
Abstract

Black and white negatives and contact sheets of various scenes on the University of Denver campus in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1973-1987

Colorado Women's College Park Hill Campus, between 1960-1982

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0007.00073
Abstract

External view of Colorado Women's College Park Hill campus Denver, Colorado. Students are walking in the foreground and an unknown building is in the background.

Dates: between 1960-1982

Freshman Picnic, 1971 July 1

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0023.00001.00001
Abstract

The image depicts an unidentified individual sitting next to a pond with Cherrington Hall behind her, at the freshman picnic at University of Denver, in 7-1-71.

Dates: 1971 July 1

John Askew Playing Piano in Centennial Towers (Frame 35), 1985 February 26

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00041.00001
Abstract

Frame 35 of photographic contact sheet showing John Askew playing a piano in Centennial Towers residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Towers, often called ''Towers'', is an example of International Style architecture, built in 1963.

Dates: 1985 February 26

Misc. Images - Buildings & Some Events & Athletics, 1950-1997

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0097.0003
Abstract Miscellaneous images of athletics, buildings, and traditions at the University of Denver: 1 color print of Sigma Kappa house. 13 black and white prints of unidentified buildings; Buchtel Chaptel tower; Leo Block Alumni Center; the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house; portraits of DU hockey players and coaches, including Murry Armstrong, Jim Brown, Con Collie, Wayne Klinck, Rodney Schenck, Murray Massier, Livingstone, and Sharp; student drinking Coors beer; students in front of the Sigma Chi house;...
Dates: 1950-1997

Student Dancing at Centennial Halls (Frame 8), 1982 October 29

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00038.00001
Abstract

Frame 8 of black and white contact sheet showing a student dancing and holding maracas inside Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1982 October 29

Student Dancing at Centennial Halls (Frame 11), 1982 October 29

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00038.00002
Abstract

Frame 11 of black and white contact sheet showing a student dancing inside Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1982 October 29

Student in Centennial Halls Dorm Room (Frame 28), 1982 October 29

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00038.00005
Abstract

Frame 28 of black and white contact sheet showing a student lounging on a bed in a dorm room inside Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1982 October 29

Student in Centennial Halls Dorm Room (Frame 32A), 1977 January 18

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00037.00001
Abstract

Black and white image of unidentified student lounging in a dorm room at Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1977 January 18