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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:

Chester Alter with John Evans Jr. and Model of Campus, between 1953-1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0138.0004.00008
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and Chairman of the Board of Trustees John Evans Jr. looking at a model of the University Park campus showing existing and proposed buildings.

Dates: between 1953-1966

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00005
Abstract

Chancellor Alter, Cris Dobbins and one unknown trustee participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. The three are gathered around a shovel, and hold spades to pour dirt into a tin can.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00012
Abstract

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0013.00002
Abstract

Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.

Dates: 1957 June 4

University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1959 March 06

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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