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 5 Collections and/or Records:
American Jewish Literature: Immigrant Fiction, 2013 May
Two student papers from English 2741: American Jewish Literature: Immigrant Fiction taught by Dr. Adam Rovner. Students were assigned to choose an individual represented in the Beck archives that paralleled or contrasted a text chosen from the course. Also included in the file is a copy of the final paper assignment.
Disease in World History, 2015-2017
Seventeen student papers from ASEM 2615: Disease in World History class taught by Dr. Hilary A. Smith. Students were assigned to choose a JCRS patient as the subject of their paper.
Miscellaneous Courses, 2017
One student research paper entitled "What was the purpose of the Chicano/Jewish Dialogues? Can they Endure?" written for SOC 2655: Latinos in American Society.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1960-1983
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Two men carrying cases walk down the sidewalk with the Buchtel Chapel in the background.
Writing and Research, 2014-2015
Ten student papers from Writing 1113 class taught by Dr. Sarah Hart Micke. Students were assigned to choose a JCRS patient as the subject of their paper. Also included in the file is a copy of the assignment.