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 27 Collections and/or Records:
Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble, 1983
Group portrait of the Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble from Winter 1983 at the University of Denver. The members of the ensemble are striking various dance poses; the men are wearing khaki pants, button-down shirt, and bow ties, while the women are wearing long, flowing dresses.
Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble, 1983
Eight members of the winter 1983 Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble from the University of Denver perform a lift. The men are wearing khaki pants and button-down shirts, and the women, being lifted into the air, are wearing long, flowing dresses with buckled sashes.
Dance Class, circa 1981
Group portrait of members of a dance class at the University of Denver in the 1980s. The dancers, both male and female, are wearing tights and tank tops and are stuffing themselves in lockers against the wall in various acrobatic poses.
Dancing at Pioneer Day
Unidentified University of Denver students hold hands and dance in small circles for a Pioneer Day activity while a crowd looks on. The male students are wearing jackets and knee-length pants, with bare feet, while the female students are wearing long dresses with white tops and dark sashes.
DU Dance Collective, 1996 May
The image depicts six unidentified students dancing on an unidentified stage wearing baseball caps backwards, jeans, and tank tops for the University of Denver Dance Collective, in 5/1996.
DU Lamont School of Dance Publications, 1956-1959
Denver University,Lamont School of Dance Publications, featuring photographs created by Marshall Brooks.
Dudes and Dames, 1951 March
The photograph depicts four females holding hands while being held up by four males, all in western costume, while three other individuals watch a few feet away, outside of unidentified location, for the University of Denver's Dudes and Dames, in 3/51.
Dudes and Dames, 1951 March
The photograph depicts three males lifting three females outside of the Mary Reed Building, for the University of Denver's Dudes and Dames, in 3/1951.
Dudes and Dames, 1952
This photograph depicts 16 students dancing in front of the University of Denver's Mary Reed Building, for the Dudes and Dames organization, in 1952.
Dudes and Dames, circa 1950
The photograph depicts 12 students dancing on the west side of the University of Denver's Mary Reed Library Building, for the Dudes and Dames, circa 1950. The image shows the mountains in the horizon while the students twirl on the sidewalk, while wearing western costumes.