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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Log Climbing, 1999
University of Denver (DU) student prepares to jump and attempt to ring bell during a ropes course. Fellow students watch from the ground.
Miss Mabel Rilling : Supervisor of Children's Play, Stories for Children, between 1912-1930
Program detailing University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling's participation in Chautauquas, an education movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes brief biography of Rilling and personal endorsements from organizers of Chautauquas in Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Henry Augustus Buchtel, DU chancellor.
Students Playing Ultimate Frisbee, 1999
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers student throws a disc during a recreational game of Ultimate.
University of Denver Administrator Mabel Rilling, between 1909-1925
University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling poses for a formal portrait.
University of Denver Field House Arena Ice Rink, between 1950-1980
Interior view of the University of Denver (DU) Field House Arena ice hockey rink during recreational ice skating for adults and children.
University of Denver Men's Recreational Rugby Match, between 1975-1985
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers recreational rugby player receives the ball and begins to run with it during a match.
University of Denver Recreational Ice Skaters, between 1972-1985
Recreational ice skaters at the University of Denver (DU) Pioneers Field House Arena.
University of Denver Women's Recreational Softball Game, 1983 April 17
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's recreational softball player throws a pitch during a game.
University of Denver Women's Recreational Softball Game, 1983 April 17
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's recreational softball player slides into home base as the catcher attempts to tag her out.
University of Denver Women's Recreational Softball Game, 1983 April 17
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's recreational softball players compete during a game.