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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

Freshman Dorm Basement, 1954

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0022.00002
Abstract

The image depicts two unidentified students hanging laundry on water pipes in the basement of a residential building at the University of Denver, in 1954.

Dates: 1954

Students - Residence Halls 1970's, 1976

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0026
Abstract

Black and white negatives and contact sheets of students in University of Denver housing in 1976.

Dates: 1976

Students - Residence Halls - 1979-80, 1979-1986

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0025
Abstract

Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints of University of Denver students in residence halls and dorm rooms.

Dates: 1979-1986

Students - Residence Halls - 1990's, 1990-1999

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0024
Abstract

Black and white negatives and prints; and color prints and slides of University of Denver students in residence halls and dorm rooms.

Dates: 1990-1999

University of Denver Centennial Halls or Towers Dorm Room, between 1964-1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0020.00007
Abstract

Two students pose in a dorm room in the Centennial Halls or Centennial Towers residence hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1964-1995

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall, 1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0016.00010
Abstract

A male and female student talk on the sidewalk in front of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall, 1982

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0020.00008
Abstract

A male student studies at his desk in Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (JMac) on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1982