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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 9 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Vance Kirkland

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00005
Abstract

Black and white headshot of Vance Kirkland, director of School of Art at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1956-1987

Sanderson, William - Art Dept.

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0007
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver art/design professor William Sanderson holding a School of Art booklet and a College of Arts and Sciences bulletin.

Dates: 1793-2009

University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00031
Abstract

11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.

Dates: between 1880-1915

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Interior, between 1978-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0021.00028
Abstract

Photograph of negatives depicting interior views of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building Denver, Colorado. Students in a classroom work on a drawing of a model airplane with a professor.

Dates: between 1978-2008

Vance Kirkland

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00001
Abstract

Portrait of University of Denver art professor Vance Kirkland, with two of his paintings in the background.

Dates: 1956-1987

Vance Kirkland, 1957 February

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Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00004
Abstract

Black and white of University of Denver professor of art Vance Kirkland in a thoughtful pose as he listens to a speaker while holding a letter in his lap.

Dates: 1957 February

Vance Kirkland with Artwork

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00002
Abstract

Black and white print of portrait of University of Denver art professor Vance Kirkland leaning against a wall next to two of his paintings.

Dates: 1956-1987

Vance Kirkland with Student, 1958 May

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00006
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver professor of art Vance Kirkland watching a student work on a painting.

Dates: 1958 May

Vance Kirkland with Students

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0001.00003
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver art professor Vance Kirkland talking with two students as they work on a painting.

Dates: 1956-1987