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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 42 Collections and/or Records:

Chancellor Ritchie and VIPs at the Yegge Center Dedication, circa 1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0004.00002
Abstract Photographic image of five men in suits wearing hard hats at the dedication of the Yegge Center at the Sturm College of Law; three hold sledgehammers, one a cane, and one a shovelful of dirt. They are standing in a building and a wall behind them has holes from sledgehammers. Left to right, they are: Yegge Center dedication Honoree Bob (Robert) Zegge, Sonny Mupelli (donor), Chancellor Dan Ritchie, George Holly [sp?] (alum and donor), law dean Dennis Lynch. On the campus of the University of...
Dates: circa 1995

Class Portrait Spring 1902, 1902

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00035
Abstract

Black and white photograph of faculty and students posing in front of Old Main (University Hall). The grass in the foreground, and sky and building in the background are lightly colorized.

Dates: 1902

Edgar Everhart with Telescope in Chamberlin Observatory, between 1969-1985

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0029.00017
Abstract

University of Denver astronomy professor Edgar Everhart poses in front of the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1969-1985

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00027
Abstract

Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00028
Abstract

A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0002.00015
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. The College of Engineering administrative office. Staff at work.

Dates: between 1963-2008

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0002.00018
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Male students listen as their professor lectures.

Dates: between 1963-2008

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0003.00001
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Students listen as their professor lectures.

Dates: between 1963-2008

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0003.00002
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. People listen to a lecture in Boettcher Theatre.

Dates: between 1963-2008

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0003.00003
Abstract

Photograph of negatives of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1963-2008