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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Glee Club, between 1910-1911
The image depicts 12 unidentified individuals affiliated with the University of Denver Glee Club between 1910-1911. The individuals are holding guitars, mandolins, and a piano while sitting in an unidentified house.
Student Activities Bluegrass Orchestra Concert, between 1960-1979
Black and white photograph of five unidentified men on a stage under a scoreboard playing (from l to r) a fiddle, banjo, mandolin, string bass, and acoustic guitar for an unknown event. The banjo player is wearing a cowboy hat, and a sticker on the bass reads "Clean Up Air Pollution [Play] Bluegrass Mu[sic]."
University of Denver Band, between 1965-1979
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers band plays during a basketball game as fans watch in the background.
University of Denver - Students, 1916
The image depicts 25 unidentified students, affiliated with the University of Denver, with six individuals holding mandolins, a violin and a guitar, in an unidentified room, in 1916.