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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 25 Collections and/or Records:

Comet d'Arrest Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00003
Abstract

Black and white print of Comet d'Arrest viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver.

Dates: between 1894-2008

Comet Paraskevopoulos Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1941

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00002
Abstract

Black and white print of Comet Paraskevopoulos viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1941

Commencement, 2010 August

 File
Identifier: U138.0008.0006
Abstract

Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate ceremony, August 2010. The conferring of degrees in course and closing remarks by Robert D. Coombe, chancellor of the university.

Dates: 2010 August

Jeanne Abrams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B459
Dates: Coverage: 1980 - 2024

Moon Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1931 October 22

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00006
Abstract

Black and white print of a waxing gibbous moon viewed through the 20-inch refracting telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in 1931.

Dates: 1931 October 22

Orion Nebula Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1917

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00001
Abstract

Black and white print of the Orion Nebula viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in 1918.

Dates: 1917

Starfield Seen from Chamberlin Observatory, 1948

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0027.00004
Abstract

Black and white print of star in the constellation Auriga viewed through the telescope at Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1948

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1980

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00015

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1891-1892

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00016
Abstract

Printout of digital images of monochrome prints of exterior views of the construction of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1891-1892

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1993

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0031.00004
Abstract

University of Denver physics professor Herschel Neumann and Womble chair of astronomy Robert Stencel hold a "Happy Anniversity" sign in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, to celebrate the observatory's 100th anniversary in 1993.

Dates: 1993