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 19 Collections and/or Records:
Chapel Interior
Black and white photograph of the interior of a chapel. The organ dominates the wall in the background.
Student Activities Concert in Front of Mary Reed Building, between 1960-1979
Black and white photograph of unidentified musician standing at organ keyboard and singing into microphone during a concert on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver (near the current site of Carnegie Green) while a large crowd watches. University Hall and Mary Reed building can be seen in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants stand facing front and sing along with the choir.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View from behind two seated congregants, showing choir and pipe organ.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1952
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. The choir performs at the front of the chapel under the pipe organ.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1952
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. The choir performs at the front of the chapel.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1925
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View of the stage dominated by the newly installed pipe organ.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1940
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man speaks on stage with a group of women behind him.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1962
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View from the stage over the organist to congregants sitting in pews.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1963
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A choir performs with the pipe organ over their heads.