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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Chester Alter with Foreign Educators, 1957 December

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0016.00006
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter talks with foreign educators in a conference room while a photographer takes their picture.

Dates: 1957 December

DU Lamont School of Dance Publications, 1956-1959

 File
Identifier: D025.01.0001.0002
Abstract

Denver University,Lamont School of Dance Publications, featuring photographs created by Marshall Brooks.

Dates: 1956-1959

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Leone Steen, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0002.00014
Abstract

Mrs. Leone Steen relates details about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, and the changes that took place since she moved to the neighborhood in 1946. She discusses the local schools and churches, the gradual shift of her neighbors from being home owners to renters, the types of retail establishments that were located in University Park, and the recreational opportunities in the area.

Dates: 1986

Parent-Student Photograph at Parents Weekend, between 1960-1969

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0007.00002
Abstract

An unidentified man takes a photograph of two women, apparently a University of Denver student and her mother, at the bottom of the bleachers in University of Denver Stadium during Parents Weekend.

Dates: between 1960-1969