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 3 Collections and/or Records:
AcU Astronomy - Denver Astronomical Society, 1956
Contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheet of a meeting of the Denver Astronomical Society.
University of Denver Benefactor Humphrey B. Chamberlin, between 1870-1897
University of Denver (DU) benefactor Humphrey Baker Chamberlin, who donated $50,000 toward the construction of the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado, poses for a portrait.