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:
Chester Alter, W. Averell Harriman, and Thomas Currigan at Commencement, 1964
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter, New York Governor W. Averell Harriman (recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Denver), and Denver Mayor Thomas Currigan in academic regalia at the University's centennial commencement ceremony in 1964.
Newton, (Guigg?)
Black and white print of headshot of Denver Mayor Quigg Newton, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.
Wellness Department, 1994-1995
Images related to wellness programs at the University of Denver: 4 black and white prints, including Rick Crandall, Mitzi Kaufmann, Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, and John McKinsey in the "Spring into Health" walk. 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives and accompanying magazine clipping of Pioneer Wellness winners Susan Seitz, Mike Martin, Camille Bates, and John Mirth.