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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Boz Scaggs at the University of Denver, 1972 October 6
Black and white photograph of Boz Scaggs on stage during the October 6, 1972 Steve Miller Band concert at the University of Denver (DU) playing an electric guitar singing into a microphone.
Chancellor Ritchie Conducting Lamont Symphony Orchestra, 1995
Photographic image of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie conducting the Lamont Symphony Orchestra at the University of Denver, circa 1995. Chancellor Ritchie is facing the orchestra and in the forground of the image most of the musicians can be seen.
Drummer at Steve Miller Band Concert, 1972 October 6
Black and white photograph of unidentified drummer (possibly John James King) on stage during the October 6, 1972 Steve Miller Band concert at the University of Denver.
Lamont Concert, 1989 November
Contact sheet with 24 frames showing a Lamont concert at the University of Denver in 1989.
Lamont Concert, 1989 November
Photographic image of two male and two female singers dressed in period costume performing with books of sheet music in their hands at the University of Denver in November of 1989.
Lamont Concert, 1989 November
Three musicians in Renaissance era costumes perform while seated at the University of Denver in November of 1989. One musician is playing a trombone, one a tambourine, and one a flute-like instrument. The wall behind the musicians reads: "ART EXHIBIT AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC IN LOBBY 7 PM CONC[letters blocked from view] 8 PM"
Music School Symphony, circa 1976
Contact sheet of frames reflecting the Music School Symphony's Centennial Symphony at the University of Denver, circa 1976.
Musical School Symphony, circa 1976
Photographic image of musicians (from the combined Denver and University of Denver orchestras) looking at sheet music while a musical director instructs them from behind at the University of Denver, circa 1976.The orchestra was preparing for the Centennial Symphony.
Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs Concert, 1972 October 6
Black and white print of a view from backstage at the October 6, 1972 Steve Miller Band concert at the University of Denver. Visible between the curtains are a grand piano, two keyboards, a drum set, and speakers onstage and a large crowd in the audience.
Student Activities Bluegrass Orchestra Concert, between 1960-1979
Black and white photograph of five unidentified men on a stage under a scoreboard playing (from l to r) a fiddle, banjo, mandolin, string bass, and acoustic guitar for an unknown event. The banjo player is wearing a cowboy hat, and a sticker on the bass reads "Clean Up Air Pollution [Play] Bluegrass Mu[sic]."