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:
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0097.0019.00001
Abstract
Black and white negative of "Denver Boone," former mascot of the University of Denver, standing on top of a Jeep in a parade in an unidentified location. Boone is wearing a shirt reading "Denver" with a Boone logo on it and is wearing a large stuffed mask over his read. The sides of the Jeep are decorated with white papier-mache or frills, and several students are riding in the back of the Jeep or sitting on the hood. One student is wearing a shirt with the Greek letters Alpha Gamma Delta,...
Dates:
1972-1983
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0097.0029.00005
Abstract
Black and white print of "Denver Boone," former mascot of the University of Denver, standing on top of a Jeep in a parade in an unidentified location. Boone is wearing a shirt reading "Denver" with a Boone logo on it and is wearing a large stuffed mask over his read. The sides of the Jeep are decorated with white papier-mache or frills, and several students are riding in the back of the Jeep or sitting on the hood. One student is wearing a shirt with the Greek letters Alpha Gamma Delta,...
Dates:
1974-1987
File
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0033
Abstract
Images from Homecoming 1995 at the University of Denver: 2 color prints, including the class of 1995 10-year reunion. 13 black and white prints, including images from the bonfire/pep rally; an alumni float in the Homecoming parade; Denver Boone singing with a band onstage at a BBQ on Driscoll Green; the class of 1970 25-year reunion; images from the Homecoming parade; alumni in front of their double decker bus for the Alumni Parade; Chancellor Daniel Ritchie riding in covered wagon in...
Dates:
1995-2005
File
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0034
Abstract
23 color slides from Homecoming 1996 at the University of Denver, including students getting caricatures drawn; Denver Boone playing with children at the Boone Barbeque; images from the Homecoming parade; and alumni in front of their double decker bus for the Alumni Parade.
Dates:
1996
