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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 12 Collections and/or Records:

Class Portrait Spring 1902, 1902

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00035
Abstract

Black and white photograph of faculty and students posing in front of Old Main (University Hall). The grass in the foreground, and sky and building in the background are lightly colorized.

Dates: 1902

Evans Chapel Service, between 1953-1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00021
Abstract

Interior view of Evans Chapel, focusing on the altar. Chancellor Chester M. Alter and Dean Cutler are identified sitting behind the minister.

Dates: between 1953-1966

Iliff School of Theology, between 1892-1950

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0011.00001
Abstract

Exterior view of the main Iliff School of Theology building in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by New York architecture firm Fuller and Wheeler. The Iliff School of Theology was founded as part of the University of Denver (DU), but after a brief closing, reopened in 1910 as a separate institution. A circular flowerbed and bare trees are visible in the foreground.

Dates: between 1892-1950

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00027
Abstract

Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00028
Abstract

A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

University Buildings, circa 1900

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Identifier: U201.01.0136.0034.00002
Abstract

The image depicts the University Hall and the University Library, at the University of Denver, circa 1900.

Dates: circa 1900

University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932

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Identifier: U201.01.0016.0014.00002
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.

Dates: between 1908-1932

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0032.00019
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado. The observatory is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a local land developer who donated $50,000 toward the project. The observatory was designed by Denver astronomer Herbert A. Howe, and the architect was Robert Sawyers Roeschlaub. Howe based the design on the Goodsell Observatory in Northfield, Minnesota. A dirt road and prarie grass are visible in...
Dates: 1913

University of Denver Downtown Denver Campus, between 1902-1911

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Identifier: U201.01.0021.0027.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of (left to right) University of Denver (DU) Denver and Gross College of Medicine laboratory building, dispensary, first Colorado Seminary Building, and Haish Building between 13th and 14th Streets on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1902-1911

University of Denver Iliff School of Theology and University Hall, between 1893-1899

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0012.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of the Iliff School of Theology (left) and University Hall (right) on the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1893-1899