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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Football Fans at Broadway Park, 1910

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0033.0017.00005
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) football fans fill the stands at Broadway Park, located at South Avenue and Broadway Boulevard in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1910

University of Denver Student Activity ''Juniors in Bathrobes'', 1906

 Item
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0014.00001
Abstract

The University of Denver (DU) junior class of 1906 mocks the senior class' caps and gowns by wearing bathrobes in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1906

University of Denver Tradition Winter Carnival, between 1960-1990

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0005.00001
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) male and female students ride in a truck decorated with a banner that reads: ''DU Winter Carnival.'' One female student holds skis. Winter Carnival is a yearly University of Denver tradition that began in 1960, with both on-campus and on-mountain activities like snowboarding, skiing, and ice skating.

Dates: between 1960-1990