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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Anna Grace Wirt Postcard Collection
Anna Grace Wirt (1860-1955) was a French and German Languages professor at the University of Denver from 1896 until about 1932. She travelled extensively and studied at several European universities. Her collection of post cards contains postcards from Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Japan. Several of the postcards were sent to Ms. Wirt and contain messages for her.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Exterior, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Fountain in the foreground.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1932
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Ice Hockey Team Members on Rink, 1964 October 20
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ice hockey team members posing on ice rink.
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1910
Real photo postcard of Carnegie Library, front left, and University Hall, behind the trees, at University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, circa 1910. The backside of the real photo postcard reads: "Post Card AZO Place Stamp Here AZO Correspondence Address."