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 6 Collections and/or Records:
Faculty/Staff Superstars Activity, 1978 May 12
A group of unidentified persons participates in an outdoor activity at a faculty/staff "Superstars" event at the University of Denver. Four people each have their feet on the same pair of ski-like planks and are trying to keep their balance as they move together.
Faculty/Staff Superstars Activity, 1986 May 12
Five unidentified persons tie themselves together in preparation for a multi-legged race at a faculty/staff "Superstars" event at the University of Denver. One of them is wearing a T-shirt reading "National Swimming & Diving Championship, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon."
Faculty/Staff Superstars Activity (Frame 35), 1986 May 12
Three unidentified persons race past a cone while tied together at the waist as a part of a faculty/staff "Superstars" event at the University of Denver. A fourth person is seated on the ground next to the cone, which is labeled "Class Use Only."
Miss Mabel Rilling : Supervisor of Children's Play, Stories for Children, between 1912-1930
Program detailing University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling's participation in Chautauquas, an education movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes brief biography of Rilling and personal endorsements from organizers of Chautauquas in Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Henry Augustus Buchtel, DU chancellor.
Unidentified Woman, 1986 May 12
Half-length shot of an unidentified woman in an outdoor activity at a faculty/staff "Superstars" event at the University of Denver.
University of Denver Administrator Mabel Rilling, between 1909-1925
University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling poses for a formal portrait.