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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 10 Collections and/or Records:

Buildings - Stadium

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0021
Abstract

Black and white negatives related to the groundbreaking ceremony for the old stadium at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Buildings - Stadium Construction

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0023
Abstract

Black and white negatives related to construction of the old stadium at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Buildings - Stadium - Demolition, 1977 August

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0020
Abstract

Black and white negatives related to the demolition of the old stadium at the University of Denver in 1977.

Dates: 1977 August

Buildings - Stadium Demolition, 1971-1977

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0025
Abstract

Black and white negatives and contact sheets related to the demolition of the old stadium at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1971-1977

Buildings - Stadium Exterior PHOTO, 1970-1971

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0026
Abstract

Black and white negatives and contact sheets related to the old stadium at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1970-1971

Buildings - Stadium PHOTO, 1923-1971

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0024
Abstract

Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color slides related to the old Hilltop Stadium at the University of Denver, including photos of stadium memorabilia.

Dates: 1923-1971

Cheerleaders Dancing at Football Game

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00005
Abstract

Four female cheerleaders dance on the sidelines at a football game at University of Denver Stadium while a male cheerleader looks on. The cheerleaders are wearing sneakers, knee-length skirts, DU sweaters, and headscarves. Football players standing on the sidelines, piles of snow, and the South High School building are visible in the background.

Dates: 1950-1999

Football Stadium

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0034.00001.00002
Abstract

The image depicts a football stadium next to a parking lot filled with cars, affiliated with the University of Denver, undate.

Dates: 1890-1970

University of Denver Campus, 1940

 Item
Identifier: U300.01.0002.00215
Abstract

Aerial view of the University of Denver University Park campus in the early 1940s. In foreground, left to right: University Hall; Iliff School of Theology, and the Mary Reed Building (then the Mary Reed Library). In middle, left to right: the Alumni Gymnasium, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, and Science Hall. In background: DU Hilltop Stadium, before the construction of the Field House Arena.

Dates: 1940

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