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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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Barbecue on Ski Slopes at Steamboat Springs, 1983 January 31

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0019.00001
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) students line up to eat at an outdoor barbecue at the base of the ski slopes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado during Winter Carnival 1983. Several persons wearing aprons are cooking on grills surrounded by a fence, and two ski lifts and several hotel buildings, including the Ptarmigan Inn, are visible in the background.

Dates: 1983 January 31

Civil Rights Ceremony, 1974 March 8

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00002
Abstract

The contact sheet depicts several unidentified individuals participating in the Civil Rights Ceremony, affiliated with the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.

Dates: 1974 March 8

Civil Rights Ceremony, 1974 March 8

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00002.00001
Abstract

The image depicts three unidentified individuals wearing headphones and sitting behind a table with electronics and a microphone, participating in the Civil Rights Ceremony affiliated with the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.

Dates: 1974 March 8

Daniel Ritchie Skiing with Students, between 1989-2005

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0018.00001
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie pauses with students at the top of a ski slope at the University of Denver's Winter Carnival.

Dates: between 1989-2005

Dwight Smith Serving Food to Students at Spring Carnival, between 1984-1989

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Identifier: U201.01.0120.0016.00001
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Dwight M. Smith serves food to students at the Spring Carnival Chancellor's Barbecue on Driscoll Green on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Smith is wearing a white chef's coat and hat, a dark apron, and an oven mitt; one of the students is wearing a Broncos shirt, and an unidentified man is wearing an apron reading "Chancellors BBQ."

Dates: between 1984-1989

Sleigh Ride at Winter Carnival, 1999

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0019.00002
Abstract

Several unidentified persons ride in a horse-drawn sleigh run by Just Horsin' Around during the University of Denver's Winter Carnival 1999.

Dates: 1999

Spring Carnival Tricycle Race

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0016.00002
Abstract

Students participate in the Spring Carnival tricycle race at the University of Denver, while other students look on. The contestants, wearing DU Alpine race bibs, are employing different methods of operating the tricycles, including one male student who has his knees on the seat and his chest leaning against the handlebars and is pedaling with his hands. University Hall is visible in the background.

Dates: 1974-1999

Student Commencement, 1956

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0004.00008
Abstract

The image depicts students standing in a line for summer commencement and the University of Denver, in 1956.

Dates: 1956

Student Commencement, 1956

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0006.00003
Abstract

The image depicts the aisle with graduating students sitting on either side with a view of the University Hall and faculty on stage behind a podium, for the summer commencement at the University of Denver, in 1956.

Dates: 1956

Students Playing Broomball

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0020.00001
Abstract

Color print of University of Denver students playing broomball at Winter Carnival in an unidentified location.

Dates: 1971-1983