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 9 Collections and/or Records:
Student Activities - Cheerleaders, 1950-1999
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color negatives, contact sheets, and prints of cheerleaders at the University of Denver.
Student Activities - Cheerleaders, circa 1950
Photograph of two unidentified University of Denver cheerleaders holding megaphones with sweaters saying "Denver", circa 1950-59. There are also 20 other unidentified people walking next to the train that is in the background.
Student Activities - Cheerleaders/Pep Rallies (1950-59), 1950-1996
Black and white prints relating to student pep rallies and cheerleaders at the University of Denver.
Student Activities - Pep Rallies, circa 1950
Photograph of University of Denver 23 unidentified students at an unidentified pep rally, circa 1950.
Student Activities - Pep Rallies, circa 1950
Photograph of 60+ unidentified people wearing uniformed hats and coats with 9 tubas within the crowd, for the University of Denver pep rallies, circa 1950. The pep rally is next to a train with "unio." visible on the side of the train.
Student Activities - Pep Rally, circa 1950
Photograph of 50+ unidentified student of the University of Denver at an unidentified pep rally, circa 1950. A few of the students are holding long balloons while cheering in unidentified bleachers.
Student Activities - Pep Rally, circa 1950
Photograph of 100+ University of Denver students at an unidentified pep rally wearing uniformed hats and cowboyish outfits, circa 1950. Some of the students are holding trombones and all of the students are on bleachers at an unidentified stadium.
Student Spirit, circa 1950
The image depicts four unidentified students holding University of Denver paraphernalia at the school's bookstore, circa 1950.
University of Denver Cheerleader, 1954
Photographic image of an unidentified University of Denver cheerleader giving the Air Academy Salute in 1954. The cheerleader is wearing a sweater that says "U of D", holding a gun, and wearing a hat. Behind her is a building to the right and trees to the left.