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 20 Collections and/or Records:
May Days, 1969
Images of students setting up for May Day celebrations at the University of Denver, including 2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets and 1 black and white print.
Newspaper Clippings about May Days, 1911
Folder contains four newspaper clippings regarding Gertrude's coronation as May Day queen.
Photographs of May Days, 1911
Folder contains 3 photographs of May Days activities on May 12, 1911.
Traditions - May Day
Black and white negatives related to May Day activities at the University of Denver.
Traditions - May Day - Dance
Black and white negatives related to the May Day dance at the University of Denver.
Traditions - May Day - Faculty Auction
Black and white negatives related to the May Day faculty auction at the University of Denver.
Traditions - May Day - Grudge Fights
Black and white negatives related to May Day Grudge Fights competitions at the University of Denver.
Traditions - May Day - May 23, 1919 - Queen - Mary McLeod, 1919 May 23
Black and white negatives related to May Day activities at the University of Denver in 1919, including portraits of May Day queen Mary McLeod.
Traditions - May Day - May 1921 - Mother Goose - Florence Attwood., 1921
Black and white negatives and prints related to May Day celebrations at the University of Denver in 1921, including portraits of "Mother Goose" Florence Attwood.
Traditions - May Days 1951-1952, 1951-1952
Black and white negatives related to May Days activities from 1951-1952 at the University of Denver.