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 3 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver May Days, 1969
A male University of Denver (DU) student in painters' coveralls sets up for the 1969 May Days celebration in Denver, Colorado. The student holds a poster for a Centennial Halls and Towers production entitled ''Jungle Book'', balloons and another poster for a joint Kappa Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon production entitled ''Yellow Submarine'' is visible in the background.
University of Denver May Days, 1969 May
Views of the Hall and greeters for University of Denver May Days celebration, May 1969. Film negatives with attached photographic contact sheet.
University of Denver Tradition Winter Carnival, between 1960-1990
University of Denver (DU) male and female students ride in a truck decorated with a banner that reads: ''DU Winter Carnival.'' One female student holds skis. Winter Carnival is a yearly University of Denver tradition that began in 1960, with both on-campus and on-mountain activities like snowboarding, skiing, and ice skating.