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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Centennial Towers Residence Hall, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00006
Abstract

Interior view of the Centennial Towers residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with students studying in the main lounge. Centennial Towers, often called ''Towers'', was built in 1963 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: between 1966-2008

University of Denver Cherrington Hall and Penrose Library, 1975

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0007.00037
Abstract Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of exterior views of Ben M. Cherrington Hall and Penrose Library on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard Construction Company. Perkins and Will...
Dates: 1975

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00007
Abstract Exterior view, from the west, of Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard Construction Company. Perkins and Will Architects took over the project when Edwin Francis died during...
Dates: between 1966-2008

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0009.00010
Abstract Exterior view, from the northeast, of Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO, with a woman walking on the sidewalk in front of the building. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard Construction Company. Perkins and Will...
Dates: between 1966-2008