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 69 Collections and/or Records:
Anti-Wallace Demonstrations - Protest signs, including "Freedom not Facism", 1968
The image depicts multiple unidentified individuals at an Anti-Wallace demonstration holding multiple signs (one reading "freedom not fascism"), affiliated with the University of Denver (DU), in 1968.
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) Records
The Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) at the University of Denver (DU) was founded on 18 February 2011. It is a student organization by, for, and about graduate and professional students at DU who identiffy as Black and/or African American. The collection consists of photographs, posters, and other papers created and/or collected by the organization.
Campus Issues, circa 1965
Campus Issues
The image depicts an unidentified speaker speaking to an unidentified audience at the University of Denver's basketball court, discussing unknown campus issues under the United States of America flag, undate. Three people in the audience appear to be holding signs. One sign reads "One dies every five minutes STOP!" and contains a hand drawn image of a bomb. The other signs are illegible.
Chancellor Maurice Mitchell Speaks to Media, 1968
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Maurice Mitchell speaks to the media during a 1968 DU student sit-in at the DU registrar's office in Denver, Colorado.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1984 July 5
Black and white contact sheet with negatives depicting unidentified people wearing sandwich board signs during a protest on the campus of the University of Denver.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1984 July 5
Two unidentified students walk past a newsstand while wearing sandwich board signs reading "[illegible] Schools for Rocky Mountain Region" and "High Tech Utilizes Librarians & Information Managers" during a protest on the campus of the University of Denver.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1969 November 14
Black and white contact sheet with negatives of images from a student demonstration at the University of Denver.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1969 February 21
Black and white contact sheet with negatives of images from a student demonstration at the University of Denver, including of students sitting on the lawn and walking around between Evans Memorial Chapel and Mary Reed Building.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1968
Black and white contact sheet without negatives of images from a student demonstration at the University of Denver in 1968.