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 108 Collections and/or Records:
1954-55 University of Denver Winter Sports Information, 1954-1955
1954-1955 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, and men's swimming. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1959-60 University of Denver Winter Sports, 1959-1960
1959-1960 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, and men's swimming. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1967-68 Sports University of Denver, 1967-1968
1967-1968 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1969-1970 University of Denver Men's Swim Team, between 1969-1970
1969-1970 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swim team poses for a group portrait. Front row (left to right): Gary McAdam, David Virden, John Ritter, Jerry Nelson, Merry Jessup. Second row: Jon Yeager, David Jackson, Marc Kessler, Scott Lancelot. Third row: Jim Nordlie, Hans Wigand, Dee Renfro, Harry Grainger, Tom Williams. Back row: Coach Tom Murphy, Chuck Rinkor, Don Perry, John Skaer, Paul Madsen, and diving coach Jim Hartman. Reproduced in the 1970 Kynewisbok, page 235.
1972-73 University of Denver Swimming, 1972-1973
1972-1973 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swimming information guide featuring team rosters, coaching staff, an outlook for the upcoming season, and schedule.
1973 University of Denver Inter-Mountain Swimming League Championship Trophy, 1973
1973 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers Inter-Mountain Swimming League championship trophy.
1977 Division II Basketball Championship, 1977 March 11-12
Intermountain Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 1977 Division II Basketball Championship hosted by the University of Denver (DU) from March 11-12, 1977 in the DU Field House Arena in Denver, Colorado. Tournament featuring four teams including the University of Denver (DU) Pioneers, the Colorado College Tigers, the Idaho State University Bengals, and the Southern Utah State College Thunderbirds.
1986-1987 University of Denver Men's Swim Team, between 1986-1987
The University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swim team poses for a group portrait. Reproduced in the 1987 Kynewisbok Year in Review, page 96. Coach Jim Bain is pictured back row, far right.
1986-1987 University of Denver Women's Swim Team, between 1986-1987
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's swim team poses for a group portrait. Coach Jim Bain is visible in the back row, far right. Reproduced in the 1987 Kynewisbok, page 97.
1999-2000 Swim Mugs, 1999-2000
The bulk of the records in this collection have been generated by the Media Relations unit, which is an administrative unit within the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation. These records include: media guides, game programs, team rosters, press releases, photographs, and related promotional materials.