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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

Athletics - Baseball (1898-99), 1898-1899

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0135.0032
Abstract

Black and white negatives related to baseball at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1898-1899

Ben Miller, between 1918-1922

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0024.00027
Abstract

Studio portrait of Ben Miller, possibly a grandson of Robert Lazar Miller, dressed in his wrestling sweats as a member of the University of Denver wrestling team.

Dates: between 1918-1922

DU Championship Ski Team with Chancellor Ritchie and Trophy, circa 2001

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0003.00001
Abstract

Photographic image of Chancellor Ritchie holding a skiiing tropy, standing in front of a group of students. Believed to be one of the DU championship ski teams, perhaps 2000 or 2001. At the University of Denver, circa 2001.

Dates: circa 2001

DU Men's Basketball Team, 1953 May

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0071.0005.00001
Abstract

Group shot of a men's basketball team at the University of Denver in the Alumni Gym with a basketball hoop in the background. Eight members of the team are standing, and five are kneeling in front of them; the player on the far left is handing a basketball to a coach. The players are wearing long pants and white DU T-shirts and are all looking in the direction of the coach.

Dates: 1953 May

Hockey Alumni - Professional Activities, 1974-1992

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0059
Abstract

2 color prints of alumni of the hockey program at the University of Denver who achieved success in professional hockey, including Craig Patrick hoisting the Stanley Cup as general manager of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins; and an official group portrait of the 1974 NHL Chicago Blackhawks, including DU alumni Keith Magnuson, Lynn Powis, Rob Palmer, and Cliff Koroll.

Dates: 1974-1992

Hockey Team Portraits, Signed and unsigned, between 1960-1970

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0058
Abstract

5 black and white prints of group portraits of University of Denver men's hockey teams from years including 1960-61, 1962-63, and 1968-69, some of them signed by all members of the team.

Dates: between 1960-1970

Sports - Football, 1908-1989

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0006
Abstract

Black and white negatives and prints; and color prints and slides of football at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1908-1989