University of Denver
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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"
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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.
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First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Selig and Chester Alter, 1956
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, and Chancellor Chester Alter stand in front of a map of the world at the Chancellor's Report Dinner.
Robert Selig and Chester Alter, 1956
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, and Chancellor Chester Alter stand in front of a map of the world at the Chancellor's Report Dinner.
Robert Selig and Chester Alter, 1956
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands speaking with Chancellor Alter at the Chancellor's Report Dinner.
Robert Selig Receives the Evans Award, 1961
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter and O. Otto Moore as the receives the 1961 Evans Award.
Robert Selig with Chancellor Alter as he Receives the Evans Award, 1964
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter, the 1964 recipient of the Evans Award.
Robert Selig with Chancellor Alter as he Receives the Evans Award, 1964
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter, the 1964 recipient of the Evans Award.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.