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 136 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Dayton Smith, 1956-1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Dayton Smith takes off on a sprint from the starting block.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Elsworth Harpole, 1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Elsworth Harpole runs around the track during practice.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Fred Tesone, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers track and field team member Fred Tesone poses with a relay baton. Duplicate photo included.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Fred Tesone, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Fred Tesone takes off from the starting blocks.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Greg Guinan, 1953
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Greg Guinan poses for a portrait while in starting position.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Harry Douglas, 1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Harry Douglas attempts to go over the bar while competing in the pole vault. Reproduced in the 1957 Kynewisbok, page 161.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jack England, between 1960-1965
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Jack England practices hurdles at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jerome Biffle, between 1945-1950
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Jerome Biffle poses for a portrait while on the starting blocks.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jerome Biffle, between 1945-1950
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and athlete Jerome Biffle performs a jump during an event at a meet.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jerome Biffle, between 1945-1950
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Jerome Biffle poses in the starting position. Biffle later captured the gold medal in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.