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 14 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Summer Commencement, 1956
The image depicts University of Denver students at summer commencement, in front of Illif School of Theology, in 1956.
Winter Carnival Queen
Black and white print of an unidentified woman being crowned as Winter Carnival queen at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens, 1970 January 14
Black and white medium-format contact sheet with group and individual portraits of 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens (Frame 12), 1970 January 14
Group portrait of the five 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver. One of them is holding a pair of skis and another, a pair of poles.