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 2 Collections and/or Records:
1961 University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team and Coaches, 1961
1961 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team poses for a group portrait with coaches. Standing (l-r): Ed Laipenieks, Walt Ptasnik, Tom MacArthur, Juris Laipenieks, John Price, Dan Killingsworth, Joe Fontaine, Cris Salbeck. Kneeling: Coach Tom Benich, Everett Beck, Don Scheider, Jim Eastin, Jerry Austin, and Jack Wackwitz. Reproduced in the 1961 Kynewisbok, page 235.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team, between 1965-1970
The University of Denver (DU) Pioneer men's track and field team and coaches pose for a group portrait on the field at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado.