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:
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Budding tree branches in the foreground on the left side.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 December
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the December 1983 fire. The charred front of the chapel, which is all that remains standing, contrasts against the white snow in the foreground.