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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Class Portrait Spring 1902, 1902
Black and white photograph of faculty and students posing in front of Old Main (University Hall). The grass in the foreground, and sky and building in the background are lightly colorized.
Evans Chapel Service, between 1953-1966
Interior view of Evans Chapel, focusing on the altar. Chancellor Chester M. Alter and Dean Cutler are identified sitting behind the minister.
Iliff School of Theology, between 1892-1950
Exterior view of the main Iliff School of Theology building in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by New York architecture firm Fuller and Wheeler. The Iliff School of Theology was founded as part of the University of Denver (DU), but after a brief closing, reopened in 1910 as a separate institution. A circular flowerbed and bare trees are visible in the foreground.
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.
University Buildings, circa 1900
The image depicts the University Hall and the University Library, at the University of Denver, circa 1900.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913
University of Denver Downtown Denver Campus, between 1902-1911
Exterior view of (left to right) University of Denver (DU) Denver and Gross College of Medicine laboratory building, dispensary, first Colorado Seminary Building, and Haish Building between 13th and 14th Streets on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Iliff School of Theology and University Hall, between 1893-1899
Exterior view of the Iliff School of Theology (left) and University Hall (right) on the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.