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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00023
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver campus apartments in Denver, Colorado; students walk on the sidewalk between the Student Union and the apartment building next to it.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Aspen Hall, circa 1975

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of the front of University of Denver's Aspen Hall apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1975. A female student walks on a sidewalk in front of the three story brick building.

Dates: circa 1975

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Frontier Hall, circa 1985

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00003
Abstract

Exterior front view of University of Denver's Frontier Apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1985. A male student carring a bag walks across a lawn in front of the three story brick apartment building.

Dates: circa 1985

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Skyline Hall, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00008
Abstract

Exterior view; scenic view of the mountains behind the University of Denver's Skyline Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Students walk on sidewalks criscrossing a large lawn surrounding the three story brick building.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Married Student Housing, 1954-1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0009.00004
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's married student housing in Denver, Colorado in the early 1950s. A woman plays with her child while her husband studies in their living room. Mary Reed building is visible through the window.

Dates: 1954-1957