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 16922 Collections and/or Records:
1897 University of Denver Men's Baseball Team, 1897
The 1897 University of Denver (DU) men's baseball team poses for a group portrait in a field; the Colorado State Capitol building is visible in the distance. Back row (left to right): Leon Hills (left field), William G. Plested (right field), Percy Fonda (first base), Clyde Stevens (center field). Middle row: Charles Deardorff (second base), George Toomey (short stop), Vincent Daniels (third base). Bottom row: O.L. Orton (pitcher), K.S. Harb (catcher).
1898-1899 University of Denver Men's Football Team, between 1898-1899
1898-1899 University of Denver men's football team poses indoors for a group portrait.
1898 University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1898
1898-1899 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team poses for a group portrait.
1900 University of Denver Men's Baseball Team, 1900
1900 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's baseball team poses for a team portrait.
1907-1908 University of Denver Men's Basketball Team, between 1906-1907
1907-1908 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's basketball team pose for a photograph. Coach John Koehler is pictured in the back row, far right. Reproduced in the 1908 Kynewisbok, page 100.
1908 Football Team, 1908
Roll of 35 mm. photographic copy negatives made from a group portrait of the 1908 University of Denver football team, with individual players identified. Copy negatives created December 30, 1974.
1913 University of Denver Men's Basketball Team, 1913
The 1913 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's basketball team poses for a group portrait indoors. Back row (left to right): manager Myron Smith, unidentified, Guy Brubaker, Ben Pierce, and coach Hiram Wilson. Second row: Wesley Kemp, Elmo Robinson, captain Horatio Ramsey, Carl Melzer, and Harold Trunk. Laying down: Harry 'Swifty' Stender. Photographic print, reproduced from a halftone print in the 1914 Kynewisbok, page 124. Re-photographed 20th century.
1913 University of Denver Men's Basketball Team, 1913
1913 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's basketball team poses for a team portrait. Back row (left to right): manager Myron Smith, unidentified, coach Hiram Wilson, Ben Pierce, and Guy Brubaker. Second row: Wesley Kemp, Elmo Robinson, captain Horatio Ramsey, Carl Melzer, and Harold Trunk. Laying down: Harry 'Swifty' Stender. Reproduced in the 1914 Kynewisbok, page 124.
1924 University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1924
1934 University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1934 December 12
1934 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team poses for a group portrait while on board SS Lurline in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 12, 1934.