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"
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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 40 Collections and/or Records:
1954-55 University of Denver Winter Sports Information, 1954-1955
1954-1955 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, and men's swimming. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1959-60 University of Denver Winter Sports, 1959-1960
1959-1960 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, and men's swimming. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1967-68 Sports University of Denver, 1967-1968
1967-1968 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1969-1970 University of Denver Men's Swim Team, between 1969-1970
1969-1970 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swim team poses for a group portrait. Front row (left to right): Gary McAdam, David Virden, John Ritter, Jerry Nelson, Merry Jessup. Second row: Jon Yeager, David Jackson, Marc Kessler, Scott Lancelot. Third row: Jim Nordlie, Hans Wigand, Dee Renfro, Harry Grainger, Tom Williams. Back row: Coach Tom Murphy, Chuck Rinkor, Don Perry, John Skaer, Paul Madsen, and diving coach Jim Hartman. Reproduced in the 1970 Kynewisbok, page 235.
1972-73 University of Denver Swimming, 1972-1973
1972-1973 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swimming information guide featuring team rosters, coaching staff, an outlook for the upcoming season, and schedule.
1986-1987 University of Denver Men's Swim Team, between 1986-1987
The University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's swim team poses for a group portrait. Reproduced in the 1987 Kynewisbok Year in Review, page 96. Coach Jim Bain is pictured back row, far right.
Biographical Sketches of Members of the University of Denver Coaching Staff, 1964-65, 1964-1965
Biographical information regarding all of the University of Denver (DU) coaches for the 1964-1965 school year. Coaches include Murray Armstrong (hockey and golf), Troy Bledsoe (basketball), Jerry Cole (basketball), Doug DeWitt (gymnastics), Jack Mansfield (cross country and track), Tom Murphy (swimming), Dr. Bob Richards (tennis), Jack Rose (baseball), Tom Sand (wrestling), Willy Schaeffler (skiing and soccer), and Billy Wright (tennis).
Denver Pioneers 2000-01 Swimming and Diving Media Guide, 2000-2001
2000-2001 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's and women's swimming and diving information guide featuring team rosters, coaching staff, individual swimmer and diver profiles, an outlook for the upcoming season, and schedule.
Denver Swimming, 1977-1978
1977-1978 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers swimming recruitment information guide featuring coaching staff, records and statistics of the University of Denver (DU) Pioneers swim teams, and an outlook for the upcoming season.
Denver Swimming, 1986-1987
1986-1987 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers swimming recruitment information guide featuring coaching staff, records and statistics of the Universit of Denver (DU) Pioneers swim teams, and an outlook for the upcoming season.