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 19 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966
University of Denver Daniels College of Business - Construction, 1997-1999
University of Denver chancellor Daniel Ritchie speaks through at the topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Daniels College of Business building as a group of construction workers in hard hats stand by.
University of Denver Driscoll Center Dedication Ceremony, 1984 May 04
Chancellor Dwight Smith speaks at the May 1984 dedication ceremony for the Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and two unidentified persons look at music at the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter talks with three unidentified persons next to the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.
University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1959 March 06
University of Denver chancellor Chester M. Alter, College of Law dean Harold Hurst, and trustee Bob Selig hold a tray with a glove and a chunk of sod for the livery of seisin ceremony at the dedication of the Law Center building on the University's Civic Center Campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26
University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1977 October
The commemoration service for the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Maurice Mitchell, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man stand by a plaque which reads: "Shwayder Art Building In memory of Jessie and Nellie Shwayder In recognition of their love of the arts, belief in young people and their profound interest in the ultimate importance of education Commemorated October 26, 1977"