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 341 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1978 March 29
Photograph of negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel chapel in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1917
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Drawing of the Buchtel Chapel published during its construction.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1959
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Building mostly obscured by trees in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1956
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants leave the chapel via the front steps.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Trees frame the front steps and tower.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1925
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View of the stage dominated by the newly installed pipe organ.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Two men enter the chapel as another man passes out programs.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1940
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man speaks on stage with a group of women behind him.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A male and female kneel at a railing with a cross and candles before them.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1962
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View from the stage over the organist to congregants sitting in pews.