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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 62 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Kappa Sigma Fraternity House, between 1902-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0025.00001
Abstract

Two male students wave from the balcony of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the balcony reads "Polo Club Lane, 500 S," while a torpedo-shaped sign above the front door reads "Kappa Sigma."

Dates: between 1902-2008

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