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 9 Collections and/or Records:
Barbecue on Ski Slopes at Steamboat Springs, 1983 January 31
University of Denver (DU) students line up to eat at an outdoor barbecue at the base of the ski slopes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado during Winter Carnival 1983. Several persons wearing aprons are cooking on grills surrounded by a fence, and two ski lifts and several hotel buildings, including the Ptarmigan Inn, are visible in the background.
Daniel Ritchie Skiing with Students, between 1989-2005
University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie pauses with students at the top of a ski slope at the University of Denver's Winter Carnival.
Dwight Smith Serving Food to Students at Spring Carnival, between 1984-1989
University of Denver Chancellor Dwight M. Smith serves food to students at the Spring Carnival Chancellor's Barbecue on Driscoll Green on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Smith is wearing a white chef's coat and hat, a dark apron, and an oven mitt; one of the students is wearing a Broncos shirt, and an unidentified man is wearing an apron reading "Chancellors BBQ."
Sleigh Ride at Winter Carnival, 1999
Several unidentified persons ride in a horse-drawn sleigh run by Just Horsin' Around during the University of Denver's Winter Carnival 1999.
Spring Carnival Tricycle Race
Students participate in the Spring Carnival tricycle race at the University of Denver, while other students look on. The contestants, wearing DU Alpine race bibs, are employing different methods of operating the tricycles, including one male student who has his knees on the seat and his chest leaning against the handlebars and is pedaling with his hands. University Hall is visible in the background.
Students Playing Broomball
Color print of University of Denver students playing broomball at Winter Carnival in an unidentified location.
Winter Carnival Queen
Black and white print of an unidentified woman being crowned as Winter Carnival queen at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens, 1970 January 14
Black and white medium-format contact sheet with group and individual portraits of 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens (Frame 12), 1970 January 14
Group portrait of the five 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver. One of them is holding a pair of skis and another, a pair of poles.