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 211 Collections and/or Records:
Maurice Mitchell at Nelson Rockefeller Campaign Rally (Frame 6A), 1968 May
University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell speaks at a rally for New York Governor and Republican presidential candidate Nelson Rockefeller at the University of Denver in 1968. The University of Denver podium bears a sign reading "Rocky has never lost an election."
Maurice Mitchell with Civil Rights Commission, 1969 February 14
Group portrait of the members of the United States Commission on Human Rights on February 14, 1969, including University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell.
Maurice Mitchell with Frankie Freeman
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Maurice Mitchell on a Civil Rights Commission panel with Frankie Freeman and an unidentified man.
McDowell, William Photos, 1890-1899
Images of William Fraser McDowell, second chancellor of the University of Denver and later a bishop of the Methodist church, during his tenure at DU. Images include 1 set of black and white negatives with contact sheet; 2 medium-format black and white negatives with accompanying prints on cardboard backing (one signed by McDowell); 5 more recent enlargements of the same black and white print with contact sheet. Also includes 3 black and white prints of McDowell as bishop.
Mitchell, Maurice - Chancellor VIP Photographs - Civil Rights Commission, 1969-1974
Moore, Bishop David H. Photos, 1880-1915
Portraits and headshots of David Hastings Moore, first chancellor of the University of Denver and later a bishop of the Methodist Church. Images include 12 undated black and white prints, 1 medium-format black and white negative, 2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets (one of which includes images of other chancellors), and 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives.
Moore, David Hastings, circa 1880
Black and white print of headshot of David Hastings Moore, first chancellor of the University of Denver.
Nelson, Alfred Clarence, between 1929-1949
Black and white print of headshot of University of Denver professor and interim Chancellor Alfred Clarence Nelson.
Parents Meeting with Chancellor Mitchell, between 1967-1969
A young girl rests on the shoulder of an unidentified man, apparently the father of a University of Denver student, as University of Denver Chancellor Maurice Mitchell speaks in the background at a meeting between Mitchell and parents of freshman students during Parents Weekend.
Portrait of Henry A. Butchel, 1899-1920
Black and white portrait of Henry A. Butchel, Chancellor of University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, between 1899 and 1920.