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:
Smith, Dwight - Photo VIP, 1970-1998
Smith, Dwight Photos, 1972-1998
Social Work Members with Chester Alter
Three unidentified persons from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver talk with Chancellor Chester Alter. The Social Work students/teachers are wearing nametags reading "Hello! My name is (blank) what's yours?"
Student Freshmen Inspect Lightbulb with Chancellor Alter, 1963
The image depicts three unidentified people standing next to Chancellor Alter who is holding a box of lightbulbs in his left hand and a light bulb in his right hand at the University of Denver in 1963.
Students (1910-19), 1910-1964
Black and white prints of group portraits of University of Denver students, especially from the 1910s, including portraits of alumni from those years at later reunions.
Students - New Students - Chancellor's Reception, 1974-1975
Black and white negatives and contact sheets of new students at the Chancellor's Reception at the University of Denver.
Students - Orientation - Pioneers in the Rockies, 1974-2000
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives, contact sheets, and slides related to Pioneers in the Rockies activities at the University of Denver. Also includes color negatives and contact sheets related to Pioneer Honors Students at a Colorado Rockies game.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ, 1988 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbeque at the University of Denver in 1988.