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 34 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire; walls and roof caved in.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire. Student cars parked by front of ruined building after stairs demolished.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, 1975
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Winter view of the Buchtel Chapel before the fire, pine branches frame the picture, taken with a pink filter.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1960-1983
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Two men carrying cases walk down the sidewalk with the Buchtel Chapel in the background.