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 431 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach, 1954
1954 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team members and coach pose for a team picture with trophies. Front row: David C. Shaw, Dale F. Thompson, Francis Wallace, Willis S. Olson, and Glynn Cress. Back row: head coach Willy Schaeffler, Marvin L. Crawford, John G. L'Orange, Gunnar Jansen, Russell Crook, John R. Cress, and Alvin Paul Wegeman.
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach, between 1950-1960
Several University of Denver (DU) Pioneers ski team members, one in a letterman's jacket, and head coach Willy Schaeffler, receive an envelope from DU administrators.
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach, 1954
1954 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team members and coach Willy Schaeffler pose for a team picture with trophies. Identified are Gunnar Jansen, Will Olsen, Paul Wegeman, Glynn Cress, Ole Gotaas, and Dale Thompson.
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach Willy Schaeffler, 1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team members and coach Willy Schaeffler meet and shake hands with an unidentified individual. Present are Francis Wallace, John R. Cress, David C. Shaw, and Gunnar Jansen.
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach Willy Schaeffler, 1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team members and coach Willy Schaeffler look over a document. Coach Willy Schaeffler is shown holding the document. From left to right: unidentified male, Francis Wallace, unidentified male, John R. Cress, David C. Shaw, Gunnar Jansen, Coach Willy Schaeffler, and two unidentified males.
University of Denver Ski Team Members and Coach Willy Schaeffler, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team members with coach Willy Schaeffler as he shakes the hands of an unidentified individual. Three ski team members in the back from left to right: John R. Cress, David C. Shaw, and Gunnar Jansen.
University of Denver Student Athlete Awards Ceremony, between 1995-1996
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's baseball player Dan Nagy shakes the hand of men's baseball head coach Jack Rose as he receives an award during the 1995-1996 Student Athlete Awards Ceremony.
University of Denver Swim Team Coach James Bain and Men's Baseball Coach Jack Rose, 1987 March 4
1987 University of Denver (DU) Pioneer's swim team coach Jim Bain poses with a plaque commemorating fifteen years of coaching from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Men's baseball coach Jack Rose poses on Bain's right with a plaque celebrating twenty-five years of coaching from the American Baseball Coaches Association.
University of Denver vs. Air Force Academy Men's Soccer Match, 1967
Contact sheet made from 11 120 photographic negatives taken at the University of Denver Pioneers vs. Air Force Academy Falcons men's soccer match at Hilltop Stadium in Denver, Colorado in 1967. Three group portraits of the 1967 men's soccer team are also included.
University of Denver vs. Colorado State University Women's Basketball Game, 2003 December 12
The bulk of the records in this collection have been generated by the Media Relations unit, which is an administrative unit within the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation. These records include: media guides, game programs, team rosters, press releases, photographs, and related promotional materials.