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 122 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 fire. Trench for the new steam pipes in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 July 20
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Rubble on the ground, roof gone and all the windows broken out.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado, burned out after the fire. View from the back.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 July 20
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Firemen in a ladder basket aim water between the towers as smoke rises around the building.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 July 20
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Smoke rises about the ruins of the chapel.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Fire hoses crisscross a driveway behind a firetruck. A latter reaches between the north towers of Buchtel Chapel. Smoke and haze cover the scene.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. The chapel smokes immediately after the flames are extinguished.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 July 20
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Firemen battle the fire from above in an extendable basket.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. View from the rear of the building with smoke damage on the upper walls.