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 121 Collections and/or Records:
Buildings - Libraries
Black and white contact sheets and prints related to the old library building at the University of Denver.
Colorado Women's College Porter Library, 1962-1983
Exterior view of Colorado Women's College (CWC) in Denver, Colorado, including the Porter Library.
Student Studying, 1988
The image depicts an unidentified student studying in the Mary Reed Library at the University of Denver, in 1988. This image was used for the Financial Options brochure for the Office of Admission, July 1989.
University Buildings, circa 1900
The image depicts the University Hall and the University Library, at the University of Denver, circa 1900.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Campus, between 1909-1916
Black and white contact sheet with exterior and aerial views of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Buildings visible include University Hall, Carnegie Library, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Mary Reed Building, and University of Denver Stadium.
University of Denver Campus, between 1958-1962
Aerial view of University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. The intersection of University and Evans appears in the lower left of the frame, with the image facing Southwest.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, between 1908-1933
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. View of the front of the library, leafy tree in the left foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, between 1912-1930
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Tiny saplings and sparse grass in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Photograph of an artist's drawing of the Carnegie Library.