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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Students - Outdoor Campus Scenes (1990-99) 2, 1990-1999

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0029
Abstract

Black and white negatives and prints of University of Denver students in various settings on campus in the 1990s. Also includes one photo from 2003 and a University of Denver holiday card with a color photo of students and a snowman.

Dates: 1990-1999

Students - Outdoor Campus Scenes 2000's, 1999-2009

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0030
Abstract

Black and white negatives and one color print of University of Denver students in various settings on campus from 1999-2009.

Dates: 1999-2009

Students outside the Boettcher Center, circa 1960

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0017.00001.00001
Abstract

The image depicts five unidentified individuals with bicycles standing by a pond outside the Boettcher Center on the University of Denver campus, circa 1960.

Dates: circa 1960

Students Outside University Hall, 1956

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0022.00006
Abstract

The image depicts multiple unidentified individuals standing in a group outside of the University Hall, at the University of Denver, in 1956.

Dates: 1956

Students Sitting Outdoors, between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0003.00001
Abstract

Two unidentified female students sit on the grass in front of a fence on the campus of the University of Denver. One students has several books and a small bag next to her on the grass.

Dates: between 1980-1989

Students Talking on Driscoll Bridge, between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0002.00004
Abstract

Five unidentified University of Denver students talk while studying on a bench on the bridge over Evans Avenue inside the William T. Driscoll Student Center.

Dates: between 1980-1989

University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0001.00026
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center from the south in Denver, Colorado. Drawing of a possible layout for the Boettcher Center.

Dates: between 1963-2008

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1970-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0015.00037
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Panoramic view of the tower with Penrose Library behind it. Students walk on sidewalks in front of the Tower.

Dates: between 1970-2008

University of Denver - Students, circa 1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0003.00005
Abstract

The image depicts three unidentified students walking towards an unidentified building, surrounded by greenery, circa 1940s.

Dates: circa 1940

University of Denver - Students, circa 1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0004.00006
Abstract

The image depicts 19 unidentified students standing outside on the University of Denver campus, circa 1950.

Dates: circa 1950