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 22 Collections and/or Records:
''First Football Team of the West'', 1938
Articles about DU being the first school in the west to be represented by a football squad including a team roster from 1884-1885.
Miscellaneous Athletics Records, Reports, between 1947-2001
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers athletics newspaper clippings, records and press releases from 1947-2001.