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 290 Collections and/or Records:
Skyline Football 1961 Grid Record-Roster Book and basketball Record Book, 1961
1961 Skyline Football Conference information guide featuring conference records, standings and awards from the previous year, individual team football rosters, coaching staffs, and school information, and conference basketball records.
Souvenir Program, Pioneer Day, University of Denver vs. University of Colorado, Thanksgiving Day, 1925, 1925
Program for the University of Denver football game against the University of Colorado on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), 1925 at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Program includes: team rosters, statistics, schedules, cheers, song lyrics, team and individual player portraits. Color cover illustration signed ''Cavally, Denver.''
Souvenir Program, University of Denver vs. Colorado Normal, Saturday, October 3, 1925, 1925
Program for the University of Denver football game against the Colorado Normal on Saturday, October 3, 1925 at the Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Program includes: team rosters, statistics, schedules, cheers, song lyrics, team and individual player portraits. Color cover illustration signed ''Cavally, Denver.''
Spectator, Grizzly Gridiron Guide, Montana University ''Grizzlies'' vs. Denver University ''Pioneers'', Dornblaser Field, Saturday, October 12, 1957, 1:30 p.m., 1957
Program for the University of Denver football game against Montana State University (Missoula) on Saturday, October 12, 1957 at Dornblaser Field, Missoula, Montana. Program includes: team rosters, statistics, schedules, team and individual player portraits, photographs of the Montana State campus, Montana school songs. Cover illustration by Lon Keller.
United States Air Force Academy vs. University of Denver, November 8, 1958, Denver Colorado, 1958
Program for the University of Denver football game against United States Air Force Academy on November 8, 1958 at University of Denver Stadium, Denver, Colorado. Air Force produced program includes: team rosters, statistics, schedules, individual player portraits, Air Force Academy songs and yells, essay on cadet life including photographs (p. 16-17), essay on University of Denver (p. 23), 1958 rule changes. Cover illustration by Lon Keller.
University of Denver Aerial View, between 1950-1955
Aerial view of the University of Denver (DU) with the University of Denver Stadium and Field House Arena visible.
University of Denver Athletic Director Ellison Ketchum and Alfred Nelson, between 1944-1950
University of Denver (DU) Athletic Director Ellison Ketchum and Dean of the Community College Alfred Nelson look over the construction of the east stands of the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Campus, between 1967-1971
Aerial view of the University of Denver campus taken from the east in Denver, Colorado. The University of Denver Stadium, Centennial Halls, Centennial Towers, and the General Classroom Building (GCB) are visible.
University of Denver Campus, 1940
Aerial view of the University of Denver University Park campus in the early 1940s. In foreground, left to right: University Hall; Iliff School of Theology, and the Mary Reed Building (then the Mary Reed Library). In middle, left to right: the Alumni Gymnasium, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, and Science Hall. In background: DU Hilltop Stadium, before the construction of the Field House Arena.
University of Denver Cheerleaders, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers cheerleaders jump in the air while holding megaphones on the field of the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado.