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 586 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1955
University of Denver Pioneers men's football team members, right halfback Tarzan Honor (47) and fullback Dick Gupton (31), pose for a group portrait on the field at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1954
University of Denver Pioneers quarterback Jim Bowen (16, in sombrero) holds up a blanket that reads ''DU Pioneers'' like a bullfighter as his teammate prepares to run through it on the field at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1955-1960
University of Denver Pioneers men's football players (left to right, 70, 80, and 78) run during a practice at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1955-1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose together during practice. George Colbert can be seen standing on the left.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1925
Individual portraits of 1925 University of Denver men's football team members Walter Chapman and Neville Chase are displayed on a page of the DU Kynewisbok yearbook. Re-photographed mounted slide, halftone photomechanical print from the 1926 Kynewisbok, page 257.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1956-1960
University of Denver Pioneers men's football players pose in play formation as head coach John Roning stands to the side with a whistle during a team practice at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1935
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose for a group portrait. Pictured center is player Joe Leon Michaelsen (42). Entire team picture reproduced in the 1936 Kynewisbok, page 128.
University of Denver Men's Football Players and Coach, 1948-1952
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players in uniform, Sam Etcheverry (22), Gordon Cooper, and Jerry Collier huddle around coach John Baker who is down on one knee. Sam Etcheverry holds a football in his left hand.
University of Denver Men's Football Players and Coach, 1959
1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players watch and listen to their coach John Roning near the goal line during a practice. One Pioneers men's football player has the name ''Ziegler'' written on the front of his shirt. The other player on the right is quarterback Bob Sands (17).
University of Denver Men's Football Players and Coach John Roning, 1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players huddle around head coach John Roning. Standing: Bob Huber, Sam Pagano, Sal Cesario, Bob Carter, Steve Meuris, and Tim Barrett. Kneeling: John Roning, Danny Fritsch, Dave Thoel, Jim Epperson, and Elroy Mares.