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 619 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Stadium, between 1965-1971
University of Denver (DU) Stadium football field from the west stands.
University of Denver Stadium, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Stadium stands filled up by spectators.
University of Denver Stadium Aerial Shot, 1954 November 6
University of Denver (DU) Stadium, also referred to as Hilltop, aerial view taken during a football game on November 6, 1954.
University of Denver Student Athlete Gordon Cooper, between 1949-1952
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers student athlete Gordon Cooper poses for a photograph while preparing to catch a football.
University of Denver Twenty-sixth Annual Athletic Award Dinner, 1961 June 1
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers athletics awards program. Sports include football, ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual athlete names designated by sport.
University of Denver vs. Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College Men's Football Game, between 1955-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player prepares to pass the ball during a game against Colorado A&M.
University of Denver vs. Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College Men's Football Game, between 1955-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player is tackled by an opposing player while running with the ball during a game.
University of Denver vs. Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player rushes an opposing Colorado A&M quarterback (12) who looks for a teammate to pass the ball to before getting sacked during a game.
University of Denver vs. Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College Men's Football Game, between 1950-1956
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player breaks an attempted tackle by an opposing Colorado A&M opponent during a game.
University of Denver vs. Colorado College Men's Football Game, 1954 September 17
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player Charles DeLuca and opposing Colorado College players Ed Ficek (77) and Walt Bennett (83) watch as a referee calls the outcome from the coin toss during a night game on September 17, 1954 in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Members of the Air Force Academy are present in the center wearing DU hats.