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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Freshman Dorm Basement, 1954
The image depicts two unidentified students hanging laundry on water pipes in the basement of a residential building at the University of Denver, in 1954.
Student Activities, between 1954-1957
The image depicts 5 unidentified students sitting in an unidentified place playing a card game, affiliated with the University of Denver, between 1954-57.
Student Housing, circa 1950
The image depicts four unidentified students sitting in the University of Denver's student housing, circa 1950. Starting from the left, there is a dresser, a desk with one student sitting at it, and a bunk bed with two students on the bottom bunk and one on the top.
University of Denver - Students, circa 1900
The image depicts two unidentified female students affiliated with the University of Denver, sitting cross-legged in front of some bushes, circa 1900.
University of Denver - Students, circa 1950
The image depicts three unidentified students cleaning their dorm room at the University of Denver, circa 1950. One student is wiping the window, one student is wiping the coffee table, and the third student is sweeping the floor.