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 114 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1950
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado. Two men cook at a stove in their dorm room's kitchen, circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1950
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950; a female student walks along the shaded sidewalks in front of a three story university apartment.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1950
Aerial view of two of the University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The three story red brick buildings sit midground, with numerous trees and the Rocky Mountains in the background. A large grassy lawn, trees, sidewalks, and dirt road, and an outbuilding are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Apartments, after 1949
Aerial view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, in the early 1950s; a man stands on the roof of Pioneer Hall, looking down at Columbine Hall in the background. Students walk on sidewalks below. Trees are visible in the background and a large grassy lawn surrounds the front of Columbine Hall.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The u-shaped building is three stories and built of bricks. A large grassy lawn crisscrossed by sidewalks is in the foreground, and cars are parked in a lot on the right. On the left a girl rides a bicycle.
University of Denver Apartments, 1952 May
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado; students walk down a sidewalk between Skyline Hall and the University of Denver Student Union in 1952.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Three story brick apartment buildings line a sidewalk; a large dirt area is in the foreground. Students walk along sidewalks between the buildings.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado; students walk between an apartment building and the University of Denver Student Union.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of two female students walking across a grassy lawn in front of the University of Denver's Aspen Apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a tree next to a University of Denver apartment building in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Students walk on a sidewalk next to the three story brick building.