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 28 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Recht with Student at Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1957
University of Denver astronomy professor Albert Recht looks at a telescope with a female student inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Dwight Smith with Student in Lab, circa 1970
Photographic image of chemistry professor Dwight Smith stands over a student in a laboratory containing chemistry equipment. On the University of Denver campus, circa 1970.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Learning Effectiveness Program, 1997-1998
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives, contact sheets, and prints relating to the Learning Effectiveness Program at the University of Denver.
Music School Opera Rehearsal, 1986 January
A music director rehearses in a classroom with students singing behind music stands at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music in January 1986.
Nurses on Stairway, 1959 February
Photographic image of two nursing students and a nursing instructor on a stairway at the University of Denver in February of 1959. From left to right: Miss Kjelbertson, Mrs Beeler, Mill Bardal.
Nursing Students and Instructors, 1959 February
Photographic image of two nursing students looking at papers with two intructors, one of whom is seated behind a desk, at the University of Denver in February of 1959,
Nursing Students at Tea, circa 1955
Photographic image of nursing students around a lace covered table at the University of Denver, circa 1955. One student is pouring tea while others are lined up behind her. Two individuals that appear to be instructors talk at the other end of the table. Other students are visible in the background.
Nursing Students in Tennis Lesson, 1952 February
Photographic image of seven nursing students holding out tennis racquets while an instructor faces them, also holding a racquet, at the University of Denver in February of 1952. The background appears to be a ballroom and other students look on.
Physical Education - Golf Class, 1966
A golf instructor gives advice to a student in a physical education class at the University of Denver. The student is preparing to hit a ball off a rubber mat with an iron, while other students are practicing hitting balls in the background.