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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Chancellor Ritchie in Homecoming Parade, 1995 November

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0033.00001
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie riding in the front of a covered wagon in DU's Homecoming parade in November 1995. Both Ritchie and the driver of the wagon are wearing cowboy hats and boots, and the wagon bears signs reading "[illegible] Marshall" and "Wagons furnished by Cowboy Metal."

Dates: 1995 November

Chester Alter at Homecoming 1957

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Identifier: U201.02.0138.0007.00001
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and homecoming queen Barbara Jean Davis standing on the football field at University of Denver Stadium while Clarence Myhre speaks at a microphone and various persons in military uniform stand at attention.

Dates: 1950-1959

Homecoming 1953 Schedule, 1953

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0008.00002
Abstract

Black and white print of a female student with a poster listing the schedule of events at Homecoming 1953 at the University of Denver. The poster reads, "Homecoming at Denver University, Say it with Music" followed by the schedule of events for November 11-14, 1953.

Dates: 1953

Homecoming Activity (Frame 9)

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Identifier: U201.01.0099.0031.00003
Abstract

Black and white negative depicting a young child in a sequined suit singing into a microphone with an American flag in the background as part of a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1992 October

Homecoming Activity (Frame 10)

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Identifier: U201.01.0099.0031.00004
Abstract

A young child in a sequined suit, holding a microphone, sings to a woman seated a table at a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1992 October

Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse

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Identifier: U201.01.0099.0036.00003
Abstract

Color print of numeous persons filling their plates from a buffet line at the University of Denver Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1999

Homecoming Traditions, 1981 November 14

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0024.00002
Abstract

Black and white print of people cheering at a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver. One person is wearing a shirt with the Greek letter Alpha Gamma (and a third which is not visible), while another is wearing a pin reading "AX the JACKS." Visible in the background are part of a papier-mache sculpture and balloons.

Dates: 1981 November 14

Homecoming Traditions - Alumni Double-Decker Bus, 1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0033.00002
Abstract

Alumni gather in front of their double decker bus to join in on the Homecoming festivities at the University of Denver in 1995. The bus, painted in crimson and gold, bears the University of Denver seal and the words "University of Denver Alumni Association" on the front.

Dates: 1995

Homecoming Traditions - Bus in Parade (Frame 20), 1990 October

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Identifier: U201.01.0099.0029.00001
Abstract

Black and white negative depicting a school bus decorated for the University of Denver's 1990 Homecoming parade. The bus is decoreated with balloons and with a large banner reading "Don't miss the bus! Homecoming '90! Catch the spirit." Several people are looking out the windows of the bus or sitting atop it.

Dates: 1990 October

Homecoming Traditions - Chancellor's Red Vest, 1953 November

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0099.0008.00003
Abstract

University of Denver College of Arts and Sciences Dean James E. Perdue helps Chancellor Chester M. Alter into his traditional red vest for Homecoming 1953, which was in Alter's first homecoming as Chancellor of DU.

Dates: 1953 November