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 1070 Collections and/or Records:
Female Students with Tennis Rackets in Physical Education Class, 1958
Group shot of female students on a tennis court for a physical education class at the University of Denver. Two students are standing facing each other and touching their rackets to the ground, while the others are watching from the bench on the other side of the court. All of them are wearing white shirts, shorts, and tennis shoes.
Ferguson - Women's Soccer, 2001
The bulk of the records in this collection have been generated by the Media Relations unit, which is an administrative unit within the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation. These records include: media guides, game programs, team rosters, press releases, photographs, and related promotional materials.
Foreign Educators and Students, between 1948-1959
Group shot of a group of foreign students and educators visiting the University of Denver.
Foreign Students Dinner with Art Display, between 1948-1959
Five unidentified University of Denver students, some or possibly all international students, sit at a table set with china and silverware in front of a a large display board with drawings and paintings of various scenes.
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.
Freshman Housing, circa 1950
The contact sheet depicts two unidentified freshman students in University of Denver housing, circa 1950.
Freshman Orientation, 1952
The image depicts multiple unidentified freshman students at the University of Denver orientation, all wearing identical hats and circled around two unidentified authorities, in 1952.
Freshman Orientation, circa 1950
The image depicts a large crowd of people sitting on chairs outside of Margery Reed Hall, at the University of Denver for Freshman Orientation, circa 1950. The Mary and Margery Reed Statue is seen in the foreground of the image.
Freshman Orientation, 1951
The image depicts 11 unidentified individuals participating in a game of a three legged race at freshman orientation, in front of Margery Reed Hall, at the University of Denver, in 1951. A couple of students stand on the top of the steps to the building watching the race.
Freshman Orientation, 1954
The image depicts two unidentified students bending down and waving on the football field, at the University of Denver, in 1954.