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:
University of Denver Alpha Phi Alpha Members in Tuxedos, circa 1950
The image depicts four unidentified students singing and playing the piano, in an unidentified place, affiliated to the University of Denver, circa 1950. Three of the students are standing next to the grand piano, wearing top hats, tuxedos, gloves, and holding canes, while the other student is wearing the same clothes but playing the piano.
University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915
11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.
University of Denver Athletics Office, between 1950-1960
A dedicated athletics office hard at work for the University of Denver. Photographs of athletes from various sports are visible in the background.
University of Denver Boettcher Center, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Boettcher Center from the south in Denver, Colorado. Drawing of a possible layout for the Boettcher Center.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1970-2008
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Panoramic view of the tower with Penrose Library behind it. Students walk on sidewalks in front of the Tower.
University of Denver Class of 1894, 1894
The University of Denver (DU) class of 1894 poses for a formal portrait in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1951
Black and white photograph in bound book of images from the University of Denver Student Activities event Derby day on May 4th, 1951 of ten unidentified affiliates posing in front of an unknown building in Denver, CO.
University of Denver Football Team, 1954, 1954
University of Denver - Freshman Class 1907, 1907
The image depicts 67 unidentified freshman students of the University of Denver, sitting on the steps to the entrance to the University Hall, wearing winter apparel, in 1907.
University of Denver Gymnastics, 2001
Images of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's gymnastics meet from 2001.