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 267 Collections and/or Records:
Physical Education - Modern Dance, 1982
Three dancers perform as a part of a Continuing Education modern dance activity at the University of Denver.
Physical Education - Modern Dance, 1966
A group of women perform various moves as part of a modern dance class at the University of Denver. One of them, facing the opposite direction from the others, holds a drum and a beater. The class is in a gym with basketball hoops on the walls.
Physical Education - Tumbling, 1923
A University of Denver student throws another student over two others in a tumbling exercises. The students are standing on a tumbling mat in Observatory Park, with two chairs and a row of houses in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Physical Education - Tumbling
A University of Denver student throws another student into the air in a tumbling exercise. The students are standing on a tumbling mat in Observatory Park, with two chairs and a row of houses in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Physical Education - Tumbling
A group of male students participate in a tumbling exercise at the University of Denver. One of the students is doing a headstand, a second is grabbing his ankles and swinging over him, and while a third is preparing to catch him. The students are standing on a large cloth in an open grassy area, with Buchtel Memorial Chapel visible in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Pictures of Faculty, circa 1880
Portrait of DU ROTC Cadets, 1984 September 20
Black and white print of University of Denver ROTC cadets Erik Kupferer, Phil Lenski, Gilbert Chavez, and Amy Wooldridge standing on the porch steps of an unidentified building. All of the cadets except Kupferer are wearing camouflage uniforms.
Portrait of Three Men
Three men, identified in an inscription as Earl M. Cranston, Dean George Manly, and William A. Moore, pose for a portrait.
R. O. T. C.
Black and white negative related to ROTC activities at the University of Denver.
Recreation for Life, 1992-1994
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color prints related to Recreation for Life activities at the University of Denver.