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 54 Collections and/or Records:
Students - Classes - Students with Faculty, 1910-circa 1990
Contains black and white images of students with faculty. Most of the image are undated.
Students in Computer Lab, between 1980-1989
Four unidentified students work on computers in a computer lab at the University of Denver in the 1980s while an instructor helps one of them.
Two Unidentified Students In Faculty Member's Office
Black and white photograph of an unidentified faculty member talking to two unidentified students in his office. One of the students is drinking a Diet Sprite, and there are numerous houseplants on the desk in the background. The photograph is taken at a bird's-eye view.
Two Unidentified Students Working with Faculty Member
Black and white photograph of an unidentified male and female student working with electronic equipment with an unidentified faculty member pointing out a graph displayed on the screen of the equipment. One of the students is wearing a T-shirt reading "University of Denver Engineering Club," and a blackboard with diagrams and equations is visible in the background.
Unidentified Student and Faculty Member Reading Book
Black and white photograph of unidentified student and faculty member standing in the Mary Reed Building reading a book.
Unidentified Student and Faculty Member Reading Map, circa 1980
Black and white photograph of unidentified student and faculty member looking at a map labeled "Pacific Rim Flights - Honolulu International Airport." On the table next to it is a graph labeled "Occupational Status Eastern Colorado 1980."
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 - Students, circa 1900
The image depicts 13 unidentified female students from a sorority pose in front of the Chancellor Buchtel's house for the University of Denver's Chancellor breakfast, circa 1900.
University of Denver - Students, 1964
The image depicts Grace Melzer, Chancellor Chester M. Alter, Chas Hahn, Marry Dodds, at a Class of 1914 Reunion for the University of Denver, in 1964.
University of Denver Summer Commencement, 1956
The image depicts University of Denver students at summer commencement, in front of Illif School of Theology, in 1956.