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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 24 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver - Students, between 1911-1912

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0038.00008
Abstract

The image depicts 40 unidentified students at the University of Denver, prep school, in front of either Iliff School of Theology or University Hall, between 1911-12.

Dates: between 1911-1912

University of Denver - Students, 1916

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0038.00010
Abstract

The image depicts 25 unidentified students, affiliated with the University of Denver, with six individuals holding mandolins, a violin and a guitar, in an unidentified room, in 1916.

Dates: 1916

University of Denver - Students Portrait, circa 1880

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0035.00003
Abstract

The image depicts an unidentified female student at the University of Denver, wearing a large hat and a fur coat and muff, circa 1880.

Dates: circa 1880

Women's Week, 1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0005.00004
Abstract

The image depicts Rosemary Steckel showcasing an outfit in the Women's Week fashion show, with unidentified students sitting in the audience, affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1957.

Dates: 1957