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 2 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 Student Loretta Norris, circa 1970
University of Denver (DU) student Loretta Norris poses for a portrait outside a building on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado. Norris majored in math and came to DU from Greenville, Alabama.