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 62 Collections and/or Records:
Rocky Mountain Conservation Center, 1978-1998
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color negatives and contact sheets relating to the Rocky Mountain Art Conservation Center.
Shwayder Center, 1977
Types of Materials: Correspondence, schedule, transcript of speech
Social Sciences Division Records
The Social Sciences Division Records at the University of Denver contain material that relates solely to the Social Science Department while a stand-alone unit and after its incorporation into the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Although not complete, the records do include annual reports, meeting minutes and information on the curriculum.
Student Activities - Art Show (SPLIBS), 1988
Black and white prints related to SPLIBS and senior art shows at the University of Denver.
Students in Art Class, circa 1940
The image depicts 10 unidentified University of Denver students and one unidentified University of Denver professor in art class, circa 1940. The students are sitting at desks with eight portraits on a shelf against the back wall.
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 Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
Still image of a statue in a mostly empty, white-walled, brightly lit gallery. Photos and other works of art lean against the wall, waiting to be hung. On the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975.
University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
Still image of art gallery on the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975. The walls are white and bright lights are overhead. Pieces of art lean on walls and lay on the floor, prepatory to being hung.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 January
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the art gallery after the renovation at the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Some images show the gallery empty, with paintings on the white walls. Other images show visitors looking at the artwork.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1998 September
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting the 20th aniversary celebration of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Some images are of posed groups and some of visitors looking at art. Two frames show a harpist playing her instrument.