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 19 Collections and/or Records:
Traditions - Homecoming 1998, 1998
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 Old Art Building, Exterior, circa 1965
Exterior view of University of Denver's old Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Metal sculpture in the foreground. Students sit and stand on the lawn surrounding the building.
University of Denver Recreational Martial Arts, between 1980-1990
University of Denver (DU) students (right pair) Ben Waite (kicker) and Jeremiah O'Connor (holder) practice martial arts in an empty room.
University of Denver Recreational Martial Arts, 1985 April
University of Denver (DU) martial arts instructor demonstrates a Tae Kwon Do move in a room in April 1985.
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, Construction, 1979
Raising a sculpture into place near the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado, near the time of the opening of that building.
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.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 June
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the Art School art gallery while empty. Additional frames show students working on their art projects, looking at slides on a light table. Also shown are file drawers, at the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.