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"
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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 12 Collections and/or Records:
1939 University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team, 1939
1939 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team poses for a group portrait. Reproduced in the 1939 Kynewisbok, page 272. Back row (l-r): Phil Schumann, Norman Maris, Dan Hoggatt, Bernard Wright, Kramish, Jack Daniel, Garth Haigh, Martin Morgan, Harry Shade, Bob Desserich, Beyer, Lee Doud, George Twombly. Front row: Harold McCormick, Robert King, Ring, Mike Jurich, Lafe McClard, Karl Hafen, Walter Peterson, Tibbetts, Wiles Hallock, Simon, and Coach Eddie Haynes.
1961 University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team and Coaches, 1961
1961 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team poses for a group portrait with coaches. Standing (l-r): Ed Laipenieks, Walt Ptasnik, Tom MacArthur, Juris Laipenieks, John Price, Dan Killingsworth, Joe Fontaine, Cris Salbeck. Kneeling: Coach Tom Benich, Everett Beck, Don Scheider, Jim Eastin, Jerry Austin, and Jack Wackwitz. Reproduced in the 1961 Kynewisbok, page 235.
1967-68 Sports University of Denver, 1967-1968
1967-1968 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
Biographical Sketches of Members of the University of Denver Coaching Staff, 1964-65, 1964-1965
Biographical information regarding all of the University of Denver (DU) coaches for the 1964-1965 school year. Coaches include Murray Armstrong (hockey and golf), Troy Bledsoe (basketball), Jerry Cole (basketball), Doug DeWitt (gymnastics), Jack Mansfield (cross country and track), Tom Murphy (swimming), Dr. Bob Richards (tennis), Jack Rose (baseball), Tom Sand (wrestling), Willy Schaeffler (skiing and soccer), and Billy Wright (tennis).
Pioneer 2005 Annual Report University of Denver, 2005
Sports at DU Home of the Pioneers, between 1955-1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers sports information guide for prospective students. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's football, men's baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, men's track, and men's gymnastics. Contents of the guide include information regarding the individual sports program, a look at life as a student at the University of Denver (DU), and a list of academic programs.
Spring Sports at Denver U. 1949, 1949
1949 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers spring sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include men's football, men's baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, and men's track. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
University of Denver 1966-67 Sports, 1966-1967
1966-1967 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
University of Denver Freshman Football and Head Track Coach Dale Hardy, between 1955-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football and head track coach Dale Hardy poses for a portrait.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Coach John Musick and Team Member John McCarthy, 1954 March 13
University of Denver (DU) Pioneer men's track and field team member John McCarthy, holding a discus, poses with coach John Musick.