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 16454 Collections and/or Records:
1958 University of Denver Ski Team Postcard, 1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers ski team photographic postcard addressed to Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Breternitz. Postmarked Denver, Colo. Dec 22, 1958. U.S. postage 3 cents. Signed by 1958 DU ski team members Mauritz Sonberg, Ted Farwell, Al Vincelette, Tom Carter, Clarence Servold, Bob Gray, Oddvar Ronnestad, John Thorpe, Peder Pytte, Martti Korhonen, and Coach Willy Schaeffler.
1959-60 University of Denver Winter Sports, 1959-1960
1959-1960 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, and men's swimming. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
1959-1960 University of Denver Men's Ice Hockey Team, between 1959-1960
1959 National Intercollegiate Ski Championships, 1959 March 26-28
1959 National Intercollegiate Ski Championships program featuring rosters of participating schools and a fill-in results log.
1959 University of Denver Men's Football Player and Coach, 1959
1959 University of Denver (DU) men's football player Steve Meuris (82) receives a helmet from coach John Roning. Behind them is a sign that reads: ''Have a nice, safe summer, but come back ready!''
1959 University of Denver Men's Football Players Ben Miller and John Hayhurst, 1959
Contact sheet with two images of 1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players Ben Miller (68) and John Hayhurst (80) posing for portraits.
1959 University of Denver Men's Football Players Bob Tatar and Don Dorsey, 1959
Contact sheet with two images of 1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players Bob Tatar (69) and Don Dorsey (73) posing for a photograph on the field.
1960-1961 University of Denver Men's Ice Hockey Team, between 1960-1961
1960 University of Denver vs. Michigan State Ice Hockey Program, 1960 December 12-13
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers game program from December 12-13, 1960 for a game vs. Michigan State University in the Field House Arena in Denver Colorado. Program features rosters for both teams, individual player profiles with pictures for University of Denver (DU) Pioneers players, coaching staffs, as well as a University of Denver (DU) hockey schedule.