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:
1940 & 1937 D.U./C.U. Football Game Highlights, between 1937-1940
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football game highlights from 1937 and 1940 for games against University of Colorado. Video an archival 16mm film transfer from 1997.
1945 University of Denver Ski Club, 1945 February
1945 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers ski club poses for a portrait. Ski Club director Merlyn McLaughlin is seated second from left in the front row. Reproduced in the 1945 Kynewisbok, page 128.
1949 Football Information From the University of Denver, 1949
1949 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football information mailer featuring team roster, coaching staff, individual player information, season ticket order form, and schedule.
1952 University of Denver Ski Team, 1952
The 1952 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ski team poses for a group portrait outdoors. Left to right: Dick Tallman, Albert Boe, Marvin Crawford, Roger Smades, Coach Willy Schaeffler, Dale Thompson, Tony Deane, Tom Hoffman, Magnus Bucher. Not in picture: Jerry Hiatt, Chuck Maddalone, and Tom Carter.
1953-1954 University of Denver Ski Team, 1954
1953 University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Team, 1953
1953 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football freshman team pose for a team photograph in the grass.
1954-55 University of Denver Winter Sports Information, 1954-1955
1954-1955 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.
1954-1955 University of Denver Ski Team, between 1954-1955
1954 University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Team, 1954
1954 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football players pose together in two rows for a team photograph. Front row third from left Bob Huber (63), Willie Frank (47), and George Colbert (20) are visible.