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 164 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall, 1957
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Dr. Essie White Cohn, Dorothea Appleton, and an unidentified man standing on the sidewalk in front of the building as its construction nears completion.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall, 1958-1959
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with students eating at tables on the patio.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall, between 1957-2008
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) nearing completion on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with cars parked in a dirt lot in the foreground.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Plans, 1957
Artist's rendering of the proposed design for Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Slides, between 1963-2008
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane residence hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mount Evans in the background.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Slides, between 1963-2000
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane residence hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a wooden sign in front of the building reading, "Granville B. Johnson Residence Hall, Ida Kruse McFarlane Residence Hall."
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Slides, 1987
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane residence hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in autumn, with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Slides, 1985
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane residence hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mount Evans in the background.