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 1 Collection or Record:
Founders Day - 1950, 1950
3 black and white prints from Founders Day 1950 at the University of Denver, including Mrs. Iliff and Chancellor Albert Jacobs blowing out candles on the cake; Mrs. A. Whyman, Albert Jacobs, and Mrs. Iliff cutting the cake; and Loretta Jacobs, Alfred Jacobs, Mrs. Iliff, Frances Hays, and others.