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 127 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Chancellor and President of Board of Trustees Speak to Founders Day Award Recipients, 1959
University of Denver (DU) alumnus Clarence A. Myrhe (far left) speaks as (left to right) Evans Award recipient Joseph Lohman, Chancellor Chester M. Alter, and President of the Board of Trustees Robert W. Selig look on at the 1959 Founders Day event in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Founders Day Award Recipients and Administrators, 1959
University of Denver Summer Commencement, 1956
The image depicts University of Denver students at summer commencement, in front of Illif School of Theology, in 1956.
University of Denver University Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1890 April 3
A crowd watches as a group of individuals lays the cornerstone for University of Denver (DU) University Hall in South Denver, Colorado.
Winter Carnival Queen
Black and white print of an unidentified woman being crowned as Winter Carnival queen at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens, 1970 January 14
Black and white medium-format contact sheet with group and individual portraits of 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver.
Winter Carnival Queens (Frame 12), 1970 January 14
Group portrait of the five 1970 Winter Carnival queens at the University of Denver. One of them is holding a pair of skis and another, a pair of poles.