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:
Daniel Ritchie at Chancellor's BBQ (Frame 13), 1990 May
University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie serves food at the annual Chancellor's Barbecue in 1990. Ritchie is wearing a cowboy hat, plaid shirt, and an apron reading "Chancellor Ritchies' BBQ." He is also holding a spatula and tongs.
Daniel Ritchie at Founders Day Event, between 1989-2005
University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie shakes the hand of an unidentified man at a Founders Day event (probably the awards dinner).
Daniel Ritchie Skiing with Students, between 1989-2005
University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie pauses with students at the top of a ski slope at the University of Denver's Winter Carnival.
Drummers at the Black African American Celebration (Frame 8), 1998 February
Three unidentified drummers perform for a Black History Month African American Celebration at the University of Denver.
DU Birthday Cake
Black and white photograph of the many-tiered DU birthday cake traditionally present at University of Denver Founders Day celebrations.
Dwight Smith Serving Food to Students at Spring Carnival, between 1984-1989
University of Denver Chancellor Dwight M. Smith serves food to students at the Spring Carnival Chancellor's Barbecue on Driscoll Green on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Smith is wearing a white chef's coat and hat, a dark apron, and an oven mitt; one of the students is wearing a Broncos shirt, and an unidentified man is wearing an apron reading "Chancellors BBQ."
Homecoming 1953 Schedule, 1953
Black and white print of a female student with a poster listing the schedule of events at Homecoming 1953 at the University of Denver. The poster reads, "Homecoming at Denver University, Say it with Music" followed by the schedule of events for November 11-14, 1953.
Homecoming Activity (Frame 9)
Black and white negative depicting a young child in a sequined suit singing into a microphone with an American flag in the background as part of a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.
Homecoming Activity (Frame 10)
A young child in a sequined suit, holding a microphone, sings to a woman seated a table at a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.
Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse
Color print of numeous persons filling their plates from a buffet line at the University of Denver Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse in Denver, Colorado.