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 263 Collections and/or Records:
Students - New Students - Chancellor's Reception, 1974-1975
Black and white negatives and contact sheets of new students at the Chancellor's Reception at the University of Denver.
Students - Orientation - Pioneers in the Rockies, 1974-2000
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives, contact sheets, and slides related to Pioneers in the Rockies activities at the University of Denver. Also includes color negatives and contact sheets related to Pioneer Honors Students at a Colorado Rockies game.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
Theater productions with Mitchell, 1968-1973
Types of Materials: newspaper clippings
"Together - I Believe We Can...", 1978 August 18
Text of the Commencement address "Together - I Believe We Can..." and remarks by Ross Pritchard, University of Denver, August 18, 1978 in response to investiture as Fourteenth Chancellor of the University of Denver.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ, 1988 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbeque at the University of Denver in 1988.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ, 1990 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbecue at the University of Denver in 1990.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ PHOTO, 1988-1992
Images from the annual Chancellor's Barbeque at the University of Denver: 2 color slides. 1 medium format color negative. 6 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets. 2 black and white prints, including Chancellors Dwight Smith and Daniel Ritchie serving food.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ/Homecoming Day, 1988 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbecue at the University of Denver in 1992