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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00012
Abstract

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 12: Buildings Access - Boettcher Center / Buildings - Boettcher Center, Constuction and Ground Breaking, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0033.00010
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus Chester Alter speaks from a podium at the 100th anniversary celebration for Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994 November 23
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebation

University of Denver Chancellor and President of Board of Trustees Speak to Founders Day Award Recipients, 1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0004.00004
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Representative / Box 11: Best of U201 / Founders Day 1959

University of Denver Chancellor- Part 1, 1967-1996

 File
Identifier: M028.05.0013.0001
Abstract

Types of Materials: newspaper clippings

Dates: 1967-1996
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Newspaper Clippings / Box 13

University of Denver Chancellor- Part 2, 1967-1996

 File
Identifier: M028.05.0013.0002
Abstract

Types of Materials: newspaper clippings

Dates: 1967-1996
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Newspaper Clippings / Box 13

University of Denver Chancellor's Home, between 1922-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0003.00001
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver's Chancellor's Home in Denver, Colorado at 360 High Street, built in 1920. The black and white photo, taken in winter, shows a front-left view of the 2-1/2 story, brick Tudor-style home, with the large chimney, multiple gables, and white-and-decorative-brick half-timbering that are some of the typical architectural details of the Tudor style. The inscription on the back of the photo, in pencil, lists ''306 High'' as the address, this is not the...
Dates: between 1922-2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chancellors Home

University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0011.00003
Abstract Black and white print of the groundbreaking ceremony for Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Ben M. Cherrington, center, sits on the stage with Joseph Korbel, applauding, at left, as Chancellor Chester M. Alter, right, speaks from the podium during the ceremony, with Mary Reed Building in the background. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style...
Dates: 1966
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking

University of Denver Daniels College of Business - Construction, 1997-1999

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0036.00009
Abstract

University of Denver chancellor Daniel Ritchie speaks through at the topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Daniels College of Business building as a group of construction workers in hard hats stand by.

Dates: 1997-1999
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Daniels College of Business - Construction

University of Denver Driscoll Center Dedication Ceremony, 1984 May 04

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0004.00005
Abstract

Chancellor Dwight Smith speaks at the May 1984 dedication ceremony for the Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1984 May 04
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 18: Buildings Denver Research Institute - General Classroom Building / Buildings - Driscoll Center - Dedication

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00022
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and two unidentified persons look at music at the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1961-2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 18: Buildings Denver Research Institute - General Classroom Building / Buildings - Evans Chapel (University Park Campus) - Interior

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