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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:

Ritchie, Daniel L., 1992 October 1

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0026
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie.

Dates: 1992 October 1

Ritchie, Daniel - Photos, 1989-2002

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0044
Abstract Images of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie: 1 black and white print and medium-format black and white negative of Ritchie in academic regalia. 4 color prints, including Ritchie on horseback; and with schoolchildren. 17 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets, including Ritchie conducting the symphony orchestra; speaking to a Rotary Club meeting; with Chancellor's Office staff; meeting with Chinese dignitaries; meeting with Longmont alumni; at a ceremony at the...
Dates: 1989-2002

Ritchie, Daniel Photos 2, 1985-1995

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0002
Abstract Images of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie: 17 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets, including images from a Chancellor's Society dinner; Ritchie receiving the 1989 senior class gift from students; images from a formal luncheon hosted by Ritchie; Ritchie with students for "Adopt-a-Trustee"; at a senior class meeting; receiving gifts from unidentified donors; and meeting with students. 4 black and white prints with images of Ritchie, including with a model of...
Dates: 1985-1995

Ritchie, Daniel Photos 3, 1962-2000

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0003
Abstract Images of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie: 8 color prints, including Ritchie speaking at various events; with Chinese ambassador; with a Sun Belt Conference T-shirt at a press conference; with Prof. Wyndol Furman at Convocation; with Steven L. Chough, Joseph W. Bagan, William T. Diss, Sue Goss, Helenn P. Franzgote, and Nancy Sampson. 23 black and white prints, including Ritchie with William and Ellen Buchholz; with DU students; horseback riding on his ranch; with Todd...
Dates: 1962-2000

Robert Selig, Chester Alter, and John Evans Jr., between 1953-1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0026.00004
Abstract

Black and white portrait of University of Denver Chancellor Chester M. Alter seated at his desk, flanked by Robert Selig (chairman of the Board of Trustees, 1947-1959) and John Evans Jr. (chairman of the Board of Trustees, 1959-1969).

Dates: between 1953-1966

Robert Yegge Unveiling Sign for Yegge Student Center, 1994

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0020.00026
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver College of Law Dean Dennis Lynch, former Dean Robert Yegge, and Chancellor Daniel Ritchie unveiling the sign outside the Yegge Student Center on the university's Park Hill campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994

Robert Yegge with Daniel Ritchie at Yegge Center Groundbreaking, 1994

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0029.0020.00019
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, College of Law Dean Robert Yegge, George Harley, and two unidentified men posing with construction implements in front of a construction sign at the groundbreaking for the Robert B. Yegge Student Center on the University's Park Hill Campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1994

Ross Pritchard, Melvin Calvin, and Walter Koch at Seeley Mudd Building Groundbreaking, 1979

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0038.00001
Abstract

Melvin Calvin and Walter Koch, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Seeley Mudd Science Building on the University Park campus of the University of Denver while Chancellor Ross Pritchard picks up his shovel.

Dates: 1979

Ross Pritchard, Walter Koch, Roger Knight, and John Love at Founders Day, 1981

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0026.00003
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Walter Koch present the Community Service Award to banker Roger Knight Jr. at Founders Day 1981 while Evans Award recipient, Colorado Governor John Love appluads. Love is seated at a long table with dishes from the Founders Day banquet, while the others are standing behind the table next to a podium decorated with the University of Denver seal.

Dates: 1981

Ross Pritchard with Richard and Dottie Lamm, 1979

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0038.00003
Abstract

Color print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard talking to Colorado Governor Richard Lamm and his wife Dottie Lamm.

Dates: 1979