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 50 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Football Coach Rusty Fairly, between 1956-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coach and former DU football player Harold 'Rusty' Fairly poses for a photograph on the field.
University of Denver Men's Football Coach Tom Benich, between 1956-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coach Tom Benich poses for a photograph on the field. Rusty Fairly is standing in the background.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, between 1953-1955
Contact sheet with two group portraits of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches. In the above image, the coaching staff, including coach Bob Blackman, pose with Chancellor Chester M. Alter. In the image at the bottom, Coach Bob Blackman, holding a football, poses with a young boy in a football helmet, who is also holding a football.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, 1958
Contact sheet with two images of 1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches posing for a group portrait. Top row is unidentified. Bottom row (left to right): head coach John Roning, coach and former DU football player Rusty Fairly, coach Bo Bolinger, and coach Tom Benich.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, 1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches pose for a photograph together as coach John Roning holds a clipboard. Front row: John Roning, Rusty Fairly, Bo Bolinger, and Tom Benich. Back row is unidentified.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, 1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches pose for a photograph together as coach John Roning holds a clipboard. Front row: John Roning, Rusty Fairly, Bo Bolinger, and Tom Benich. Back row is unidentified.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, between 1955-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches measure the height of the grass on the field. One coach kneels on one knee while the other lays flat on his stomach.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, between 1957-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches pose for a photograph. Front row (left to right): End Coach Rusty Fairly, Head Coach John Roning, Freshman Coach Tom Benich. Back row: Line Coach Bo Bolinger, Backfield Coach Johnny Suttner.
University of Denver Men's Football Coaches, 1952
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coaches pose for a photograph. Head coach John Baker stands behind (left to right) Bob Titchenal, Mike Jurich, and Wes Weber. Reproduced in the 1953 Kynewisbok, page 116.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team watches the action of the game while on the sidelines.