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 103 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Three University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', identified as Max M. Vinsonhaler, Granville B. Johnson (Physical Director), and Arthur A. Huffsmith perform a stunt as fellow gymnasts Asher H. Patten, Raymond D. Hampton, Joseph P. Graves, Charles C. Dickson (standing), and Arden E. Ratcliff watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Three 1923 University of Denver (DU) members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', perform handstands on chairs outside as fellow gymnasts look on. The three men performing the handstands are listed on the back as Dewey, Johnson, and Taylor. Granville B. Johnson (center) acted as Physical Director.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver (DU) men's tumbling team members pose for a group portrait taken inside a gymnasium. Three members are standing on top of a pommel horse in a pyramid formation as two other members lean back on the pommel horse and grab the legs of two other members executing hand stands. A sign in the background states : ''Conference Champions Basketball 1915.''
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver male tumbler Arthur A. Huffsmith executes a backflip off of fellow gymnast Granville B. Johnson's shoulders on a lawn on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923.
University of Denver Miscellaneous Winter Sports 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, between 1958-1961
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers athletics scrapbook consisting of clippings about winter sports from the 1958-1961 seasons, including clippings pertaining to wrestling, swimming, ice hockey, gymnastics, and skiing.
University of Denver Miscellaneous Winter Sports Scrapbook 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, between 1961-1964
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers scrapbook consisting of clippings about ice skating, swimming, and gymnastics between 1961-1964.
University of Denver Twenty-sixth Annual Athletic Award Dinner, 1961 June 1
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers athletics awards program. Sports include football, ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, men's baseball, men's track, men's golf, and men's tennis. Contents of the guide include individual athlete names designated by sport.
University of Denver Winter Sports '62-'63, 1962-1963
1962-1963 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, and men's gymnastics. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.
University of Denver Winter Sports 1961-62, 1961-1962
1961-1962 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers winter sports information guide for press, radio, and television. Sports include ice hockey, men's basketball, men's skiing, men's wrestling, men's swimming, and men's gymnastics. Contents of the guide include individual sport schedules, rosters, coaching staffs, records, and statistics.