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 84 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Track and Field Athletes, between 1955-1965
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field athletes run up the DU Football Stadium steps during a practice.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member, between 1965-1971
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member poses for a portrait while in motion to perform a shot put throw.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member, between 1955-1965
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member poses for a portrait.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member Dale Thompson, between 1952-1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Dale Thompson poses for a portrait.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member Harry Williams, 1963
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Harry Williams competes in a race.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member Lee Courkamp, 1964
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Lee Courkamp poses for a portrait.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member Sonny Dickson, between 1957-1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and team member Sonny Dickson jumps over the high bar during a practice.
University of Denver Track and Field Team Member Sonny Dickson, between 1957-1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Sonny Dickson jumps over the high bar during a practice.
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 vs. University of Nebraska Men's Track and Field Meet, 1927
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team members compete in a hurdling race during a track meet with the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado in 1927.