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 624 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1956-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player (21) runs with the ball to the left side as two opposing players, one standing and one diving, attempt to tackle him during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, 1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player Melvin Johnson (43) being brought down by multiple opponents as he runs up the middle with the ball. Teammate Danny Loos (31) can be seen in the backfield in a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player (24) prepares to jump on top of an opponent lying on the ground with the ball grasped in his hands and pressed against his chest during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player (34) dives into the ground and misses a tackle on an opposing player (31) who shifts out of the way and continues to run with the ball during a game at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player runs up the middle after being handed off the ball and is wrapped up and tackled by multiple opposing players during a game at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player (15) runs with the ball and is tripped up and tackled by an opposing player as another opposing player (61) jumps over his teammate making the tackle during a game at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player (15) runs with the ball as a teammate blocks and knocks over an opposing player (81) who attempted to tackle the Pioneer player with the ball during a game at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player attempts to maneuver around an opposing defender as a DU teammate rushes to make a block during a game at the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player is blocked by an opposing defender who is protecting a teammate running with the ball behind him during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players and opposing players rush towards an in progress tackle that has resulted in a fumble as both teams attempt to grab the loose ball during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.