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 9 Collections and/or Records:
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
Box 13, 1934-2002
Box contains eleven (11) file folders, five (5) of which are from the personal papers series. The file folders contain the Weil family tree; a copy of William Weil's high school diploma, Japanese Language School reunion booklet, and identification cards; William Weil's memorial service materials; William Weil's 2002 correspondence; and Kathe Jervis' 2002 correspondence.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
University Bookstore, circa 1950
The contact sheet depicts an interaction between two unidentified individuals at the University Bookstore, at the University of Denver, circa 1950.
University Bookstore, circa 1950
The contact sheet depicts an interaction between two unidentified individuals at the University Bookstore, at the University of Denver, circa 1950. Other individuals are seen in the background browsing books.
University of Denver Bookstore, 1980 September
Exterior view the University of Denver's Bookstore in Denver, Colorado. Three men on a loading dock investigate arson charges after the bookstore fire.
University of Denver Bookstore, 1980 September
Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of the University of Denver's Bookstore in Denver, Colorado. Men investigate arson charges after the book store fire.
University of Denver Bookstore, 1995 July
Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting interior and exterior views of the University of Denver's Bookstore in Denver, Colorado.