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 162 Collections and/or Records:
Modern Dance doing Peter and the Wolf (Frame 0A), 1970 February 20
Four dancers strike various poses in a modern dance production of "Peter and the Wolf" at the University of Denver. The dancers are wearing tight-fitting costumes that cover their whole bodies and are dancing around a tree in a park, with unidentified buildings visible in the background.
Norwegian Dancers at International Day, 1954
Black and white photograph of unidentified students dancing onstage in traditional Norwegian costumes at the 1954 International Day at the University of Denver.
Participants in Dance Marathon - 1972, 1972 May 2
Black and white photo of two unidentified participants in the 1972 University of Denver Dance Marathon wearing numbered bibs.
Participants in Dance Marathon (Frame 25), 1972 May 2
Black and white print of unidentified participants in the 1972 University of Denver Dance Marathon. One individual in the foreground is dancing, while the others are seated on the floor, several wearing cowboy hats. Some balloons are visible in the background, along with the scoreboard of the gymasium.
Physical Education - Modern Dance
Four unidentified persons perform a dance move from a seating position as part of a modern dance class at the University of Denver. The dancers are in a room with squares marked on the floor and fireplaces and bookshelves on the back wall.
Physical Education - Modern Dance, 1982
Three dancers perform as a part of a Continuing Education modern dance activity at the University of Denver.
Physical Education - Modern Dance, 1966
A group of women perform various moves as part of a modern dance class at the University of Denver. One of them, facing the opposite direction from the others, holds a drum and a beater. The class is in a gym with basketball hoops on the walls.
Pioneer Club Square Dancers, 1956
This image depicts 14 unidentified students partificapting in the University of Denver's Pioneer Club Square Dancers organization, in an unidentified gymnasium, in 1956. Five of the students are sitting on the ground, while holding hands with their partners, who are standing underneath a basketball hoop.
Pioneer Club Square Dancers, circa 1950
This image depicts six unidentified students from the University of Denver's Pioneer Club Square Dancers, dancing outside with a view of the mountains in the background. The females are wearing long dresses while the males are wearing cowboy boots. The photograph is undated.
Pioneer Club Square Dancers, 1942
The image depicts 24 unidentified individuals standing on stage in western costume beneath a Chesterfield cigarettes ad, for the University of Denver's Pioneer Club Square Dancers, in 1942.