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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble, 1983
Group portrait of the Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble from Winter 1983 at the University of Denver. The members of the ensemble are striking various dance poses; the men are wearing khaki pants, button-down shirt, and bow ties, while the women are wearing long, flowing dresses.
Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble, 1983
Eight members of the winter 1983 Crimson and Gold Dance Ensemble from the University of Denver perform a lift. The men are wearing khaki pants and button-down shirts, and the women, being lifted into the air, are wearing long, flowing dresses with buckled sashes.
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.
Traditions - Black History Month, 1998
One set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from a Black History Month celebration at the University of Denver.