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 32 Collections and/or Records:
Bldgs - Tau Kappa Sigma
Black and white print of the groundbreaking ceremony for Tau Kappa Sigma fraternity house at the University of Denver.
Buildings - Social Work, 1975 September 3
Black and white negatives from the groundbreaking ceremony for the Social Work Building at the University of Denver on September 3, 1975.
Buildings - Stadium
Black and white negatives related to the groundbreaking ceremony for the old stadium at the University of Denver.
Campus - Early Buildings, 1890 April 3
The contact sheet depicts images of the groundbreaking for the University Hall, at the University of Denver, on 4/3/1890.
Chancellor Ritchie and VIPs at Facilities Management Groundbreaking, 1994 September 27
Photographic image of men in suits wearing hard hats and holding shovels full of dirt: [left to right] Cal Cox (Project Contractor), Keith Heaton (DU), Jeff Bemilin [sp] (DU), Chancellor Ritchie, Rod Davis (Architect), at the groundbreaking of the Facilities Management building on the campus of the University of Denver on 9/27/1994.
Photograph of Group on the way to the Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Contains black and white framed photographic print of group of men in a field, headed to the groundbreaking of the Science Hall.
Ross Pritchard, Melvin Calvin, and Walter Koch at Seeley Mudd Building Groundbreaking, 1979
Melvin Calvin and Walter Koch, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Seeley Mudd Science Building on the University Park campus of the University of Denver while Chancellor Ross Pritchard picks up his shovel.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
University Hall - Groundbreaking, 1890 April 3
The image depicts the groundbreaking for the University Hall, at the University of Denver, on 4/3/1890.