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 573 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver - Students and Faculty, circa 1960
The image depicts a large group of returning students and fauclty for the fall quarter, circa 1960, affiliated with the University of Denver. The group is standing outside infront of a building on the University of Denver Campus.
University of Denver Students Cook in a Dormitory Kitchen, circa 1952
Three University of Denver (DU) male and female students, all wearing aprons, cook together in a student dormitory kitchen in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Students from Sigma Kappa, 1912
The image depicts Mary Rich, Gertrude Gray, Bird Rector, and Edna Rosen standing outdoors wearing spring bonnets in 1912 for Sigma Kappas of the University of Denver.
University of Denver - Students in Summer School, 1911
University of Denver Students Listen to Records, between 1950-1970
Four University of Denver (DU) students listen to records in a student dormitory common room in Denver, Colorado
University of Denver - Students Portrait, circa 1880
The image depicts an unidentified female student at the University of Denver, wearing a large hat and a fur coat and muff, circa 1880.
University of Denver Tradition ''Freshman Week'', between 1950-1961
Two University of Denver (DU) female students, both wearing beanies, put condiments on their hot dogs during the ''Freshmen Picnic'' in Denver, Colorado. The ''Freshman Picnic'' was part of ''Freshman Week,'' a DU tradition where first-year college students wore distinctive beanies to signify their freshmen status.
Weekend College, 1983 April 9
The image is of two unidentified individuals studying next to a book stack, for the University of Denver's Weekend College, on 4/9/1983.
Weekend College, circa 1988
The image depicts four unidentified students studying in an unidentified classroom, for University of Denver's Weekend College, circa 1988.
Weekend College, 1988 November
The image depicts three unidentified students on Johnson & Wales University campus at the Weekend College program for the University of Denver, on Colorado Women's College campus, in 11/1988.