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 25 Collections and/or Records:
"Ruckus" Greets Fans at Basketball Game, between 1999-2003
"Ruckus," the former mascot of the University of Denver, greets fans at a basketball game at the University of Denver.
"Ruckus" with Young Child, between 1999-2003
Ruckus the red-tailed hawk, former mascot of the University of Denver, touches noses with a young child in Hamilton Gymnasium in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness on the campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado. The child is wearing a sweatshirt reading "ESPRIT" and has a pink unicorn painted on their face.
Traditions - Denver Boone PHOTO, 1972-1983
Images of former University of Denver mascot "Denver Boone": 1 medium format black and white negative of Boone riding a truck in a parade. 2 black and white prints, including Boone at basketball games; and Boone with students. 2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets, including Boone at basketball games; and DU band students in a car. 15 color negatives of Boone at a telethon (?). 3 copies of a DU basketball ad with a logo of Boone.
Traditions - Denver Boone + Pioneer Pete, 1968-2007
Traditions - Homecoming - 1995 PHOTO, 1995-2005
Traditions - Homecoming, 1996, 1996
23 color slides from Homecoming 1996 at the University of Denver, including students getting caricatures drawn; Denver Boone playing with children at the Boone Barbeque; images from the Homecoming parade; and alumni in front of their double decker bus for the Alumni Parade.
Traditions - Mascot
3 color prints of former University of Denver mascot "Ruckus" the red-tailed hawk, including Ruckus at a Homecoming BBQ and at a basketball game.
Traditions - Ruckus (Mascot)
One black and white contact sheet without negatives with images of former University of Denver mascot Ruckus the red-tailed hawk at a press conference in a gymansium and outside the Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness with Chancellor Daniel Ritchie.
University of Denver Band Member with Boone Mascot, between 1990-1995
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers mascot Denver Boone holds drums sticks and has his picture taken with a member of the band.
University of Denver Football Team Rocky Mountain Champions 1917, 1917
1917 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team poses for a group portrait on the DU campus, with University Hall partially visible in the background. Pictured, from left to right: Taylor (assistant coach), Lowstuter, Whyman, Banks, Brondt, Phillips, Hosmer, Mason, Landrum, Anderson (captain), McLaughlin (mascot), Wilson, Guerra, Bartlett, Flint, Rantschiter, Walker, Mallett, Andrews, Sites, Gibson, and Fike (coach).