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 102 Collections and/or Records:
Students in Pioneer Costumes for Pioneer Day
Black and white portrait of four unidentified men, probably University of Denver students, dressed in old-time pioneer costumes for Pioneer Day.
Students in Pioneer Costumes for Pioneer Day
Black and white print of four unidentified University of Denver students wearing old-time pioneer costumes for Pioneer Day. The male students are wearing plaid jackets and suits and bowler hats, and the female students are wearing long dresses and bonnets.
Students Playing Broomball
Color print of University of Denver students playing broomball at Winter Carnival in an unidentified location.
Students Traveling to Football Game in Wyoming
A crowd of people is milling around in front of a Union Pacific train car.
Traditions - Black African American Celebration, 1998 February
5 strips, with 25 negatives, on 35 millimeters film of University of Denver's traditions Black History Month's Black African American Celebration on February 1998 in unknown location.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ, 1988 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbeque at the University of Denver in 1988.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ, 1990 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbecue at the University of Denver in 1990.
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ/Homecoming Day, 1988 May
Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of images from the Chancellor's Barbecue at the University of Denver in 1992
Traditions - Chancellor's BBQ/Homecoming Day (Frame 23), 1988 May
Black and white photograph of guests taking food at the Chancellor's Barbecue at the University of Denver in 1992.
Traditions - Chancellor's Vest, 1994 October
Contact sheet of three strips of four frames, in black and white, of University of Denver's traditions Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie's red vest, in October 1994. The vest is displayed on a dress form that is surrounded by bookshelves holding various materials in the Mary Reed Buidling.