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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Homecoming Traditions - Making Figure for Decorations, 1956
Black and white print of two people building a giant papier-mache figure out of newspaper as part of the decorations for Homecoming 1956 at the University of Denver. The sculpture is a seated figure with head turned to the left and legs crossed; one of the builders is on a stepladder, working on the figure's head, while the other is squatting to work on its thigh.
Students in front of Margery Reed Hall, circa 1970
The image depicts seven unidentified students standing outside infront of the Margery Reed building. Behind the students is the Mary and Margery Reed Statue on the University of Denver Campus, in Denver Colorado, circa 1970.