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:
1964 University of Denver Men's Cross Country Team, 1964
The 1964 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's cross country team poses for a group portrait in their uniforms. Front row, left to right: John Wackwitz, Bob Kettenhoffen, Harald Bjerke, Jon Fish. Second row, left to right: Coach Jack Mansfield, Frank James, Jack Wilmore, Lee Courkamp (captain). Reproduced in the 1964 Kynewisbok, vol. 66, page 202.
Biographical Sketches of Members of the University of Denver Coaching Staff, 1964-65, 1964-1965
Biographical information regarding all of the University of Denver (DU) coaches for the 1964-1965 school year. Coaches include Murray Armstrong (hockey and golf), Troy Bledsoe (basketball), Jerry Cole (basketball), Doug DeWitt (gymnastics), Jack Mansfield (cross country and track), Tom Murphy (swimming), Dr. Bob Richards (tennis), Jack Rose (baseball), Tom Sand (wrestling), Willy Schaeffler (skiing and soccer), and Billy Wright (tennis).