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 3074 Collections and/or Records:
University Hall Final, 2008 July 25
University Hall, scenic, classroom, interior photos.
University of Denver Administrator Mabel Rilling, between 1909-1925
University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling poses for a formal portrait.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Prairie grass and tree saplings are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915
11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.
University of Denver Benefactor Humphrey B. Chamberlin, between 1870-1897
University of Denver (DU) benefactor Humphrey Baker Chamberlin, who donated $50,000 toward the construction of the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado, poses for a portrait.
University of Denver Benefactor Rufus Clark, between 1850-1890
University of Denver benefactor Rufus ''Potato'' Clark poses for a portrait. Clark was a reformed alcoholic and potato farmer who donated the land for the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913
University of Denver Chancellor and President of Board of Trustees Speak to Founders Day Award Recipients, 1959
University of Denver (DU) alumnus Clarence A. Myrhe (far left) speaks as (left to right) Evans Award recipient Joseph Lohman, Chancellor Chester M. Alter, and President of the Board of Trustees Robert W. Selig look on at the 1959 Founders Day event in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel, between 1899-1921
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel poses for a formal portrait, seated in an armchair.
University of Denver Class of 1894, 1894
The University of Denver (DU) class of 1894 poses for a formal portrait in Denver, Colorado.