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 42 Collections and/or Records:
1967 May Day Queens, 1967 April
Black and white contact sheet of group and individual portraits of 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.
1967 May Day Queens (Frame 14A), 1967 April
Group portrait of six unidentified women selected as 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.
1967 May Day Queens (Frame 15A), 1967 April
Group portrait of six unidentified women selected as 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.
Crowning of Founders Week Queen Barbara Schmaedeke
Black and white print of Barbara Schmaedeke, named Founders Week Queen at the University of Denver in an unknown year, wearing a sequined cape and a tiara and holding a bouquet of roses.
Dancing at Pioneer Day
Unidentified University of Denver students hold hands and dance in small circles for a Pioneer Day activity while a crowd looks on. The male students are wearing jackets and knee-length pants, with bare feet, while the female students are wearing long dresses with white tops and dark sashes.
Daniel Ritchie Skiing with Students, between 1989-2005
University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie pauses with students at the top of a ski slope at the University of Denver's Winter Carnival.
Dwight Smith Serving Food to Students at Spring Carnival, between 1984-1989
University of Denver Chancellor Dwight M. Smith serves food to students at the Spring Carnival Chancellor's Barbecue on Driscoll Green on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Smith is wearing a white chef's coat and hat, a dark apron, and an oven mitt; one of the students is wearing a Broncos shirt, and an unidentified man is wearing an apron reading "Chancellors BBQ."
Homecoming 1953 Schedule, 1953
Black and white print of a female student with a poster listing the schedule of events at Homecoming 1953 at the University of Denver. The poster reads, "Homecoming at Denver University, Say it with Music" followed by the schedule of events for November 11-14, 1953.
Homecoming Traditions - Bus in Parade (Frame 20), 1990 October
Black and white negative depicting a school bus decorated for the University of Denver's 1990 Homecoming parade. The bus is decoreated with balloons and with a large banner reading "Don't miss the bus! Homecoming '90! Catch the spirit." Several people are looking out the windows of the bus or sitting atop it.
Homecoming Traditions - Homecoming Dance, 1960 October
Black and white print of couples dancing at the 1958 Homecoming dance at the University of Denver.