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 586 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1955
Members of the 1955 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team pose for a group portrait. Identified in the backfield from left to right: Max Willsey (20), Bill Korn (34), and Keith Pocock (28).
University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1936
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team on a ship called the S.S. Maui on their way to Hawaii in 1936.
University of Denver Men's Football Team, 1954
The University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team poses on the steps of a United Air Lines airplane.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football player (24) runs to the right with the ball as two opposing defenders close in on the DU player during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Game, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football offensive players push forward near the goal line as the opposing defense attempt to hold the line. In the foreground a referee runs to check the outcome of the play during a game in the University of Denver Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Player, 1950 September
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football player stands next to and talks to a young woman while in his practice uniform and holding a football in his hands.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Players, 1956
1956 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football players pose together with their hands on their knees for a group photograph. From left to right: Charles Mulliner (20), Leo Guest (33), Ron Black (18), and Paul Collins (40).
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Players, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football players pose together on the field at the DU football stadium in 1954. One player stands while the other three kneel on one knee.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Players, 1953
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's freshman football players pose for a group photograph. Front row left to right: Paul Koss, Johnny Wilson, and an unidentified player. Back row: Roger Brandon, Joe Major, and Cecil Johnson.
University of Denver Men's Freshman Football Players, between 1952-1953
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose for a photograph in two rows with a single player on a bent knee on the far right. Front row (left to right): Rodney Ferreira, Melvin Soong, John Meyer, Theron Bradford, Jack Hires, and Jimmy Bowen. Back row: Ralph Mason, Bob Burkey, Ralph Randono, Stuart Boleman, and Rodney Pandolfo. Reproduced in the 1953 Kynewisbok, page 119.