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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 1082 Collections and/or Records:

Cheerleaders Dancing at Football Game

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00005
Abstract

Four female cheerleaders dance on the sidelines at a football game at University of Denver Stadium while a male cheerleader looks on. The cheerleaders are wearing sneakers, knee-length skirts, DU sweaters, and headscarves. Football players standing on the sidelines, piles of snow, and the South High School building are visible in the background.

Dates: 1950-1999

Cheerleaders in Humanities Gardens, 1973 April 9

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00006
Abstract

Set of black and white negatives of ten University of Denver cheerleaders in various poses in the Mary Reece Harper Humanities Gardens in front of Mary Reed building on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1973 April 9

Cheerleaders in Humanities Gardens (Frame 12), 1973 April 9

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00006.00001
Abstract

Black and white portrait of ten University of Denver (DU) cheerleaders posed on the edge of the artificial pond in the Mary Reece Harper Humanities Gardens in front of Mary Reed building on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The cheerleaders are wearing shirts labeled with a capital D and are holding giant pom-poms.

Dates: 1973 April 9

Cheerleaders in Stacking Formation

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00002
Abstract

Eight University of Denver (DU) cheerleaders perform a stacking manuever in front of a wall reading "PIONEERS." The cheerleaders are wearing sneakers, shorts, and long-sleeved shirts labeled with the letter D.

Dates: 1950-1999

Cheerleaders Performing Stacking Manuever, between 1979-1980

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0012.00004
Abstract

Nine University of Denver cheerleaders perform a stacking manuever in an unidentified room. The male cheerleaders are wearing sneakers, slacks, and DU polo shirts, and the female cheerleaders are wearing shorts and DU shirts.

Dates: between 1979-1980

Chester Alter, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and International Students, 1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0016.00005
Abstract

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher, educator, and President of India, speaks to a group of unidentified persons, including students from India while University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter looks on. Radhakrishnan was awarded an honorary LLD degree by the University of Denver in 1963, during his term as President. One person in the image is holding a copy of the commencement issue of the DU Clarion announcing Radhakrishnan's visit.

Dates: 1963

Chester Alter Serving Students Tea, between 1953-1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0086.0018.00001
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter serves tea to a table of female students at a "Faculty Fetch" event. Alter is wearing a white apron and waiter's cap over his suit and tie. Part of a kitchen and a Coca-Cola vending machine are visible in the background.

Dates: between 1953-1966

Chester Alter with Students, between 1953-1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0138.0009.00003
Abstract

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter standing on the steps of an unidentified building on the university's campus with a group of unidentified students.

Dates: between 1953-1966

Clarion - Student Publication

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0137.0025
Abstract

Black and white negative of students painting a trash can at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Class of 1894, circa 1894

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0018
Abstract

Group portrait of the Class of 1894 at the University of Denver.

Dates: circa 1894