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 1082 Collections and/or Records:
Engineering Day - 1958, 1958
Black and white photograph of a crowd of University of Denver affiliates watching an Air Force missile being transported on a truck.
Engineering Day - 1958, 1958
Black and white photograph of a group of students looking at a model of a truss bridge during Engineering Day at the University of Denver in 1958.
English Professor William Zaranka, 1983 January 25
Contact sheet with images of English professor William Zaranka.
Faculty - With Unidentified Students, 1968-1998
Contains black and white images and slides of images relating to faculty with unidentified students. Most of the images and slides are undated.
Faculty - With Unidentified Students (2), 1987-2000
Contains black and white images relating to faculty with unidentified students. Most of the images are undated.
Fall 1947 - 'D' Club Dance, 1947
Black and white photograph of University of Denver students dancing at the 'D' Club Dance in the fall of 1947. A band, consisting of a piano, bass, drums, vocalist, four trumpets, and three saxophones, is performing onstage.
Family Learning about Insurance from Business Administration, 1940-1959
Still image of a family with two children looking at insurance papers with an older man. Left to right are: the older gentleman (seated at table), mother holding young girl (standing and leaning over to see papers), and father and young girl (seated at table). Some text in English can be read from the insurance papers: "Money for Emergencies" "Monthly Income" "Annual Report" and other partial words.
Female Students with Tennis Rackets in Physical Education Class, 1958
Group shot of female students on a tennis court for a physical education class at the University of Denver. Two students are standing facing each other and touching their rackets to the ground, while the others are watching from the bench on the other side of the court. All of them are wearing white shirts, shorts, and tennis shoes.
Ferguson - Women's Soccer, 2001
The bulk of the records in this collection have been generated by the Media Relations unit, which is an administrative unit within the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation. These records include: media guides, game programs, team rosters, press releases, photographs, and related promotional materials.
Foreign Educators and Students, between 1948-1959
Group shot of a group of foreign students and educators visiting the University of Denver.