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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 21 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Mrs. June Wilson, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0002.00022
Abstract

June Wilson relates general information about the development of the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, since her move to the neighborhood in 1950. She discusses the increase in residential and commercial development, the demographic changes in the neighborhood, and the professions of her neighbors.

Dates: 1986

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Ruth Geyer, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0001.00019
Abstract Ruth Geyer discusses changes that have taken place in the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, since moving to the neighborhood in 1920 including residential and commercial development, types of transportation systems and the number of trees as well as the amount of other types of vegetation. She notes that her mother helped raise funds to build the University Park Methodist Church. Geyer also talks about the neighborhood families that kept goats and cows on a vacant lot across from her...
Dates: 1986

Oral History Interview with Ms. Elizabeth McBride, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0002.00005
Abstract

Elizabeth McBride talks about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, when she lived in the neighborhood from 1939 to 1942. She discusses businesses in the area, local transportation, and hearing airplanes on training flights based at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. She also talks about her husband's coal business including the cost of heating a home during the winter and how she and her husband delivered coal to their neighbors.

Dates: 1986

"Ruckus" at Homecoming Barbecue, between 1999-2003

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Identifier: U201.01.0120.0001.00001
Abstract

Ruckus the red-tailed hawk, former mascot of the University of Denver, shakes the hand of an unidentified alumna during a Homecoming Barbecue in Gates Field House in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1999-2003

Support - Alumni - Woodstock West, 1970

 File
Identifier: M028.07.0015.0013
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence

Dates: 1970

Support - Clubs and Groups Support, Alumni - Woodstock West, 1970

 File
Identifier: M028.07.0015.0014
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence

Dates: 1970

University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0002.00001
Abstract

Exterior view of the old University of Denver Alumni House on Josephine Street in Denver, Colorado. Two men stand on the porch of the multi-story gabled brick building. A dark colored car is parked to the right of the house. A large lawn and trees surround the house.

Dates: 1952 January

University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0002.00002
Abstract

Exterior view of the old University of Denver Alumni House at 2211 South Josephine Street in Denver, Colorado. Two men shake hands on the porch in January 1952.

Dates: 1952 January

University of Denver Alumni House, circa 1996

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0002.00004
Abstract

Exterior View of the University of Denver Leo Block Alumni Center in Denver, Colorado; alumni gather in the courtyard to the left of the building. The large brick building is surrounded by paved paths and a large gate. Another campus building is visible in the right rear.

Dates: circa 1996

University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0002.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver alumni house in Denver, Colorado, Francis Van Derber, former president of Kappa Sigma, and Roudolph McDonough, Director of Alumni Relations, stand together on the yard. The gabled, multi-story house stands in the background with a car parked to its right. A large lawn and trees surround the house.

Dates: 1952 January