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 21 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Mrs. June Wilson, 1986
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.
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Ruth Geyer, 1986
Oral History Interview with Ms. Elizabeth McBride, 1986
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.
"Ruckus" at Homecoming Barbecue, between 1999-2003
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.
Support - Alumni - Woodstock West, 1970
Types of Materials: Correspondence
Support - Clubs and Groups Support, Alumni - Woodstock West, 1970
Types of Materials: Correspondence
University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January
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.
University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January
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.
University of Denver Alumni House, circa 1996
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.
University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January
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.