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 124 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of Peter H. Coors
Wrapped object is a portrait of University of Denver alumnus Peter H. Coors.
Portrait of Philip Hornbein Reading, 1938
Philip Hornbein is reading in a chair with a cigarette in his hand. Hornbein was one of Colorado's top trial lawyers, a leader in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and chairman of Colorado's Democratic Party during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He graduated from the University of Denver School of Law, practiced in Cripple Creek, then Denver, Colorado.
Portrait of Philip Hornbein Reading, 1938
Philip Hornbein is reading in a chair. Hornbein was one of Colorado's top trial lawyers, a leader in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and chairman of Colorado's Democratic Party during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He graduated from the University of Denver School of Law, practiced in Cripple Creek, then Denver, Colorado.
Portrait of Rollin d'Evers Chittenden
Framed hand-painted portrait of University of Denver alumnus and benefactor Rollin d'Evers Chittenden. Brass plate attached to frame engraved, "Rollin d'Evers Chittenden, 1893-1974, Alumnus - Friend - Benefactor, A.B. 1914 - A.M. 1916, University of Denver." Signed by artist in lower right corner, "Geo. Handy, 1928."
Portrait of Senator Pete V. Domenici
Portrait of University of Denver alumnus Senator Pete V. Domenici.
Rollin d'Evers Chittenden, 1928
Oil portrait of Rollin d'Evers Chittenden in black vested suit and purple tie.
"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
The Denver Clarion, vol. 103, 1995 October 26
Grant allows in-depth student research. Annual Giving keeps alums in touch with DU community. Greek system at DU service oriented. DU Homecoming.