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 120 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1891-1892
Printout of digital images of monochrome prints of exterior views of the construction of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1900-1930
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1920-2008
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, seen from the northeast.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1994
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1994
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the smaller "Students' Observatory" in the foreground.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, showing engraved cornerstone on southeast corner which reads, ''Presented to the University of Denver by H. B. Chamberlin, Erected A.D. 1890.'', and metal plaque reading "City and County of Denver Landmark, Landmark Preservation Commission".
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23
Exterior detail view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, showing the carved lintel over the south entrance which reads "Chamberlin Observatory. Robert S. Roeschlaub Architect."
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23
An unidentified man speaks from a podium in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado at the Observatory's 100th anniversary celebration in 1994.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory - 100th Aniversary Celebration, 1994 November 23
An unidentified man speaks at a podium in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado at the observatory's 100th Anniversary Celebration.