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 615 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1956-1958
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose next to one another, both about to throw a football. On the left is Don McCall, on the right is an unidentified player.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose next to one another, player on the right (71) points to the player on the left (13).
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1957-1959
Contact sheet with two images of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players posing for photographs on the field.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1954-1956
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players in uniform pose in a single line for a group photograph.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1950-1960
Four University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose for a group portrait on the football field.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1953-1960
Two unidentified University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players stretch out their arms and pose for a photograph together.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, between 1950-1960
Two University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players rush forwards towards the camera with a football in their hands.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1955 November 24
Four University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players, in various states of undress, eat hot dogs in the locker room in November 1955. DU player (77) on the bottom row, far right, is wearing a home uniform. Two lockers on the far right are visible, and read (left to right) ''Kaldi'' and ''Huber.''
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1955
University of Denver Pioneers men's football team members, right halfback Tarzan Honor (47) and fullback Dick Gupton (31), pose for a group portrait on the field at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1954
University of Denver Pioneers quarterback Jim Bowen (16, in sombrero) holds up a blanket that reads ''DU Pioneers'' like a bullfighter as his teammate prepares to run through it on the field at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado.