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 342 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver at 14th and Bannock streets, with the spire of Grace Church in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of the entrance to Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Grace Church and Evans Chapel (at its original location) at 14th and Bannock streets, next to the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, 1958
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets, in winter.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1920-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets. Cars are parked on the street in the foreground, and the Denver Civic Center building is visible in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959
Photo of mock-up of an early proposed design for Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959
Five unidentified persons pose with a mock-up of an early proposed design for the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos, 1959
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being dismantled from its original location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, next to Grace Church, to be relocated to the University Park campus. Two workers are standing in a basket labeled "Sputnik" suspended from a crane, and all the stone blocks of the walls are labeled in order for reassembly.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959
Exterior view of a tower on a partially dismantled building, possibly Evans Memorial Chapel in its original location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver next to Grace Church in Denver, Colorado.