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:
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter talks with three unidentified persons next to the organ inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.
University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1959 March 06
University of Denver chancellor Chester M. Alter, College of Law dean Harold Hurst, and trustee Bob Selig hold a tray with a glove and a chunk of sod for the livery of seisin ceremony at the dedication of the Law Center building on the University's Civic Center Campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26
University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1977 October
The commemoration service for the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Maurice Mitchell, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man stand by a plaque which reads: "Shwayder Art Building In memory of Jessie and Nellie Shwayder In recognition of their love of the arts, belief in young people and their profound interest in the ultimate importance of education Commemorated October 26, 1977"
University of Denver Stadium Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1925 March 26
Chancellor Heber Harper shovels the first scoop of dirt during the University of Denver stadium groundbreaking ceremony on March 26, 1925 in Denver, Colorado. Also pictured are David Duncan and Dr. D. Shaw Duncan.