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 36 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1915
Exterior view, from left to right, of Buchtel Chapel, University Hall, and the Carnegie Library, at University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, circa 1915.
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1905
Photograph of the back exterior of University Hall at University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, circa 1905. The landscape surrounding University Hall shows multiple trees newly planted, a cement sidewalk and stairs that read: "Class of 1905."
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1910
Real photo postcard of Carnegie Library, front left, and University Hall, behind the trees, at University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, circa 1910. The backside of the real photo postcard reads: "Post Card AZO Place Stamp Here AZO Correspondence Address."
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1970
Photograph of a stone relief sculpture on the west exterior (apparently above a doorway) of the University of Denver's University Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1970. The image carved is of two figures on either side of a circle with a mountain landscape inside. The shape of the carved image is a half circle with a border including triangles and concave shapes.
University of Denver University Hall, circa 1900
The photograph is of the interior, third floor hallway, of University of Denver's University Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1885. The photograph captures a hardwood floor that holds nine potted plants on plant stands, multiple taxidermies mounted to the both walls, and a couple of large bookcases.
University of Denver University Hall Cornerstone Laying, 1890 April 3
A crowd watches as a group of individuals lays the cornerstone for University of Denver (DU) University Hall in South Denver, Colorado.