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 121 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. The chapel smokes immediately after the flames are extinguished.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983 July 20
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. Firemen battle the fire from above in an extendable basket.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. View from the rear of the building with smoke damage on the upper walls.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1984 July
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the fire. All the windows gone, a large tree and bush are in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of the burned skeleton of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire. Side view with caution tape in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire. Front view with part of the flower bed and caution tape in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado after the July 1983 fire. The northeast tower remains standing, with piles of dirt and rubble on the ground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983-1984
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado, fenced off after the July 1983 fire.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, between 1910-1983
Exterior front view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel on campus in Denver, Colorado.