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 505 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Founder's Day, between 1945-1955
University of Denver (DU) athletics administrators get together for a Founder's Day celebration.
University of Denver Founder's Day, between 1945-1955
University of Denver (DU) athletics administrators get together for a Founder's Day celebration.
University of Denver Founder's Day, between 1945-1955
University of Denver (DU) athletics administrators get together for a Founder's Day celebration.
University of Denver Founders Day Award Recipients and Administrators, 1959
University of Denver Humanities Garden, 1967
Exterior view of the Humanities Garden on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are Chancellor Alter and Lady Bird Johnson. Science Hall in background.
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, Ninth Annual Commencement Program and Graduation of the Fifth Class, 1888 June 13
Program for the University of Denver (DU) ceremony, Tuesday, June 13, 1888, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado. Degrees conferred by Chancellor David H. Moore. The University address and presentation of diplomas was by Bishop Henry W. Warren.
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 Sixth Annual Commencement, 1886 July 16
Program for the University of Denver (DU) ceremony, Wednesday, June 16, 1886, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado. Commencement address was given by Rev. H. A. Buchtel, D.D.
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.