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 33 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Selig and Chester Alter, 1956
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands speaking with Chancellor Alter at the Chancellor's Report Dinner.
Robert Selig, Chester Alter, and John Evans Jr., between 1953-1966
Black and white portrait of University of Denver Chancellor Chester M. Alter seated at his desk, flanked by Robert Selig (chairman of the Board of Trustees, 1947-1959) and John Evans Jr. (chairman of the Board of Trustees, 1959-1969).
Robert Selig Receives the Evans Award, 1961
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter and O. Otto Moore as the receives the 1961 Evans Award.
Robert Selig with Chancellor Alter as he Receives the Evans Award, 1964
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter, the 1964 recipient of the Evans Award.
Robert Selig with Chancellor Alter as he Receives the Evans Award, 1964
Robert Selig, a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, stands with Chancellor Alter, the 1964 recipient of the Evans Award.
Ross Pritchard, Melvin Calvin, and Walter Koch at Seeley Mudd Building Groundbreaking, 1979
Melvin Calvin and Walter Koch, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Seeley Mudd Science Building on the University Park campus of the University of Denver while Chancellor Ross Pritchard picks up his shovel.
Ross Pritchard, Walter Koch, Roger Knight, and John Love at Founders Day, 1981
University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Walter Koch present the Community Service Award to banker Roger Knight Jr. at Founders Day 1981 while Evans Award recipient, Colorado Governor John Love appluads. Love is seated at a long table with dishes from the Founders Day banquet, while the others are standing behind the table next to a podium decorated with the University of Denver seal.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.
The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15
A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.