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 30 Collections and/or Records:
Commencement - 1959, 1959 June
Mr. John Chapman, Dr. Harold Carr, Chancellor Alter, Mr. Emerson Buckley, Mr. Robert W. Spligi, Mr. Warwick Downing, and Major General Ben Frank pose together wearing their graduation caps and gowns following a spring commencement ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Student Commencement, 1956
The image depicts students standing in a line for summer commencement and the University of Denver, in 1956.
Traditions - Senior Fence
Black and white print of students painting the traditional senior fence on the campus of the University of Denver, with University Hall and Mary Reed Building visible in the background.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
Four black and white contact sheets without negatives of images from the dedication ceremony for the William T. Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
Five sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets of images from the dedication ceremony for William T. Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-1985
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a crowd of persons in formal attire entering the building.
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 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 University Hall, 1890 April 3
Exterior view of University of Denver's University Hall under construction in South Denver, Colorado.