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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Bradford House, 1984

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0006.00004
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Bradford House in Denver, Colorado. Students outside the Bradford house.

Dates: 1984

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1956

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00009
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants leave the chapel via the front steps.

Dates: 1956

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 July

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00010
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants leave the chapel via the front steps.

Dates: 1952 July

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1910-1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0016.00027
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man (foreign student) stands in one of the towers.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0016.00031
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel tower in Denver, Colorado. Penrose Library in the background and three students on the terrace in the foreground.

Dates: between 1983-2008

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1983-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0016.00033
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel tower in Denver, Colorado. Students on sidewalk in the foreground.

Dates: between 1983-2008

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Tower, between 1970-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0015.00037
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Tower in Denver, Colorado. Panoramic view of the tower with Penrose Library behind it. Students walk on sidewalks in front of the Tower.

Dates: between 1970-2008

University of Denver Centennial Halls or Towers Dorm Room, between 1964-1995

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0020.00007
Abstract

Two students pose in a dorm room in the Centennial Halls or Centennial Towers residence hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1964-1995

University of Denver Centennial Halls Residence Hall with Students Posing, between 1964-1974

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00015
Abstract

Two students smile for the camera at the entrance of Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls,'' was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: between 1964-1974