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 114 Collections and/or Records:
Campus - Scenes 1980s, negatives, 1978-1987
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives of various scenes on the University of Denver campus in the 1970s and 1980s.
Campuscope Balloon Launch
Black and white print of a hot-air balloon preparing to launch on the University of Denver (DU) campus on the current site of the Driscoll Student Center. Sturm Hall, South High School, and the downtown Denver skyline are visible in the background. A crowd of people is gathered under the balloon and around five small square tents set up on the lawn. The balloon bears the words "Columbia Savings."
Chester Alter with John Evans Jr. and Model of Campus, between 1953-1966
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and Chairman of the Board of Trustees John Evans Jr. looking at a model of the University Park campus showing existing and proposed buildings.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1984 July 5
Black and white contact sheet with negatives depicting unidentified people wearing sandwich board signs during a protest on the campus of the University of Denver.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1984 July 5
Two unidentified students walk past a newsstand while wearing sandwich board signs reading "[illegible] Schools for Rocky Mountain Region" and "High Tech Utilizes Librarians & Information Managers" during a protest on the campus of the University of Denver.
Contact Sheet of Student Protesters, 1968
Black and white contact sheet without negatives of images from a student demonstration at the University of Denver in 1968.
DU Comm. Arts Inst. Opening - June 28, 1970 + Campus Scenes - June, 29, 1970, 1970 June 28-29
Black and white negatives from the 1970 University of Denver Communication Arts Institute and of scenes from campus.
Early Campus, between 1894-1915
Black and white print of bird's-eye view of the University Park area in its early years of development.
Freshman Orientation, 1954
The image depicts two unidentified students bending down and waving on the football field, at the University of Denver, in 1954.
Freshman Picnic, 1971 July 1
The contact sheet depicts images of the freshman picnic on the University of Denver campus, on 7-1-71.