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 392 Collections and/or Records:
Intramural Soccr [sic], 1971 November 17
Partial roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken during an intramural soccer match at the University of Denver (DU) stadium in Denver, Colorado on November 17, 1971.
Intramural Sports, 1975
Roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers intramural sports and activities in 1975. These activities include: soccer and rugby. Images of women's field hockey are also included, and appear to be varsity rather than intramural.
Intramural Sports, 1972 November 15
Partial roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken during a University of Denver intramural volleyball game on November 15, 1972 in Denver, Colorado.
Kayaking, 1999
University of Denver (DU) male student kayaks through whitewater.
Log Climbing, 1999
University of Denver (DU) student prepares to jump and attempt to ring bell during a ropes course. Fellow students watch from the ground.
Miss Mabel Rilling : Supervisor of Children's Play, Stories for Children, between 1912-1930
Program detailing University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling's participation in Chautauquas, an education movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes brief biography of Rilling and personal endorsements from organizers of Chautauquas in Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Henry Augustus Buchtel, DU chancellor.
Organizations - American Alpine Club, circa 1990
This image depicts two unidentified individuals sitting behind a table showcasing the organization the American Alpine Club, while one unidentified individual looks at photographs displaying various unidentified images connected to the American Alpine Club, at an event affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1990.
Phipps House, 1988 June
Roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver student recreational activities, as well as interior and exterior views of what is now known as the Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center (which includes the Phipps Mansion and Phipps Tennis Pavillion) in June 1988.
Pioneer Club - Square Dancers
The image depicts a dog and 15 Pioneer Square Dancers in full costume posing for the photographer in front of a stone wall and spruce trees at an unidentified location, for the University of Denver's organization, undated.
Pioneer Days, 1980 September 16
The contact sheet depicts images of Pioneer Day outside on the University of Denver campus, on 9-16-80.