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 96 Collections and/or Records:
Alumni - Homecoming Banquet - Photo - 1959, 1959
Contains black and white photographic prints of the 1959 University of Denver homecoming banquet.
Chancellor Ritchie in Homecoming Parade, 1995 November
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie riding in the front of a covered wagon in DU's Homecoming parade in November 1995. Both Ritchie and the driver of the wagon are wearing cowboy hats and boots, and the wagon bears signs reading "[illegible] Marshall" and "Wagons furnished by Cowboy Metal."
Chester Alter at Homecoming 1957
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and homecoming queen Barbara Jean Davis standing on the football field at University of Denver Stadium while Clarence Myhre speaks at a microphone and various persons in military uniform stand at attention.
Founders Day 1995, 1995
4 sets of color negatives with contact sheets with images from the 1995 Founder's Day dinner at the University of Denver, including images of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie. 1 set of black and white negatives with contact sheet. 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives with images from homecoming 1995.
Homecoming 1953 Schedule, 1953
Black and white print of a female student with a poster listing the schedule of events at Homecoming 1953 at the University of Denver. The poster reads, "Homecoming at Denver University, Say it with Music" followed by the schedule of events for November 11-14, 1953.
Homecoming Activity (Frame 9)
Black and white negative depicting a young child in a sequined suit singing into a microphone with an American flag in the background as part of a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.
Homecoming Activity (Frame 10)
A young child in a sequined suit, holding a microphone, sings to a woman seated a table at a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver.
Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse
Color print of numeous persons filling their plates from a buffet line at the University of Denver Homecoming Barbeque in Gates Fieldhouse in Denver, Colorado.
Homecoming Traditions, 1981 November 14
Black and white print of people cheering at a Homecoming activity at the University of Denver. One person is wearing a shirt with the Greek letter Alpha Gamma (and a third which is not visible), while another is wearing a pin reading "AX the JACKS." Visible in the background are part of a papier-mache sculpture and balloons.
Homecoming Traditions - Alumni Double-Decker Bus, 1995
Alumni gather in front of their double decker bus to join in on the Homecoming festivities at the University of Denver in 1995. The bus, painted in crimson and gold, bears the University of Denver seal and the words "University of Denver Alumni Association" on the front.