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 42 Collections and/or Records:
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
R. Greengard behind the welcome table during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Shana Glassman, Bud Glassman, Irv Hayutin, and Sima Hayutin during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Theresa and Paul Messenger during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Evelyn Rosenthal Stone's DU Graduation, 1953
Evelyn Rosenthal Stone, dressed in a cap and gown, and her mother Anna Schatz Rosenthal pose together at Evelyn's DU commencement.
Family Papers and Material Culture, 1920-1967
Florence Borwick Herman, circa 1932
Formal studio portrait of Florence Borwick Herman in Denver, Colorado. Before her marriage Florence worked in the little theatre at the University of Denver.
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Oral History Interview with Frayda Ornsten, 1978 July 17
Frayda Lynn Ornsten (née Blumberg) discusses her childhood, including the Jewish environment, schooling, and family gatherings. She also discusses her two marriages and her education and career in the field of special education. She talks about her father, Ben Blumberg, and her relationship with him. She reflects on changing attitudes, roles, goals of youth, and her philosophy of life. Went to the University of Denver.
Interview Index notes in Release file B098.01.0022.0003
Peryle Beck, 1988 April
Formal portrait of Peryle Beck.