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
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Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 578 Collections and/or Records:
Feldman Documents, Early ''112 Mercer Street'' Drafts, circa 2001
This folder contains early concept drafts of portions of Burton Feldman's ''112 Mercer Street''.
Feldman Documents, ''Fame'' Prospectus and IntroFeldman Documents, ''Fame'' Prospectus and Intro, circa 1993
This folder contains a draft and prospectus of Burton Feldman's proposed book tentatively titled ''Against Fame: The Romantics and Glory'' as well as letters of response from some of the publishers that he sent copies of the work to.
Feldman Documents, Feldman/Yourgrau Notes on Yourgrau's ''Essay on Nietzsche'', late 20th century
This folder contains drafts and notes of Wolfgang Yourgrau's ''Essay on Nietzsche.'' Burton Feldman helped Yourgrau to edit the work. There is also a bound copy of the work with notations.
Feldman Documents, Folder labeled ''Einstein Biblio. Info'', 2003 June 14
This folder contains Burton Feldman's material that he used to compile a bibliography for his book ''112 Mercer Street''. The contents are a list of late and lost book notices from Penrose Library, and a few photos of Feldman's bookshelf.
Feldman Documents, from folder ''The Guide, Rewriter of History'', between 1950-1960
This folder contains notes for one of Burton Feldman's fiction projects. These notes are some of the groundwork that would set up his later endeavor to create a character that Feldman referred to as the ''Subhuman.'' The bulk of the developing plot seems to be devoted to the memoirs of a fictional tyrant.
Feldman Documents, from ''Notes 1/1 to 1/100 etc.'' Binder, between 1960-1970
This folder contains more than one hundred drafts by Feldman of the introduction to ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860'' that have been extracted from a large binder. Each draft is numbered with the notes that contributed to the changes.
Feldman Documents, from ''Themes 1 - 85, Notes 1/2 to 1/20'' Binder, between 1960-1970
This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Themes 1 - 85, Notes 1/2 to 1/20''. The contents pertain to Burton Feldman's research on mythology that would eventually become ''The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680 - 1860''. The notes and drafts are a collection of 85 different themes in mythology compiled by Burton.
Feldman Documents, ''Liszt Notes'' for ''Chopin's Bones'', between 1993-1994
This folder contains notes about Franz Liszt for a fiction project by Burton Feldman called ''Chopin's Bones.'' The story is a murder mystery featuring Feldman's stock characters Wrist and Emma Carew.
Feldman Documents, ''Mercy for Miss Awdy'' by Walter D. Love, circa 1970
This folder contains a draft copy of Walter D. Love's ''Mercy for Miss Awdy, In a Vile Acting of the Sacred''. The piece is a dialogue that was published as the Appendix of John B. Cobb Jr.'s book entitled ''The Theology of Altizer: Critique and Response''. This copy appears to have been sent to Burton Feldman as a review copy, as Feldman has made some corrections scattered throughout the text.
Feldman Documents, Note cards on ''112 Mercer Street'', between 1995-2003
This folder contains a notebook of research and notes for Burton Feldman's ''112 Mercer Street'' project.