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 3 Collections and/or Records:
DU Rose
The crimson and gold petals of the University of Denver Rose, actually an Austrian Copper variety first brought to campus by Chancellor Henry Buchtel.
Oral History Interview with Marjorie and Marion Cutler, 1986
Traditions - DU Rose, 1998
1 color print and 1 color slide of the crimson and gold DU rose, originally brought to campus by Chancellor Buchtel.