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 93 Collections and/or Records:
"One Moment", 1954 June 11
Text of the commencement address "One Moment" by President of Student Senate Allen Keith Jackson delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1954.
"Science and the Art of Living", 1947 June 7
Text of the commencement address "Science and the Art of Living" delivered at the University of Denver by C.F. Rassweiler, Saturday, June 7, 1947.
Speech of Stuart James, 1970
Speech on what the university taught him and the importance of including the other (and humor) in one's life. No author is given in the typed speech, but Stuart James is written in the upper corner of the first page.
Text of the Baccaleaureate Sermon, 1941 June 8
Baccalaureate address by Chancelor Caleb F. Gates, Jr., delivered at the University of Denver June 8, 1941.
"The Air Age and You", 1943 June 4
The text of the Commencement address "Democracy Faces the Future" by C. A. Dykstra, delivered at the University of Denver, August 27, 1943.
The Chancellor's Welcome, 1993 June 5
Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor of the University, Daniel L. Ritchie, delivered at the University of Denver, June 5, 1993.
"The Post-Modern Mind", 1965 June 11
Text of the commencement address, "The Post-Modern Mind", by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, James E. Perdue, delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1965.
"The Uncompetitive Society", 1986 December 7
Text of the commencement address titled "The Uncompetitive Society" by Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm, delivered at the University of Denver, June 7, 1986.
Today & Tomorrow, 1938 June 8
Commencement address by U.S. Senator Sam G. Bratton (D-New Mexico), delivered at the University of Denver, June 8, 1938.
"Together - I Believe We Can...", 1978 August 18
Text of the Commencement address "Together - I Believe We Can..." and remarks by Ross Pritchard, University of Denver, August 18, 1978 in response to investiture as Fourteenth Chancellor of the University of Denver.