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 402 Collections and/or Records:
Student Protesters Sitting in Hallway, 1968
University of Denver students standing and sitting in a crowded hallway in University Hall, listening to an unidentified male speaker, during a student demonstration at the University of Denver in 1968.
Student protests, 1969-1970
Types of Materials: newspaper clippings
Student - Protests - Anti-Wallace Demonstrations
Black and white prints related to student protests against George Wallace at the University of Denver.
Student Protests Collection
The Student Protests Collection is a collection of materials related to student protests, whether against the University, as in the case of a tuition protest, or American policies, as in the case of Woodstock West and anti-draft demonstrations. The collection includes newspaper clippings as well as University documents and other published material.
Student Protests - Gulf War Demonstrations, 1990-1991
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints related to student protests at the University of Denver against the Gulf War.
Student - Protests - Sit Ins, 1969-1985
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints related to student sit-in protests at the University of Denver.
Student Senate Flier
Flier questioning the real power of the student senate.
Student Strike Leaflet
Typewritten leaflet outlining a strike at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and the University of Denver Chancellor's stance on striking students, and calls for staying on strike until demands are met.
Students - Protest - Campus Issues, 1977-1981
Black and white contact sheets and prints related to student protests of campus issues at the University of Denver.
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985
Black and white prints related to student protests at the University of Denver calling for a boycott of Coors beer because of Coors' funding of Nicaraguan Contras in 1985.