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 350 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Marjorie and Marion Cutler, 1986
Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Dorcas, 1986
Mr. and Mrs. Dorcas provide general information about the development of the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, since their move to the neighborhood in 1938. They talk about the local schools, local businesses, their neighbors' professions and the effect of the University of Denver on the neighborhood.
Oral History Interview with Ms. Elizabeth McBride, 1986
Elizabeth McBride talks about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, when she lived in the neighborhood from 1939 to 1942. She discusses businesses in the area, local transportation, and hearing airplanes on training flights based at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. She also talks about her husband's coal business including the cost of heating a home during the winter and how she and her husband delivered coal to their neighbors.
Oral History Interview with Royce Forsyth, 1986
Physical Education - Golf Class, 1966
A golf instructor gives advice to a student in a physical education class at the University of Denver. The student is preparing to hit a ball off a rubber mat with an iron, while other students are practicing hitting balls in the background.
Physical Education - Ice Skating Class, 1966
An instructor talks to a student during an ice skating class at the University of Denver's Field House Arena in Denver, Colorado while other students practice skating in the background.
Physical Education - Ice Skating Class, 1966
An instructor address a group of students during an ice skating class in the University of Denver's Field House Arena in Denver, Colorado. Seating labels and a banner with the 1965-66 DU hockey schedule are visible on the wall of the arena.
Physical Education - Ice Skating Class, 1966
An instructor addresses a group of students in a ice skating class at the University of Denver's Field House Arena. The photo is taken from close to the ice, looking up at the students. Seating labels and a banner with the 1965-66 DU hockey schedule are visible on the wall of the arena.
Pioneer astronomer : the story of Herbert Alonzo Howe at the University of Denver : Chapter 3, Chamberlin Observatory (Revised), 1998
Revised edition of Chapter 3 covers the years 1888-1894.
Pioneer Astronomer: The Story of Herbert Alonzo Howe at the University of Denver: Chapter 4 "Hard Times", 1998
Chapter 4 covers the years 1895-1902.