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 773 Collections and/or Records:
Grand Opening Planning Seminar 2004, 2004 May-September
This folder contains documents pertaining to the Grand Opening of the Chambers Center.
Grant from CHS for Treat Hall Roof 1/8/96, 1996 January 8
This folder contains an article in ''The Source'' about the support of the Colorado Historical Society of the Treat Hall Renovation Project.
Ground Breaking 2003 Chambers Center, 2003 March 5
This folder contains photos and documents of and about the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chambers Center.
Group Culture 1993, 1993 December 8
This folder contains documents pertaining to the Women's College's efforts to develop and cultivate what they refer to as a Core or Group Culture within the Women's College.
Group Portrait of Dept. of State Orientation Summer Group, 1951 September
Group portait of students from the Department of State Orientation summer group who were at the University of Denver for six weeks in 1951.
Group Portrait of Faculty and Staff, between 1953-1966
Group portrait of a large group of University of Denver faculty, staff, and administration at a retreat. The individuals are arranged in three rows, with the back two rows standing and the front row seated; visible in the background are a house with log shingles and a 1950s-type automobile.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Higher Education Info., 2000 August-2003 October 23
This folder contains documents about higher education.
Homecoming Traditions - Chancellor's Red Vest, 1953 November
University of Denver College of Arts and Sciences Dean James E. Perdue helps Chancellor Chester M. Alter into his traditional red vest for Homecoming 1953, which was in Alter's first homecoming as Chancellor of DU.
Honors Program Records
Collections contains records related to the Honors Program at the University of Denver. The bulk of the collection is honors theses arranged alphabetically by author.