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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

Feldman Documents, Notebooks titled ''Mystery'', between 1985-1992

 File
Identifier: M145.09.0020.0011
Abstract

This folder contains notes on plotlines and characters for Burton Feldman's mystery novels. The notes are mostly related to a story idea called ''Memory Bank.'' There is also a list of novel titles in the notebook.

Dates: between 1985-1992

Feldman Documents, ''Notes A - Z'' Binder, between 1960-1970

 File
Identifier: M145.06.0013.0012
Abstract

This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Notes A - Z''. The contents consist of a series of notes and drafts, kept alphabetically, by Burton Feldman pertaining to a future project that would chronicle the history of mythology from roughly 1700 to the ''present,'' then being about 1960. These are early notes that eventually would be used in his work ''The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680-1860''.

Dates: between 1960-1970

Feldman Documents, Notes and Drafts of ''Fame Book'' Intro, circa 1970-1990

 File
Identifier: M145.05.0012.0015
Abstract

This folder contains notes and drafts for the introductory chapter of Burton Feldman's book on ''Fame''. The chapter introduces the bulk of the themes that will be covered in the work.

Dates: circa 1970-1990

Feldman Documents, Notes and Drafts of ''Josephus Play'', between 1950-1960

 File
Identifier: M145.09.0016.0020
Abstract

This folder contains notes and drafts of a play. The piece is called ''Josephus Play,'' and is based loosely on a few historical Judaic figures.

Dates: between 1950-1960

Feldman Documents, Notes and Outlines, ''The Rise of Modern Mythology'', between 1955-1975

 File
Identifier: M145.06.0013.0001
Abstract

This folder contains notes and outlines for Burton Feldman and Robert D. Richardson's project ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.'' A good portion of these notes are devoted to the ideas of myth in the years following 1870, a span of time which the final book did not actually cover.

Dates: between 1955-1975

Feldman Documents, Notes and Research on Goethe (1 of 2), circa 1965-1980

 File
Identifier: M145.05.0012.0008
Abstract

This folder is the first of two containing Burton Feldman's research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The research is broad, but has a good deal of focus on Goethe's optics, Faust, and some elements of mythology.

Dates: circa 1965-1980

Feldman Documents, Notes and Research on Goethe (2 of 2), circa 1965-1980

 File
Identifier: M145.05.0012.0009
Abstract

This folder is the second of two containing Burton Feldman's research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The research is broad, but has a good deal of focus on Goethe's optics, Faust, and some elements of mythology.

Dates: circa 1965-1980

Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (1 of 8), between 1990-1992

 File
Identifier: M145.09.0020.0002
Abstract

This is the first of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction.

Dates: between 1990-1992

Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (2 of 8), between 1988-1992

 File
Identifier: M145.09.0020.0003
Abstract

This is the second of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction, and this folder also contains a notebook with story ideas.

Dates: between 1988-1992

Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (3 of 8), between 1988-1992

 File
Identifier: M145.09.0020.0004
Abstract

This is the third of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction, and this folder also contains a notebook with story ideas.

Dates: between 1988-1992