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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Athletics - Baseball (1898-99), 1898-1899
Black and white negatives related to baseball at the University of Denver.
Ben Miller, between 1918-1922
Studio portrait of Ben Miller, possibly a grandson of Robert Lazar Miller, dressed in his wrestling sweats as a member of the University of Denver wrestling team.
DU Championship Ski Team with Chancellor Ritchie and Trophy, circa 2001
Photographic image of Chancellor Ritchie holding a skiiing tropy, standing in front of a group of students. Believed to be one of the DU championship ski teams, perhaps 2000 or 2001. At the University of Denver, circa 2001.
DU Men's Basketball Team, 1953 May
Group shot of a men's basketball team at the University of Denver in the Alumni Gym with a basketball hoop in the background. Eight members of the team are standing, and five are kneeling in front of them; the player on the far left is handing a basketball to a coach. The players are wearing long pants and white DU T-shirts and are all looking in the direction of the coach.
Hockey Alumni - Professional Activities, 1974-1992
2 color prints of alumni of the hockey program at the University of Denver who achieved success in professional hockey, including Craig Patrick hoisting the Stanley Cup as general manager of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins; and an official group portrait of the 1974 NHL Chicago Blackhawks, including DU alumni Keith Magnuson, Lynn Powis, Rob Palmer, and Cliff Koroll.
Hockey Team Portraits, Signed and unsigned, between 1960-1970
5 black and white prints of group portraits of University of Denver men's hockey teams from years including 1960-61, 1962-63, and 1968-69, some of them signed by all members of the team.
Sports - Football, 1908-1989
Black and white negatives and prints; and color prints and slides of football at the University of Denver.