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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 63 Collections and/or Records:

Schmidt, Richard M Jr

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0009
Abstract

Black and white print of headshot of lawyer and free-press advocate Richard M. Schmidt Jr., alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Selig, Robert

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0011
Abstract

Black and white print of Robert W. Selig, alumnus and chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Selig, Robert W., between 1947-1961

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0060
Abstract Images and newspaper clippings related to Robert W. Selig, chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver: 2 color prints, including Selig with Robert Lotito. 26 black and white prints, including Selig with Chester Alter at a Chancellor's Report Dinner; Selig with Chester Alter and Harvey Willson; portraits of Selig; Selig with Helen Bonfils at the opening of a new Denver Post building; receiving the Evans Award from Chester Alter at Founders Day 1961; speaking at an event...
Dates: between 1947-1961

Shwayder, King David, 1970-1981

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0013
Abstract Images of Jesse Shwayder, founder of the Samsonite Corporation and donor to the University of Denver, and his son King David Shwayder, DU alumnus and trustee, and president of the Samsonite Corporation: 12 black and white prints, including headshots of Jesse Shwayder; portrait of Jesse Shwayder holding a Bible; King Shwayder with an unidentified woman; John Evans Jr., Jesse Shwayder, Mr. Heitler, and Mr. Kaye; and headshots of King Shwayder. 5 sets of black and white negatives with contact...
Dates: 1970-1981

Silver, Harold F

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0014
Abstract

Black and white print of headshot of businessman and inventor Harold F. Silver, member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

The Evans Family Photographs VIP, 1963-1991

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0018
Abstract Images of Colorado Governor and University of Denver founder John Evans and his family: 8 black and white prints, including headshot of Mrs. William P. Gray; headshot of John Evans; headshot of John Evans Sr.; headshot of an unidentified man; bird's-eye view of Evanston, Ill. in winter with John Evans' home; exterior view of Denver Union Station; exterior view of the Denver Railroad Building; and John Evans and his daughter Josephine, wife of Samuel Elbert. Color print of painting of Rachel...
Dates: 1963-1991

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00027
Abstract

Portrait of a group of men standing around two men, one with a spadeful of dirt. Inscription on the photo identifies some of the men, and names and dates this event as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

The Science Hall Groundbreaking, 1911 November 15

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0413.00028
Abstract

A group of men observe in a semi-circle around chancellor Henry A. Buchtel (who clutches a spade) and Bishop William Fraser McDowell. The inscription identifies this as the groundbreaking for the Science Hall on November 15, 1911.

Dates: 1911 November 15

Tramway Tech PHOTO, 1966-1992

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0025
Abstract

Images related to the old University Park tram line in Denver, Colorado: 2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets of Streetcar #8 and old tram tracks being torn up on Evans Avenue. 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives of an old streetcar. 1 undated black and white print of Dewey Flint, Alfred C. Nelson, John Gorsuch, Judge Philip Gillian, and Francis Van Derur taking the last ride on the #8 University Park tramway line.

Dates: 1966-1992

Trustees, 1957-1985

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0026
Abstract 15 black and white prints of members of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, including Board chairs Robert Selig and John Evans Jr. with Chancellor Chester Alter; Chancellor Ross Pritchard, Arthur Laffer, and Jane Hamilton; Chancellor Ross Pritchard, Board chair Walter Koch, Distinguished Service Award recipient Roger D. Knight, and Colorado Governor John Love at Founders Day 1981; Board chairs Ed Estlow and Lucien Wulsin; Vice-Chancellor Leonard Meyer and trustee Marion...
Dates: 1957-1985