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 208 Collections and/or Records:
Intramural Sports, 1975
Roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers intramural sports and activities in 1975. These activities include: soccer and rugby. Images of women's field hockey are also included, and appear to be varsity rather than intramural.
Intramural Sports, 1972 November 15
Partial roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken during a University of Denver intramural volleyball game on November 15, 1972 in Denver, Colorado.
Kayaking, 1999
University of Denver (DU) male student kayaks through whitewater.
Log Climbing, 1999
University of Denver (DU) student prepares to jump and attempt to ring bell during a ropes course. Fellow students watch from the ground.
Miss Mabel Rilling : Supervisor of Children's Play, Stories for Children, between 1912-1930
Program detailing University of Denver (DU) Director of Physical Education for Women Mabel Rilling's participation in Chautauquas, an education movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes brief biography of Rilling and personal endorsements from organizers of Chautauquas in Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Henry Augustus Buchtel, DU chancellor.
Phipps House, 1988 June
Roll of 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver student recreational activities, as well as interior and exterior views of what is now known as the Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center (which includes the Phipps Mansion and Phipps Tennis Pavillion) in June 1988.
Rave Revue. University of Denver 20th Annual Ice Show, 1995 May 5-7
University of Denver (DU) Ice Show program from May 5-7, 1995 featuring portraits of the different performers and a schedule.
Recreation, between 1998-2003
Recreation department information guide.
Recreation at D.U. Summer 1959, 1959
1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers summer recreation information guide featuring sports rules, records, and schedules.
Recreation - Campus Recreation, between 1980-1995
Recreation fliers, schedules, memorandums, and information.