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 60 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Columbine Hall, circa 1955
Exterior view of the entrance into the University of Denver's Columbine Hall in Denver, Colorado, in the early 1950s. The three story brick building is fronted by a treed lawn and sidewalks.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Frontier Hall, circa 1985
Exterior front view of University of Denver's Frontier Apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1985. A male student carring a bag walks across a lawn in front of the three story brick apartment building.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Iliff Apartments, circa 1985
Exterior front view of the Iliff School Of Theology Apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1985.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Iliff Apartments, circa 1985
Exterior rear view of the Iliff School Of Theology Apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1985. The red brick building sows windows and two layers of eaves. Power poles and a street are in the foreground of the picture.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Murray Manor, circa 1955
Exterior view of the front of the University of Denver's Murray Manor Apartments in Denver, Colorado, in the early 1950s. The still image show the entryway and windows of all three floors of the building.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Skyline Hall, circa 1980
Exterior view of the snowy entrance into the University of Denver's Skyline Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1980. The covered door is flanked by two snow covered evergreens; a snow sidewalk leads to the building.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Skyline Hall, circa 1970
Exterior view, trees surrounding the entrance into the University of Denver's Skyline Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1980. Large evergreen trees dwarf each side of the door and the sidewalk.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Skyline Hall, circa 1955
Exterior view; scenic view of the mountains behind the University of Denver's Skyline Hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Students walk on sidewalks criscrossing a large lawn surrounding the three story brick building.
University of Denver Identified Apartments, Spruce Hall, between 1945-1950
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Spruce Hall in the late 1940s. Mary Reed Hall is visible in the background.
University of Denver Married Student Housing, 1954-1957
Interior view of the University of Denver's married student housing in Denver, Colorado in the early 1950s. A woman plays with her child while her husband studies in their living room. Mary Reed building is visible through the window.