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 148 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Apartments, 1955 November
Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; students sit at tables, studying and talking on the Recreation Center patio in November 1955. In the midground three female students walk on a sidewalk, carrying tennis racquets.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Aerial view of two University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The three story red brick buildings sit on a grassy lawn. A dirt road runs in front of them and many trees and the Rocky Mountains are visible in the rear.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1960
Exterior view of the quad and playground in front of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Three story brick buildings flank a parking lot, playground where children are playing, and grassy lawn. People walk along sidewalks and a bicyclist is visible.
University of Denver Apartments, 1949-1950
Two students watch as a man and a woman with shovels participate in the ground breaking ceremony for a University of Denver apartment-residence hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of the front of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. A female student walks on a sidewalk between the three story brick building and a large grassy lawn. Other apartment buildings are visible in the background.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955; students walk on sidewalks in front of the Student Union and an apartment building right next to it.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of the University of Denver campus apartments in Denver, Colorado; students walk on the sidewalk between the Student Union and the apartment building next to it.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Aerial photo of University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Outbuildings and several three-story brick buildings are visible with trees surrounding. The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains are visible in the background.
University of Denver Campus, between 1970-1980
Bird's-eye view of temporary student housing on the southern portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Centennial Halls and Johnson-McFarlane Residence Halls, Student Life and Housing, 1985 February 26
Set of black and white negatives with two contact sheets depicting students in a variety of activities inside Centennial Halls and Johnson-McFarlane Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Johnson-McFarlane Hall, often called ''JMac'', was built in 1957. Centennial Halls or ''Halls'' is an example of International Style architecture, built in 1961.