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 116 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado. Two men cook at a stove in their dorm room's kitchen, circa1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; a man does his laundry at a University of Denver apartment. He is using a front loading machine and what appears to be a wringer is visible in the background. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado apartments. Two male students take a study break to talk in a room with two desks, chairs, a couch and a coffee table. A large window in the background is framed by colorful curtains. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1985
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado. A female student studies on the living room floor of her apartment, surrounded by books, papers, and a word processor. The kitchen is visible in the background. Circa 1985.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1959
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; students congregate in the basement lounge. One group is gathered talking, two girls study and in the background two listen to a girl playing piano. 1950-1959.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; male students gather around a record player to share albums. Records laying on a table include title such as: "Student Prince", "Rhapsody in Blue", and June Christie. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1951
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; girls do laundry in the basement of a University of Denver apartment building. Visible are a clothesline, wringers, large sinks, and front loading washing machines. 1950-1951.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1951
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; two young women cook in their University of Denver apartment.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; Four male students study together in a Johnson-McFarlane dorm room. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950. The three story brick building is on the left of the image, the Student Union on the right. Students walk on sidewalks crisscrossing a grassy lawn.