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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 407 Collections and/or Records:

Student Union - Dedication, 1950 September 30

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0028.00001
Abstract

The image depicts five individuals including Chancellor Albert Charles Jacobs holding an oversized key, affiliated with the student union at the University of Denver, on Sept. 30, 1950.

Dates: 1950 September 30

Student Union - Dedication, 1950 September 30

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0136.0028.00002
Abstract

The image depicts six unidentified individuals standing behind the cafeteria equipment, affiliated with the University of Denver, on Sept. 30, 1950.

Dates: 1950 September 30

Student Volunteers, circa 1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0090.0005.00003
Abstract

This image depicts four unidentified students from the University of Denver participating in The Park People organization, at an unidentified location, circa 1995. The students are standing against a wood fence, wearing The Park People t-shirts and homemade "DU" bandanas, either around their thigh or head. Two of the students are holding gardening tools and a newly planted tree is inbetween the four of them.

Dates: circa 1995

Student Volunteers, circa 1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0090.0005.00006
Abstract

The image depicts an unidentified first year student from the University of Denver visiting an unidentified individual, at an unknow retirement community, circa 1995.

Dates: circa 1995

Student Worker (Frame 9A bottom), between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0003.00002.00002
Abstract

An unidentified University of Denver student works on a poster in an office space.

Dates: between 1980-1989

Student Worker (Frame 10 top), between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0003.00002.00001
Abstract

An unidentified University of Denver student works in an office with a computer, a telephone, and large rolls of film.

Dates: between 1980-1989

Students, 1906-1968

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0014
Abstract 7 black and white prints of students at the University of Denver engaged in various activities, including the 1906 junior class dressed in bathrobes and head bands to mock the seniors' caps and gowns; Betty Osgood walking a tightrope on campus for the 1927-28 YMCA circus; students reading in an unidentified room; students cooking in a kitchen; student mixing chemicals in a laboratory while playing a double bass; and Colorado Women's College students in a water fight. 1 black and white...
Dates: 1906-1968

Students (1980-1989), between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0003.00002
Abstract

Black and white contact sheet with images of students working in offices and playing in a music ensemble at the University of Denver.

Dates: between 1980-1989

Students Camping, between 1957-1958

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0005.00001
Abstract

The image depicts University of Denver students: unknown, Rita Wright, unknown, Anne Welch, Arnold Grossman, Carolyn Allred, outside roasting marshmellows, between 1957-58.

Dates: between 1957-1958

Students Cooking on a Campfire, circa 1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0132.0001.00002
Abstract

The image depicts seven unidentified students cooking around a large campfire , affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1950. Three of the individuals are handling large skillets over the campfire while four individuals are holding plates.

Dates: circa 1950