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 354 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
Pioneer Club - Square Dancers
The image depicts a dog and 15 Pioneer Square Dancers in full costume posing for the photographer in front of a stone wall and spruce trees at an unidentified location, for the University of Denver's organization, undated.
Pioneer Days, 1980 September 16
The contact sheet depicts images of Pioneer Day outside on the University of Denver campus, on 9-16-80.
Recreation at D.U. Summer 1959, 1959
1959 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers summer recreation information guide featuring sports rules, records, and schedules.
Recreation for Life, 1992-1994
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color prints related to Recreation for Life activities at the University of Denver.
School Days Off Program, 1999 November
Roll of 33 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of children climbing on the rock climbing wall in the Coors Fitness Center in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness in November 1999.. The children are participating in the University of Denver Recreation program ''School Days Off.''
School Days Off Program at Climbing Wall, 1999 November
Roll of 25 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver staff members and children in the Coors Fitness Center in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness in November 1999. The children are participating in the University of Denver (DU) Recreation program ''School Days Off.''
Snowboarding, 1999
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers recreational snowboarder demonstrates a trick.