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 407 Collections and/or Records:
Chancellor Maurice Mitchell Speaks to Media, 1968
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Maurice Mitchell speaks to the media during a 1968 DU student sit-in at the DU registrar's office in Denver, Colorado.
Chester Alter Serving Students Tea, between 1953-1966
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter serves tea to a table of female students at a "Faculty Fetch" event. Alter is wearing a white apron and waiter's cap over his suit and tie. Part of a kitchen and a Coca-Cola vending machine are visible in the background.
Contact Sheet of Weekend College, 1989
Black and white contact sheet with 25 frames of the Weekend College program for University of Denver, in 10/89. Black and white photographic image of three unidentified students examining the academic board hanging on a wall in an unidentified hallway for the Weekend College program at the University of Denver, in 1989.
Contact Sheet of Woodstock West
The contact sheet depicts unidentified students participating in woodstock west, affiliated with the University of Denver, undated.
Contact Sheet of Woodstock West, 1970 May
The contact sheet depicts images of woodstock west, affiliated with the University of Denver, in May 1970.
Contact Sheet of Woodstock West
The contact sheet depicts multiple unidentified individuals participating in woodstock west, affiliated with the University of Denver, undated.
Contact Sheet of Woodstock West, 1970 May 10
The contact sheet depicts unidentified individuals particpating in woodstock west, affiliated with the University of Denver, on 5-10-70.
DU Dance Collective, 1996 May
The image depicts six unidentified students dancing on an unidentified stage wearing baseball caps backwards, jeans, and tank tops for the University of Denver Dance Collective, in 5/1996.
Dudes and Dames, 1951 March
The photograph depicts four females holding hands while being held up by four males, all in western costume, while three other individuals watch a few feet away, outside of unidentified location, for the University of Denver's Dudes and Dames, in 3/51.
Dudes and Dames, 1951 March
The photograph depicts three males lifting three females outside of the Mary Reed Building, for the University of Denver's Dudes and Dames, in 3/1951.