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 32 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver male tumbler Arthur A. Huffsmith executes a backflip off of fellow gymnast Granville B. Johnson's shoulders on a lawn on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923.
University of Denver Tumbling Team, 1923
Plaque containing an image of University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's tumbling team, alternately known as Gyros, posing for a group portrait. Member names include: Asher H. Patten, Raymond D. Hampton, Joseph P. Graves, Granville B. Johnson Physical Director, Max M. Vinsonhaler, Charles C. Dickson, Arden E. Ratclipp, Arthur A. Huffsmith, Robert N. Annand, Raymond W. Merrill, and Garrett W. Renzelman.