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 100 Collections and/or Records:
AcU - Physical Education Photos, 1953-1986
Contains black and white images, negatives, and contact sheets of images relating to physical education.
AcU - Physical Education - Skiing Photos, 1966
Contains black and white images relating to physical education skiing. Many of the photos are undated.
AcU - Physical Education Swimming Photos, 1954-1980
Contains black and white images and contact sheets of images relating to physical education swimming.
AcU - Physical Education - Tennis Photos, 1957-1975
Contains black and white images and a contact sheet of images relating to physical education tennis. Some of the images are undated.
AcU - Physical Education - Volleyball Photos
Contains black and white images relating to phsyical education volleyball. The images are undated.
AcU - Physical Education - Women's Programs Photos.
Contains undated black and white images and a contact sheet of images relating to physical education women's programs.
Bayonet Practice
Six soliders attack straw dummies with bayonets while others look on during military exercises at the University of Denver during World War I, with an unidentified building in the background.
Buildings - Alumni Gym, 1975-1997
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives, contact sheets, and slides related to the Alumni Gym at the University of Denver, including the gymnastics facilities and the building's demolition in 1997.
Doing Sit-Ups on Football Field
Fourteen unidentified persons do sit-ups as a part of a physical education activity on the football field at the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The scoreboard and Sturm Hall are visible in the background.
Girls' Military Company, between 1889-1892
A photograph of young women holding sabres at the Girls' Military Company at the University of Denver.