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:
Man in Machine Shop at the Haish Manual Training School, Denver, Colorado, between 1889-1892
A photograph of a man in the Machine Shop at the Haish Manual Training School in Denver, Colorado.
Men in Manual Training School Machine Shop, Denver, Colorado, between 1889-1892
Photograph of men in the Machine Shop at the Manual Training School in Denver, Colorado.
Military Exercises, circa 1917
Black and white negative depicting a row of soliders training with firearms in an open space, with two unidentified buildings in the background, as part of military exercises at the University of Denver during World War I.
Modern Dance doing Peter and the Wolf (Frame 0A), 1970 February 20
Four dancers strike various poses in a modern dance production of "Peter and the Wolf" at the University of Denver. The dancers are wearing tight-fitting costumes that cover their whole bodies and are dancing around a tree in a park, with unidentified buildings visible in the background.
Physical Education - Golf
A woman wearing a white dress swings a golf club as part of a physical education activity at the University of Denver. The woman is standing in an open grassy area with a street and houses visible in the background.
Physical Education - Golf Class, 1966
A golf instructor gives advice to a student in a physical education class at the University of Denver. The student is preparing to hit a ball off a rubber mat with an iron, while other students are practicing hitting balls in the background.
Physical Education - Gymnastics
Female students participate in a gymnastics exercise at the University of Denver. The students are standing, kneeling, and lying down in a gym and assuming various positions with large hoops which they are holding.
Physical Education - Horseback Riding
Six University of Denver students ride horses as part of a physical education activity.
Physical Education - Horseback Riding, 1936
Two riders jump horses over a rail jump as part of a physical education activity at the University of Denver while three others look on.
Physical Education - Human Performance Lab
A jogger runs on a treadmill while hooked up to a machine at the University of Denver's Human Performance Lab.