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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver - Students, 1916

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0038.00010
Abstract

The image depicts 25 unidentified students, affiliated with the University of Denver, with six individuals holding mandolins, a violin and a guitar, in an unidentified room, in 1916.

Dates: 1916

University of Denver - Students, between 1932-1933

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0002.00002
Abstract

The image depicts 12 unidentified students of the University of Denver, posing while having a picnic in an unidentified place, between 1932-33.

Dates: between 1932-1933

University of Denver - Students, between 1929-1933

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0002.00003
Abstract

The image depicts two University of Denver students: Hyacinth Heartz and Helen Jaenson, walking down an unidentified sidewalk wearing dresses and hats, between 1929-33.

Dates: between 1929-1933

University of Denver - Students, circa 1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0004.00003
Abstract

The image depicts three unidentified students cleaning their dorm room at the University of Denver, circa 1950. One student is wiping the window, one student is wiping the coffee table, and the third student is sweeping the floor.

Dates: circa 1950

University of Denver - Students, 1952

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0005.00002
Abstract

The image depicts 19 unidentified students in Mr. Walker Edwards History Class at the University of Denver, in 1952.

Dates: 1952

University of Denver - Students, circa 1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0005.00007
Abstract

The image depicts 45 unidentified students laying on their stomachs on the ground, while wearing garbage cans on their head, outside of an unidentified building, affiliated with University of Denver, circa 1950s.

Dates: circa 1950

University of Denver - Students Portrait, circa 1880

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0096.0035.00003
Abstract

The image depicts an unidentified female student at the University of Denver, wearing a large hat and a fur coat and muff, circa 1880.

Dates: circa 1880

Women's Week, 1957

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0005.00004
Abstract

The image depicts Rosemary Steckel showcasing an outfit in the Women's Week fashion show, with unidentified students sitting in the audience, affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1957.

Dates: 1957