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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 116 Collections and/or Records:

2002 University of Denver vs. University of South Alabama Women's Basketball Game, 2002 February 21

 Item
Identifier: U300.06.0046.00003.00038
Abstract

2002 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's basketball players Misty Staton and Stephanie Hart, coaches Tracy Tripp, Pam Tanner, Ellen Grosso, Chuck Rieb and team manager Jamie Rhoads sit on the bench and watch the action during a game against University of South Alabama in the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2002 February 21

2002 University of Denver vs. University of South Alabama Women's Basketball Game, 2002 February 21

 Item
Identifier: U300.06.0046.00003.00039
Abstract

2002 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's basketball player Tyesha Lowery sits on the bench alongside assistant coach Tracy Tripp, head coach Pam Tanner, and assistant coaches Ellen Grosso and Chuck Rieb during a game against University of South Alabama in the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2002 February 21

2002 University of Denver vs. University of South Alabama Women's Basketball Game, 2002 February 21

 Item
Identifier: U300.06.0046.00003.00040
Abstract

2002 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers women's basketball sidelines with head coach Pam Tanner standing and pointing towards the action on the court during a game against University of South Alabama in the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2002 February 21

American Jewish Literature: Immigrant Fiction, 2013 May

 File
Identifier: B382.01.0001.0003
Scope and Contents

Two student papers from English 2741: American Jewish Literature: Immigrant Fiction taught by Dr. Adam Rovner. Students were assigned to choose an individual represented in the Beck archives that paralleled or contrasted a text chosen from the course. Also included in the file is a copy of the final paper assignment.

Dates: 2013 May

Box 1, 1930-1933

 File — Box B412.01.0001: Series B412.01 [Barcode: U186023258193]
Identifier: B412.01.0001
Abstract Box contains the 1931 Kynewisbok that belonged to Rowena M. Akers and a folder with University of Denver memorabilia and graduation materials. The items include a 5 centimeter Denver Boone patch, a 1930-1931 "D" Book, card printed with "Rowena Mae Akers," slip of paper printed with "Admission to the Exercises by separate ticket only," University of Denver Liberal Arts graduation invitation for June 7, 1933 at 8:00 P.M. at the Denver city auditorium, Class of 1933 play flyer at Elitch Gardens...
Dates: 1930-1933

Box 1: Meeting Minutes

 File — Box U304.0001: Series U304.01
Identifier: U304.01.0001
Abstract

This folder contains

Dates: Other: 2001-2003

Dr. Charles Spivak and Jennie Charsky in Philadelphia, 1892 September

 Item
Identifier: B250.01.0003.00001
Abstract Dr. Charles David Spivak and his fiancee, Jennie Charsky, pose for a studio photograph in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 1892. The picture was taken the day before Jennie left to attend college at Cornell University. Dr. Charles Spivak was the longtime secretary of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). After the couple moved to Colorado in 1896, Jennie completed her college degree at the University of Denver. She later taught Russian language classes at the University for...
Dates: 1892 September

Family Papers and Material Culture, 1920-1967

 Series
Identifier: B412.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes Sam Weinstein's World War II army jacket and Jewish War Veterans uniform. The collection also contains a 1931 Kynewisbok (DU yearbook) that belonged to Rowena M. Akers and a folder with University of Denver memorabilia and graduation materials from 1933. An accrual in September 2022 brought in material culture items, including dresses, jackets, baby dresses, black swimming slippers, and household items. Five photographs were also included in the accrual. Charles...
Dates: 1920-1967

Freshman Dorm Basement, 1954

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0131.0022.00002
Abstract

The image depicts two unidentified students hanging laundry on water pipes in the basement of a residential building at the University of Denver, in 1954.

Dates: 1954

Girls' Military Company, between 1889-1892

 Item
Identifier: M353.0001.00015
Abstract

A photograph of young women holding sabres at the Girls' Military Company at the University of Denver.

Dates: between 1889-1892