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 286 Collections and/or Records:
Feldman Documents, from folder ''The Guide, Rewriter of History'', between 1950-1960
This folder contains notes for one of Burton Feldman's fiction projects. These notes are some of the groundwork that would set up his later endeavor to create a character that Feldman referred to as the ''Subhuman.'' The bulk of the developing plot seems to be devoted to the memoirs of a fictional tyrant.
Feldman Documents, from ''Notes 1/1 to 1/100 etc.'' Binder, between 1960-1970
This folder contains more than one hundred drafts by Feldman of the introduction to ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860'' that have been extracted from a large binder. Each draft is numbered with the notes that contributed to the changes.
Feldman Documents, from ''Themes 1 - 85, Notes 1/2 to 1/20'' Binder, between 1960-1970
This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Themes 1 - 85, Notes 1/2 to 1/20''. The contents pertain to Burton Feldman's research on mythology that would eventually become ''The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680 - 1860''. The notes and drafts are a collection of 85 different themes in mythology compiled by Burton.
Feldman Documents, Institute for Advanced Study, 1979-1982
This folder contains correspondence and copies of applications written and filled out by Burton Feldman for membership in the Institute for Advanced Study.
Feldman Documents, ''Liszt Notes'' for ''Chopin's Bones'', between 1993-1994
This folder contains notes about Franz Liszt for a fiction project by Burton Feldman called ''Chopin's Bones.'' The story is a murder mystery featuring Feldman's stock characters Wrist and Emma Carew.
Feldman Documents, Literary Agencies, Burton and Peggy, Manuscript Responses (2 of 4), 1958-1999
This folder is the second of four containing responses from literary agencies and publishers regarding manuscripts sent them by Burton and Peggy Feldman.
Feldman Documents, Literary Agencies, Burton and Peggy, Manuscript Responses (3 of 4), 1991-1996
This folder is the third of four containing responses from literary agencies and publishers regarding manuscripts sent them by Burton and Peggy Feldman.
Feldman Documents, Literary Agencies, Burton and Peggy, Manuscript Responses (4 of 4), 1964-1991
This folder is the fourth of four containing responses from literary agencies and publishers regarding manuscripts sent them by Burton and Peggy Feldman.
Feldman Documents, ''Mercy for Miss Awdy'' by Walter D. Love, circa 1970
This folder contains a draft copy of Walter D. Love's ''Mercy for Miss Awdy, In a Vile Acting of the Sacred''. The piece is a dialogue that was published as the Appendix of John B. Cobb Jr.'s book entitled ''The Theology of Altizer: Critique and Response''. This copy appears to have been sent to Burton Feldman as a review copy, as Feldman has made some corrections scattered throughout the text.
Feldman Documents, ''Myth, Kinship, and Politics'', 1978
This folder contains a copy of a paper written by Burton Feldman in 1978 entitled ''Myth, Kinship, and Politics: How Poetry Articulates What Myth Does Not Say.''