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 292 Collections and/or Records:
Founders Day, 1974-1987
Founders Day - 1949, 1949
2 black and white prints from Founders Day 1949 at the University of Denver, including interim Chancellor Alfred Clarence Nelson, Board of Trustees chair Robert Selig, and John Evans Jr. laying a cornerstone; and Mary Buchtel and former Chancellor Wilbur D. Engle at the Daniels + Fisher Tearoom.
Founders Day - 1950, 1950
3 black and white prints from Founders Day 1950 at the University of Denver, including Mrs. Iliff and Chancellor Albert Jacobs blowing out candles on the cake; Mrs. A. Whyman, Albert Jacobs, and Mrs. Iliff cutting the cake; and Loretta Jacobs, Alfred Jacobs, Mrs. Iliff, Frances Hays, and others.
Founders Day - 1951, 1951 March
Founders Day - 1952, 1952 March
10 black and white prints from Founders Day 1952 at the University of Denver, including Walter Paepke; Mrs. Lennox; Lucy Moore Lennox and Clem Collins; Palmer Hoyt, Chancellor Albert Jacobs, and Mrs. Lennox; Walter Paepke, Clem Collins, Albert Jacobs, and Palmer Hoyt; and Clem Collins, Robert McWilliams, Albert Jacobs, Loretta Jacobs, Walter Paepke, and Mrs. Lennox.
Founders Day - 1953, 1953 March
12 black and white prints from Founders Day 1953 at the University of Denver, including Evelyn Hosmer and Chancellor Albert Jacobs; Evelyn Hosmer; Jack Foster, Essie Cohn White, and John Hill; Robert Selig, Albert Jacobs, and Jack Foster; and images from the Founders Day Dinner.
Founders Day - 1954, 1954
Founders Day - 1955, 1955 March 5
10 black and white prints from Founder's Day 1950 at the University of Denver, including Arvila Alter blowing out candles on the cake; Arvila Alter cutting the cake; Francis Van Derbur, Chester Alter, and Cleo Wallace; Allwyn Pirtle, Leslie Scofield, Edmund Cressman, Mabel Rolling, and Levette Davidson; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Selig and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alter.
Founders Day - 1956, 1956
4 black and white prints from Founders Day 1956 at the University of Denver, including Robert Selig, Chester Alter, and Florence Hinman; John Lawson (political science), Elwood Murray (speech), and Fred d'Amour (zoology); Chester Alter and Florence Lamont Hinman; and Chester Alter, John Anthony Cook, and Ralph B. Mayo cutting cake.