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:
Traditions - Homecoming 1979, 1979
2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets with images from the 1979 Homecoming parade at the University of Denver. Also includes 5 black and white prints with images from Fallfest 1979, including Chancellor Ross Pritchard and Ann Richardson; Gordon Stone in a dunk tank; and dancers from Panama.
Traditions - Homecoming - 1995 PHOTO, 1995-2005
Traditions - Master's Week, 1996-1997
Images related to Master's Week at the University of Denver: 3 color contact sheets without negatives, including Chancellor Daniel Ritchie with alumni Masters. 4 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets, including images from the Masters Week 1996 dinner. 1 set of color negatives with contact sheet of images from the 1997 Masters Week banquet.
Traditions - Miss D.U. Photo, 1952-1971
Images related to Miss DU pageants at the University of Denver: 3 black and white prints, including May Day royalty; Miss DU winner Betty Fern Hoyt; and Miss DU winner Alice Joseffer. 1 set of black and white negatives with contact sheet 2 black and white contact sheets without negative. Also includes one black and white print of the Chancellor's mace and one black and white contact sheet without negatives of images from the Fall 1971 New Student Week.
Traditions - Pioneer Day, 1945-1993
Traditions - Ruckus (Mascot)
One black and white contact sheet without negatives with images of former University of Denver mascot Ruckus the red-tailed hawk at a press conference in a gymansium and outside the Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness with Chancellor Daniel Ritchie.
Traditions - Winter Carnival, 1983-1995
Traditions - Winter Carnival - Contact sheets + slides 3, 1983-1999
Trustees, 1957-1985
University of Denver Administrators, 1960 February 15
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Chester Alter and an unidentified individual pose for a photograph while near the ice at a men's ice hockey game against the Swedish Olympic team. Denver would go on to win the game with a final score of 5-3.