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:
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Football Stadium Groundbreaking, 1925
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football stadium groundbreaking ceremony featuring administrators of the school.
University of Denver Founders Day Award Recipients and Administrators, 1959
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.
University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1959 March 06
University of Denver chancellor Chester M. Alter, College of Law dean Harold Hurst, and trustee Bob Selig hold a tray with a glove and a chunk of sod for the livery of seisin ceremony at the dedication of the Law Center building on the University's Civic Center Campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Football Coach and Player with Chancellor, 1953 November
University of Denver Pioneers Chancellor Chester M. Alter stands with men's football player, Fred Mahaffey (Junior, Halfback) and Coach Robert ''Bob'' Blackman on the stands in the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado in November 1953.
University of Denver Men's Football Player Fred Mahaffey with Coach Bob Blackman and Chancellor Chester Alter, 1953 November
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player Fred Mahaffey stands between University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter (left) and head coach Bob Blackman.
University of Denver Men's Ice Hockey Affiliates, 1975
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's ice hockey second place trophy from the National Collegiate Athletics Association Championship in 1973 is admired by coach Marshall Johnston, athletic director Ron Oyer, and acting chancellor Allen Pfnister.