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:
Caleb F. Gates Jr., between 1941-1947
Portrait of University of Denver Chancellor Caleb F. Gates Jr.
Caleb Frank Gates, Jr., between 1941-1947
University of Denver seventh chancellor Caleb Frank Gates, Jr. poses for a portrait. Gates served two terms as DU chancellor, the first from 1941-1943, the second from 1946-1947.
Caleb Frank Gates Papers
Caleb Gates Speaking at Pioneer Days, 1946
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Caleb Gates speaks at a Pioneer Days event in front of Margery Reed Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Chancellor Dwight Smith and President Gerald Ford, circa 1984
Photographic image of [left to right] Chancellor Dwight Smith with President Gerald Ford and an unidentified woman, at the University of Denver circa 1984.
Chancellor Dwight Smith at Chancellor's Barbecue, 1988 May
Photographic image of Chancellor Dwight Smith in a chef's hat, wearing an apron, and holding up tongs at the Chancellor's BBQ, University of Denver campus, May of 1988.
Chancellor Dwight Smith in Lab, circa 1975
Photographic image of Chancellor Dwight Smith in a laboratory, wearing a lab coat, typing on a typewriter. Chemistry equipment is visible in the background. On the campus of the University of Denver, circa 1975.
Chancellor Ritchie, circa 1995
Photographic image of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie with unknown man at the University of Denver, circa 1995. The Chancellor is holding a mortarboard and what appears to be a degree while the unknown man places an ornate medallion around his neck. Both wear academic regalia.
Chancellor Ritchie and VIPs at Facilities Management Groundbreaking, 1994 September 27
Photographic image of men in suits wearing hard hats and holding shovels full of dirt: [left to right] Cal Cox (Project Contractor), Keith Heaton (DU), Jeff Bemilin [sp] (DU), Chancellor Ritchie, Rod Davis (Architect), at the groundbreaking of the Facilities Management building on the campus of the University of Denver on 9/27/1994.