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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 148 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0006.00139
Abstract Peryle Hayutin Beck (1914-2006) recalls her family history, including the Ginsbergs' and Hayutins' origins in the Russian Empire; their arrival in America in the late 19th century; the loss of several relatives in World War I; her family's ties to the Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee; the arrival of Dora Ginsberg, her paternal grandmother, in Denver, Colorado for health reasons; and the extended family's gradual move from New York to Denver. She also...
Dates: 1989 February 5

Proof Sheet of Millie Ardnt Dancing, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: M272.01.0001.0001.00001
Abstract

Proof sheet of Millie Arndt a student of Vera Sears, dances at the University of Denver's, Children's Dance Theatre.

Dates: between 1940-1960

School Days Off Program, 1999 November

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Identifier: U300.01.0002.00178
Abstract

Roll of 33 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of children climbing on the rock climbing wall in the Coors Fitness Center in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness in November 1999.. The children are participating in the University of Denver Recreation program ''School Days Off.''

Dates: 1999 November

School Days Off Program at Climbing Wall, 1999 November

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Identifier: U300.01.0002.00179
Abstract

Roll of 25 35 mm. photographic negatives taken of University of Denver staff members and children in the Coors Fitness Center in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness in November 1999. The children are participating in the University of Denver (DU) Recreation program ''School Days Off.''

Dates: 1999 November

Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2014

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959

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Identifier: M272.01.0002.0006.00034
Abstract

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado

Dates: 1959

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M272.01.0002.0006.00035
Abstract

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado

Dates: 1959

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M272.01.0002.0006.00037
Abstract

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado

Dates: 1959

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, 1959, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M272.01.0002.0006.00038
Abstract

The Adult Workshop Group Performs The New World, at the East High School Auditorium, to benefit The Sewall House Treatment Center of The Denver Society for Crippled Children, in Denver, Colorado

Dates: 1959

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0003.00014
Abstract

Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado. Children play on a slide and swingset to the left. A parking lot with cars parked is on the front right. People walk on a sidewalk throughout.

Dates: circa 1955